In the opposite corner, a slightly hidden door leads to the basement. In the basement, two water pumps, comparable to the size of the fridge upstairs, roar like jet engines. Pipes cover the walls like wallpaper, almost obscuring the old red bricks which were mortared into place long ago. Back upstairs, on the other side of the bookshelf, a massive electrical generator lies dormant. This behemoth, currently surrounded by chains, can produce enough electricity to keep the Central Heating Plant running during a power outage.
Desks fill the rest of the room, providing space for maintenance personal to work.
Three concrete structures, each about the size of double-decker bus, dominate the room. A system of pipes meanders throughout the room, looking like a disorganized mess to an inexperienced eye. This is the Central Heating Plant. Kevin Keefe, Director of Central Heating, operates the apparatus in this room. When the steam cools off again, it condenses and is pumped back to a holding tank where it will repeat the cycle again.