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  • District Heating and Cooling Loop Work to Begin

    October 5, 2020
    Ohio State is committed to sustainability and recently released a plan to reduce its carbon emissions by 55% by 2030. To advance these efforts, the university sought and recently obtained approval from the Ohio Power Siting Board to build a Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHP) that will provide a new source of heat and electricity to campus via a District Heating and Cooling Loop (DHC).The CHP is ...
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  • Slideshow: Optometry Clinic and Health Sciences Faculty Office Building

    October 2, 2020
    The Optometry Clinic and Health Sciences Faculty Office Building, located at the southwest corner of W. 11th Avenue and Neil Avenue,  will include optometry clinics, retail, faculty offices and support spaces. It is scheduled to open in November 2020.View the project page to learn more....
    Sharing the intersection of 11th and Neil Avenues, the Optometry Clinic sits to the southeast and Postle Hall to the northwest of the two roadways.

  • In the News: OSU Gets Approval to Build CHP

    September 18, 2020
    As reported by Columbus Underground, the Ohio Power Siting Board has approved a proposal from The Ohio State University to build a combined heat and power plant on its main campus.The project will be located on at the northeast corner of Tharp Street and Herrick Drive. "We are pleased with the Ohio Power Siting Board’s decision," university spokesperson Dan Hedman told the outlet. "This is positi...
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  • In the News: Ohio State Gains Approval for CHP

    September 18, 2020
    As reported by The Lantern, the Ohio Power Siting Board approved the construction, operation and maintenance of a natural-gas power plant Thursday, September 17. The Combined Heat and Power Plant is a $278 million project. University spokesperson Dan Hedman told The Lantern that the plant will cut carbon emissions by more than 30 percent in its first year of operation while providing energy-effic...
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  • In the News: Ohio State moving forward with $1.79 billion hospital tower

    August 26, 2020
    The Columbus Dispatch shared news this week of plans for a new inpatient hospital - one set to be The Ohio State University's largest project in history.As reported by the newspaper, Ohio State is seeking approval from the board of trustees for the construction of a $1.79 billion, 1.9 million-square-foot hospital tower. Pending trustees’ approval, the facility is expected to open in early 2026.Re...
    Park view at dawn of The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Inpatient Hospital.

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