Innovative Solution To California’s Energy Prices
Temperatures reaching 110 degrees F and no A/C — that’s what Pierce College students and faculty faced for more than five decades. Critical areas, such as computer rooms and the library, were of necessity fitted with air conditioning, and some administration offices were also kept cool, but budget constraints left classroom windows and doors wide open when temperatures soared.
Now, thanks to a new hybrid chiller system, this community college in California’s San Fernando Valley, northwest of Los Angeles, has campus-wide comfort year-round.