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Design Categories:
- Circulation & Paving
- Community Gardens
- Excavation
- Exterior Security
- General Grounds
- On-site Clean Power Generation & Battery Storage
- Parking Lots
- Pedestrian Circulation & Paving
- Planting
- Playgrounds
- Site Amenities
- Site Fences
- Site Lighting
- Site Utilities
- Stairs, Ramps & Railings
- Stormwater Piping & Drainage Structures
- Building Drainage
- Building Sewage System
- Domestic Hot Water (DHW) System
- Domestic Water System
- Geothermal & Ground Source Heat Pumps
- Natural Gas Piping
- Non-Residential Spaces Plumbing Fixtures
- Plumbing General
- Roof Tanks
- Underground Chilled Water Piping
- Underground Hydronic Piping
- Underground Natural Gas Piping
- Underground Water Piping
Underground Chilled Water Piping
Description
- Projects in this scope area include design and installation of underground chilled water distribution piping and associated appurtenances to serve the development’s HVAC systems and central plant. Work covers trenching, pipe bedding and backfill, insulated piping, fittings, isolation and balancing valves, expansion joints, vaults/manholes, thrust blocks, and connections to building risers and the central chilled water plant.
Relevant Codes & Regulations
NYC Mechanical Code — Hydronic & Chilled Water Systems
Design and installation requirements for chilled water piping
ASME B31 — Pressure Piping Code
National standards for pressure piping materials and joints
NYC Energy Conservation Code
Thermal insulation and heat loss prevention requirements
OSHA — Excavation & Underground Utilities
Worker safety requirements during trenching and installation
Strategies
Optimize Performance, Operation & Maintenance of Buildings, Systems & Assets
Last Updated on January 10, 2026 at 8:09 am