University of Chicago Chilled Water Improvements

Name: Jim Nonnemann, PE Education: Bachelor of Science (BS) Mechanical Engineering at University fo Illinois Urbana-Champaign Affiliation: PRVN Consultants, Inc. Title: President and Principal Mechanical Engineer Jim is a licensed professional engineer in 11 states. Jim Nonnenmann is President and Principal Mechanical Engineer at PRVN Consultants in Rock Island, IL. Jim has over 26 years of professional experience including study, design, construction, and commissioning services for district energy, combined heat and power, central heating and cooling, utility and district energy distribution systems, power systems, and supporting facility mechanical systems. His project experience includes project management and design services for constructing new standalone and satellite district energy plants, modifying mission-critical utility services, and developing detailed plans to minimize or avoid disruptions to utility services and plant operations. These projects include solid fuel and gas-oil-fired boilers, steam turbines, combustion turbines, gas- and oil-fired engine generators, central chilled water plants of a large range of sizes and complexities, and utility distribution (steam, condensate, chilled water, hot water, and compressed air). He has been project manager on large multi-discipline project teams for many higher education clients. Jim was the project manager for the design and construction services for the “Largest Chilled Water Plant in the World” in Doha, Qatar. This project featured a 130,000-ton central chilled water plant serving the cooling needs for a manmade island in the Persian Gulf.