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Campus Heat-Pump Retrofit Priority Map

Electrification of campus thermal infrastructure through ground-source and distributed heat pumps represents an essential mechanism for institutional decarbonization. Spatial thermo-economic mapping establishes objective prioritization protocols across heterogeneous building portfolios to maximize emission reductions within capital constraints. This project provides a phased retrofit matrix that aligns low-temperature resource availability with facility thermal demands.

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Develop a spatial priority mapping framework for campus building heat-pump retrofits to guide phased decarbonization investments.

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Campus Heat-Pump Retrofit Priority Map

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First M. Last

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Dr. First Last

City, 2026

Contents

Introduction
1. Project Description and Campus Decarbonization Governance
1.1 Institutional Carbon Targets and Building Stock Classification
1.2 Low-Temperature Thermal Resource Baseline Assessment
2. Implementation Protocol and Spatial Multi-Criteria Prioritization
2.1 Spatial Mapping of Thermal Sinks and Distribution Networks
2.2 District Ambient Loop and Hybrid Source Integration
3. Evaluation Metrics and Environmental-Economic Performance
3.2 Lifecycle Capital Feasibility and Utility Schema Variations
4. Phased Rollout Priorities and Infrastructure Upgrades
4.1 Immediate Transition Pathways for High-Yield Facilities
4.2 Long-Term Campus Network Balancing and Resource Expansion
Conclusion
Bibliography

Introduction

Decarbonizing higher education infrastructure requires structured modernization of building thermal systems toward electrified, low-carbon heat recovery and ground-coupled configurations. Campus building clusters exhibit diverse thermal load profiles, varied envelope efficiencies, and legacy heating loops that demand spatial evaluation prior to capital allocation [1]. Integrating ground-source and wastewater heat recovery into district ambient loops offers substantial reductions in campus greenhouse gas intensity across seasonal climatic variations [2].

Planning large-scale mechanical conversions across institutional portfolios presents complex spatial and operational trade-offs between capital outlay and lifecycle energy performance. Dispersed academic facilities, varying utility tariffs, and uneven site suitability for borehole installations complicate system deployment across aging real estate assets [1], [5]. A coordinated spatial methodology ensures that infrastructure funding targets facilities yielding the highest thermal performance gains [2].

This project develops an analytical priority mapping methodology for campus heat-pump retrofits, evaluating building characteristics, ambient source availability, and lifecycle economic returns. Grounded in spatial thermo-economic modeling and distributed system simulations, the resulting framework equips campus sustainability planners with actionable sequencing criteria to accelerate institutional decarbonization [1], [2].

4.1 Immediate Transition Pathways for High-Yield Facilities

Prioritizing campus building retrofits requires a structured evaluation matrix that pairs facility heat demand intensity with available low-carbon source options. Integrating localized ground heat exchange with ambient district loops significantly reduces annual heating energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional centralized fossil systems [2]. However, drilling space constraints, varying soil thermal conductivity, and heterogeneous building envelope efficiencies mean that capital outlays vary widely across an institutional portfolio [1]. Implementing a spatial mapping hierarchy ensures that early-stage investments focus on facilities where thermal load profiles align closely with available ambient heat recovery capacities, avoiding excessive auxiliary energy use during peak winter loads [1], [2]. The prioritization model combines spatial land availability for boreholes, baseline building hydronic temperatures, and estimated emission displacement potential to rank candidates into immediate, medium-term, and network-dependent deployment phases. By linking capital planning to spatial resource availability, institutional leadership can phase thermal electrification without exceeding financial or spatial capacity thresholds [1].

References

  1. Thermo-economic modeling and GIS-based spatial data analysis of ground source heat pump systems for regional shallow geothermal mapping
    Younes Noorollahi, Hamidreza Gholami Arjenaki, Roghayeh Ghasempour
    DOI-linkki
  2. Novel Heat Pump-Based Energy Systems for Decarbonization of Cold-Climate Urban Campus Buildings with Case Studies of T.M.U. Campus
    Monica Brands
    DOI-linkki
  3. Geothermal Heat Pump System for New Student Housing Project at the University at Albany Main Campus
    Indumathi Lnu
    DOI-linkki
  4. Performance Analysis of Dedicated Heat Pump Water Heaters in an Office Building
    Louise Morrison
  5. Viability of large-scale wastewater- and ground-source distributed heat pump systems for cold-climate urban decarbonization: case study of a proposed campus building
    Monica Brands, Alan S. Fung
  6. Scaling Up Magnetocaloric Heat Pump for Building Decarbonization Initiatives
    Jierong Liang, Marvin Masche, Kun Wang et al.

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SFS 5989 (Finnish Citation)