{"686758":{"#nid":"686758","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Planned Chilled Water Outage Scheduled for Winter Break ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBeginning Saturday, Dec. 13, a planned outage of the campus chilled water distribution system will support ongoing resiliency improvements and allow for system testing. This work is scheduled during winter break\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003Eto take advantage of lower building occupancy and seasonably cooler weather.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe appreciate the understanding and support from the campus community during this planned outage as we continue strengthening our infrastructure for the future,\u201d said Greg Spiro, executive director for Infrastructure. \u201cThis outage will support the replacement of our two oldest chillers at the 10th Street plant as well as the installation of additional valves in the distribution to increase operational resiliency.\u0022 \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe chilled water system is critical for maintaining comfortable indoor temperatures, supporting research labs, and ensuring that data centers operate reliably.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA similar outage occurred during spring break. The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) will monitor this project and share updates as needed. Each building\u2019s Continuity of Operations Plan is on file with the OEM, so designated contacts are prepared if issues arise.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll work is scheduled to be completed by Wednesday, Dec. 24. Information about this outage has been shared with building managers, and stakeholder discussions have been ongoing since September.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EView the map and full building list \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/facilities.gatech.edu\/projects\/chilled-water\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBeginning Saturday, Dec. 13, a planned outage of the campus chilled water distribution system will support ongoing resiliency improvements and allow for system testing.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Beginning Saturday, Dec. 13, a planned outage of the campus chilled water distribution system will support ongoing resiliency improvements and allow for system testing."}],"uid":"35028","created_gmt":"2025-12-05 16:13:12","changed_gmt":"2025-12-05 17:38:23","author":"cbrim3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-12-05T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2025-12-05T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"678767":{"id":"678767","type":"image","title":"December-2025-Planned-Chilled-Water-Map_0_DD.png","body":"\u003Cp\u003EImage of affected buildings during annual planned chilled water outage.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1764955333","gmt_created":"2025-12-05 17:22:13","changed":"1764955333","gmt_changed":"2025-12-05 17:22:13","alt":"Image of affected buildings during annual planned chilled water outage.","file":{"fid":"262842","name":"December-2025-Planned-Chilled-Water-Map_0_DD.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/12\/05\/December-2025-Planned-Chilled-Water-Map_0_DD.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/12\/05\/December-2025-Planned-Chilled-Water-Map_0_DD.png","mime":"image\/png","size":1133991,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/12\/05\/December-2025-Planned-Chilled-Water-Map_0_DD.png?itok=xBHl-UI9"}}},"media_ids":["678767"],"groups":[{"id":"383831","name":"Facilities Management"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"194097","name":"IS News"},{"id":"187194","name":"chilled water"},{"id":"83491","name":"utilities"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECathy Brim\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Officer II\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\/Infrastructure and Sustainability\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["cathy.brim@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}