Physfactoids

• The University encompasses 1,300 acres; 150 of which are maintained.

 

• The University buildings excluding housing total nearly 2,250,000 square feet.

 

• The Physical Plant provides nearly 16 million ton-hours of cooling every year.

 

• The Physical Plant provides over 44 billion BTUs of heating every year.

 

• The Physical Plant can provide 8,000 gallons of chilled water every minute.

 

• The Physical Plant can provide 1,600 gallons of hot water every minute.

 

• The University electrical consumption is the equivalent of 2,000 average homes.

 

• The University consumes approximately 160 gallons of drinking water every minute.

 

• The physical plant has approximately five miles of chilled and hot water distribution piping.

 

• Each of the five 1,000 ton chillers in the physical plant is powered by a 790 horsepower motor (equivalent of five midsize car engines.)