Chiller replacement and relocation, emergency preparedness
21-story, 200-unit residential cooperative along the waterfront in Jersey City, NJ
Background
After the cooperative replaced its 1963 original electric chiller with three gas-fired units in 2009, Hurricane Irene flooded the mechanical room in 2011, destroying all three of the new units.
Less than a year later, Superstorm Sandy hit the co-op hard, flooding the lobby, mailroom, mechanical room, and the practically new replacement chillers.
Given the increased threat of severe storms, the board had the replacement chillers installed on the roof, out of immediate harm's way.
