Spaulding High School Wood Chip Boiler

Barre, Vermont | Barre Supervisory Union

To save energy and costs, Barre Supervisory Union chose to investigate wood chip boiler systems. DuBois & King provided engineering services, project management, and cost control for an award-winning biofuel project. Our team developed design and specifications for the installation of a Messersmith Wood Chip Boiler that provided heat for the 220,000-SF high school.

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Project Elements

• Full evaluation and presentation of recommendations
• Integration with remote boiler house design provided benefits of a single, competitively bid project
• Siting of boiler adjacent to boiler house to allow use of existing pumps, piping, and valves
• Innovative design of heat exchanger system without expensive reconfiguration
• Design of separate pumping and underground-insulated distribution piping to serve additional campus buildings
• Permitting analysis and services to obtain State of Vermont Air Quality Permit