He keeps us cool in summer and warm in winter. HVAC control mechanics install and maintain the controls for those heating and cooling systems. The air conditioning and refrigeration mechanics take care of Dining Services, walk-in refrigerators, and water coolers and window units. Systems don't change overnight All campus buildings are heated by steam from the Co-generation Plant, Flatley says.
Water is piped to each building through an underground network separate from that used for heating.
The chilled water is circulated through coils that are part of the air handling system of each building. The actual temperatures maintained, he points out, are not established by the HVAC shops but by the computerized maintenance management system in MacMillan, operated by Engineering. Systems don't change overnight, he notes. It takes an average of three weeks to get the campus ready for winter operation or for summer operation. Flatley was born in Long Branch to Irish immigrant parents who decided to return to Ireland when Joe was three years old.