The majority of buildings on the Kentucky School for the Blind campus are currently heated through a central steam plant. As part of this project, the existing steam system serving Howser Hall, Langman Gym, and the Gregory Recreation Center will be replaced with a new decentralized heating plant. High-efficiency, gas-fired condensing boilers will be installed within Howser Hall and Langman Gym. A new packaged rooftop unit will be installed to provide both heating and cooling for the Gregory Recreation Center. In conjunction with the steam plant conversion, the existing air-handling units and terminal units within Richie Auditorium will be replaced in kind. Within the Begley Maintenance Building, new mini-split systems will be installed to provide heating and cooling. In addition, a new energy recovery ventilator (ERV) will be installed in Begley to provide code compliant ventilation.
