RFAB’s Central Utility Plant, or the CUP, houses all the large support equipment needed to operate the manufacturing facility. Systems include chillers, boilers, cooling towers, exhaust systems, process cooling water, plant vacuum, and deionized (DI) water.

Sustainable features of the CUP:

• Natural ventilation
• A split temperature chiller plant operates more efficiently and enables waste heat recovery
• Heat recovery from chillers and air compressors reduces energy consumption and emissions associated with natural gas fired boilers
• Extensive manufacturing water reuse (approximately 35 percent) reduces city water consumption