C ase S tudy June 2015 Challenge Normal wear and tear of the original HVAC systems at the City of Newport News Juvenile Secure Detention Center had resulted in failures of both of its compressors. Administrators sought a cost-e ective solution to get its air-cooled RTAC chiller back on line as quickly as possible to keep the dozens of o ce spaces, classrooms and portable on-demand storage areas comfortable for detainees and sta . S olution Per its procurement policies, the City of Newport News opened the HVAC project up for proposals. Multiple solutions proposed by di erent companies were evaluated. A er reviewing the challenges the detention center faced, the Trane account manager and the City of Newport News facility manager discussed the option of us

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