Equity Office brings energy to 717 Fifth Avenue building.A 600-ton capacity crane, the largest in the city, was used to hoist hoist: see winch. the more than 275,000 pound, 1640 kW cogeneration cogeneration In power systems, use of steam for both power generation and heating. High-temperature, high-pressure steam from a boiler and superheater first passes through a turbine to produce power. power plant onto the 15th floor setback of Equity Office Properties' 717 Fifth Ave. The equipment modules, weighing between 8 and 30 tons each, were individually placed and installed by a team of professionals which included engineers, general contractors A general contractor is an organization or individual that contracts with another organization or individual (the owner) for the construction of a building, road or any other execution of work or facility. , projects managers and the power plant's fabricators. The plant's midnight black paint scheme was selected to create a striking visual addition to the building's modular exterior color and architectural features. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Frank Frankini, senior vice president of engineering and energy operations with Equity Office, "Cogeneration provides a number of benefits to our customers, local utilities and the city of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , including energy cost savings, electric grid relief during daily peak power periods and better use of our nation's natural resources from high efficiency/low emissions power systems." |
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