Word: plante
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Harvard's original steam source was the Boston Elevated Railway (now the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Red Line) power house, located on Memorial Drive next to Weld Boat House. When the plant was razed to build the river houses, Harvard began to buy steam from the COM/Energy Blackstone Plant down the river...
...When the plant moved down the river, Harvard had to build tunnels and lines to transport the steam. Weeks Bridge, for example, was not built for the purpose of a 'nice little foot-bridge,'" says Hawkes. "It was built to get the utilities across the river...
...despite the fact that one's room always seems overheated, Hawkes says a chilled water plant, located in the basement of the Science Center, does exist...
Unfortunately, "the chilled water plant is primarily not used for dormitories," he says. The cooling system is used mainly for libraries, laboratories and classrooms. In a similar method to steam distribution, the chilled water is produced at the plant at 42 to 44 degrees Fahrenheit and then pumped underground to about 65 buildings...
According to Hawkes, the plant works just like a refrigerator...