Session 2: Princeton University TIGER Campus Energy
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This session consisted of a 3 segment presentation on the Princeton University TIGER Geo-Exchange Project. Princeton University, Burns & McDonnell, and Whiting-Turner will share the story of design, construction, and first year operating data on Princeton University's new geo-exchange utility resource. TIGER consists of nearly 600 geo-exchange bores, each 850 ft deep, and two 2.25 million gallon TES Tanks, connecting to a system supplying 3,400 tons of heating & cooling to campus. This is the beginning of the conversion that the University is tackling as part of their goal of carbon neutrality. Segments include "how we got here"/construction, commissioning & flushing, and "state of the TIGER" - a showcase of >1 year of active operating data.
Case Studies: Princeton University
Keywords: geo-exchange, thermal energy storage, university
| 9:00 am – 9:30 am | How We Got Here: Construction & TES – Brooke Lautt, Megan Mikrut, & Michael Brault, Whiting-Turner |
| 9:30 am – 10:00 am | System Commissioning & Flushing –Justin Grissom, Burns & McDonnell; Chris Pauzer, Whiting-Turner |
| 10:00 am – 10:35 am | Princeton University State of TIGER – Ted Borer, Princeton University; Ralph Merritt, Whiting Turner |
Michael Ahern (Moderator)
SVP, System Development
Ever-Green Energy, Inc.
Michael Ahern has over 30 years of experience in leading development, engineering, construction, operation, and management of industrial and energy systems. This includes operational oversight of businesses in the industrial and energy fields, with a specific focus on district systems over the last fifteen years. At Ever-Green, he leads the development and advancement of mission-based campus and community energy and utility systems that achieve clients’ strategic goals. Ahern holds a BS in Business Finance from the University of Notre Dame, with an International Business Minor.
Brooke Lautt
Project Manager
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Brooke Lautt is a Project Manager at The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company. She received her BS in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University in 2019, and started working at Whiting-Turner immediately following graduation. She worked on the Princeton University TIGER project for the beginning of her career, focusing on the geo-exchange installation, and is currently working on an engineering & science project for the same client.
Megan Mikrut
Project Manager
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Megan Mikrut is a Project Manager with The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, specializing in renewable energy. She has an engineering degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Delaware.
Michael Brault
Project Manager
Whiting-Turner
Justin Grissom, PE, CEM
Department Manager
Burns & McDonnell
Justin currently serves as a Senior Mechanical Engineer and Department Manager in Burns & McDonnell’s OnSite Energy and Power Group. To this role, he brings diversified experience in the management and design of large decarbonization/electrification and district energy and power projects. His technical expertise lies in central cooling plant design, utility and energy planning, energy system modeling, sustainability, and energy conservation.
Chris Pauzer
MEP Project Manager
Whiting-Turner
Chris Pauzer is an MEP Project Manager for the Whiting-Turner Contracting Company. He has been involved with Mission Critical projects in the mid-west, and was most recently the MEP Project Manager for the Princeton University TIGER project, overseeing commissioning, flushing, and MEP installation. Chris is a graduate from Elizabethtown University.
Ted Borer
Energy Plant Director
Princeton University
Ralph Merritt
Senior M/E Manager
Whiting-Turner
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