{"673538":{"#nid":"673538","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Improvements to Campus Chilled Water System Enters Second Phase During Spring Break","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBeginning March 15, the second phase of the planned chilled water outage will go into effect, supporting the ongoing effort of implementing operational resiliency for the entire campus. Additional chilled water system valves will be replaced, or new ones installed, during the week of spring break.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s chilled water system has performed well for decades, providing cool, conditioned air for campus buildings. However, the aged system is experiencing operational issues that, if not addressed, could lead to a potential unplanned outage for the entire campus and significantly affect Institute operations.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWithout an operational chilled water system, campus buildings cannot be cooled, causing discomfort for building occupants, especially in the warm weather months. More importantly, lack of cooling would affect the Institute\u2019s research and academic mission since much of the work conducted and equipment used in laboratories and data storage must be temperature controlled throughout the year.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EThis next phase will allow technicians in the future to shut off the valves to isolate problem areas and service sections of the campus chilled water infrastructure with fewer interruptions to the entire system.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cEach completed chilled water project phase will improve resiliency and reliability of the system. Over time, we will be able to reduce both the size and impact on chilled water outages to each customer,\u201d said Jim Stephens, interim vice president for Infrastructure and Sustainability.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EBuilding lists and a color-coded map of this second phase of planned outage (see image) have been shared with building managers. Communication with building managers about the project\u0027s progress will be ongoing throughout the improvement period, March 15 \u2013 20.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EBuildings in red: Outage planned March 15 \u2013 20.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EBuildings in blue: No outage planned at this time.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAdditionally, shorter weekend outages are planned for March 30 \u2013 31 and April 6 \u20137.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EView all the building listings with respective dates for planned outages \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/facilities.gatech.edu\/planned-outage\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBeginning March 15, the second phase of the planned chilled water outage will go into effect, supporting the ongoing effort of implementing operational resiliency for the entire campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Beginning March 15, the second phase of the planned chilled water outage will go into effect, supporting the ongoing effort of implementing operational resiliency for the entire campus."}],"uid":"35028","created_gmt":"2024-03-14 18:47:20","changed_gmt":"2024-03-14 20:40:39","author":"cbrim3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-03-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-03-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"673408":{"id":"673408","type":"image","title":"Map of Phase 2 of Chilled Water Planned Outage","body":"\u003Cp\u003EMap of phase 2 of chilled water planned outage March 15 - 20.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","created":"1710448743","gmt_created":"2024-03-14 20:39:03","changed":"1710448742","gmt_changed":"2024-03-14 20:39:02","alt":"map of phase 2 of chilled water planned outage","file":{"fid":"256801","name":"map_march15-20.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/03\/14\/map_march15-20.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/03\/14\/map_march15-20.png","mime":"image\/png","size":627685,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/03\/14\/map_march15-20.png?itok=eNHsPK9N"}}},"media_ids":["673408"],"groups":[{"id":"383831","name":"Facilities Management"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"35921","name":"Facilities Management"},{"id":"61411","name":"Campus Construction"},{"id":"192925","name":"Chilled Water project"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECathy Brim\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Officer II\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInfrastructure and Sustainability\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["cathy.brim@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}