Education

RDK to Design Biomass Plant at High School

Teams Up with CGKV Architects

Andover, MA –  RDK Engineers and  CGKV Architects have been awarded the design for a new heating plant at Narragansett Regional School District’s (NRSD) middle and high schools.

The project includes designing a new hot-water biomass (wood chip) boiler system and new back-up propane boilers within the existing boiler plant. Also, a new chip storage facility (bunker) and conveying system will be constructed to feed the biomass plant.

The goal of the project is to reduce operating costs and to significantly reduce CO2 emissions.

The new heating plant will provide a highly renewable energy source that is in keeping with NRSD’s commitment to sustainability (the district constructed a 1.65 MW wind turbine behind the school’s practice field in 2010).

The project is being funded in part by grants from the US Forestry Service and the Woody Biomass Utilization Group.