Chiller Optimization Saves Hospital $250,000 Per Year
As one of the 10 largest health systems in the U.S., Broward Health encompasses more than 30 health care facilities in South Florida. The organization’s flagship, Broward Health Medical Center (BHMC), is a 1.2 million-square-foot, 716-bed facility featuring a 6,000-ton chiller plant with average loading of 3,500 tons.
The organization began implementing building automation technology in its facility in the mid-’90s using well-respected manufacturers and contractors. However, by 2006 the central energy plant had amassed a history of incidents that were difficult to diagnose and correct, so the decision was made to take the facility into full manual control.