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Millis team favors natural‑gas boilers, leaves electrical capacity for future electrification
Summary
Design team recommended high-efficiency natural‑gas boilers, chilled-beam classrooms and dedicated rooftop energy‑recovery units; the committee directed the team to design a single main electrical service sized with spare capacity for future all‑electric conversion and to make the roof PV-ready.
The design and engineering team told the Millis School Building Committee on May 7 that the mechanical and electrical approach for the middle–high school will rely on high-efficiency natural‑gas boilers, chilled beams for classrooms, dedicated rooftop energy‑recovery units and an open‑protocol building controls system. The committee agreed to a single electric service sized with spare capacity and to provisions to support future solar and electrification work.
Mechanical engineer Wayne Masson (Griffin/Varian) described the HVAC approach for a phased…
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