University District in Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Chilled Water

East Regional Chilled Water Plant

— Sustainability in Action —

Chilled Water Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 25, 2022

1. Chilled Water Marker

Inscription.
The East Regional Chilled Water Plant began operating in 2014 and supplies the Academic Core North and the North Residential District. Large campuses often use centralized chiller plants for cost effectiveness, safety and reliability.

Sustainability at Ohio State
The Ohio State University is a recognized leader in developing durable solutions to the pressing challenges of sustainability. In 2015, with input from faculty, staff and students, the university established strategic sustainability goals to support Ohio State's core mission of teaching and learning, research and innovation, outreach and engagement, and resource stewardship, thus instituting a concrete set of goals that the university will use going forward.

Erected by The Ohio State University.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Natural Resources • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 2014.

Location. 40° 0.149′ N, 83° 0.543′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in the University District. It is on West 18th Avenue west of North High Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 30 W 18th Ave, Columbus OH 43210, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Scioto Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: Spirit (a few steps from this marker); Site of Ohio Field (within shouting distance of this marker); Athletes (within shouting distance of this marker); Leaders (within shouting distance of this marker); Tradition (within shouting distance of this marker); University School (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); World War II Memorial (about 400 feet away); Roy J. Plunkett (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.

The Chilled Water Plant image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 25, 2022

2. The Chilled Water Plant

Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 398 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 28, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.