{"id":229,"date":"2007-10-17T12:51:30","date_gmt":"2007-10-17T16:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hawkdog.net\/wordpress\/?p=229"},"modified":"2007-10-17T12:51:30","modified_gmt":"2007-10-17T16:51:30","slug":"the-pratt-engine-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hawkdog.net\/wordpress\/archives\/229","title":{"rendered":"The Pratt Engine Room"},"content":{"rendered":"

I traveled down to Brooklyn last weekend – it was Homecoming\/Parent’s Weekend at Pratt Institute, a Certain Design Student’s base of operations. While there, he took me to see the Engine Room. What a place! It currently generates electricity in the winter – exhaust steam goes to the main heating system. It’s the most beautiful co-gen facility imaginable.<\/p>\n

Some notes cribbed from the handout that details the Engine Room’s history along with some pictures:<\/p>\n

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Three 75KW generators driven by one-cylinder steam engines. Installed in 1900, they replaced two steam engines driving three generators. Originally a third engine powered machine shops via the classic flywheel\/belt arrangement.<\/p>\n

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In 1927 the switchboard reached it’s current size.<\/p>\n

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Sometime during the 1980’s the three steam machines passed the million hour running time mark. Planned obsolescence? Nay – back then, they built to last.<\/p>\n

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Feline staff members are well taken care of. They have their own entrance, there is a wall of ribbons recognizing their achievements, and one has her own memorial.<\/p>\n

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