Heating and Cooling Master Plan for Fort Bragg, NC, Fiscal Years 2005 to 2030

Abstract : Fort Bragg, NC contains many buildings serviced by systems and utilities that have not been modified and upgraded over the years. Some central energy plants and distribution systems (hot water, chilled water, and steam) are now nearing the end of their useful life. Although the number of new construction (under MILCON Transformation) and retrofit projects is growing, no overall strategy or central master plan exists for the installation's heating and cooling generation and distribution systems. There are mixed and opposing opinions on what strategy to follow (e.g., centralized versus decentralized systems). With Fort Bragg's total HVAC energy cost in fiscal year 2005 of approximately $24 million, it is critical to analyze different options to provide reliable heating and cooling loads to the installation's buildings; reduce energy and water wastes and inefficiencies on the generation and distribution side; and coordinate related construction, upgrade, operation and maintenance projects, and optimize their costs. This report provides a detailed study on how to optimize Fort Bragg's district heating and district cooling systems, and presents measures to convert the large district heating and district cooling systems into state-of-the-art systems, and to integrate their future development into Fort Bragg's master plan.