Improvements to Campus Chilled Water System Continue During Spring Break
Chilled water construction workers at Harrison Square
Beginning Saturday, March 15, a planned outage for the campus chilled water distribution system will allow the current resiliency improvement project to test installations, continue with upgrades, and tie in the recently announced Curran Street Residence Hall. This spring break time frame leverages lower occupancy in campus buildings.
“We appreciate the understanding and support from the campus community during this planned outage as we continue the work to improve our systems and build resiliency for the future." said Greg Spiro, executive director for Infrastructure. "While we have completed repairs associated with the chilled water failure that occurred in July, the work at Harrison Square is ongoing to address utility systems affected during the repair work in addition to the renovation needs of the D.M. Smith building.”
The chilled water distribution system provides cool air to campus buildings and helps ensure the appropriate indoor temperatures for data centers to operate successfully, research labs to perform optimally, and the campus community to study, research, and work comfortably.
A similar planned outage occurred during winter break. The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) will again monitor the project and provide updates as needed. Each building’s Continuity of Operations Plan will be on file with OEM, as these plans ensure that each building has an individual who knows what to do if problems arise.
Information regarding this outage plan has been shared with campus building managers, and discussions with campus stakeholders have been ongoing since February.
March 15 – March 21 affected buildings:
- Klaus Advanced Computing Building
- Cherry Emerson Building
March 17 – 18 affected buildings:
- Eighth Street Apartments
- Woodruff North and South residence halls
While not expected, this work may require a West Campus outage for one day — Monday, March 17. If such an event occurs, the following buildings would experience a disruption of service:
- West Campus residence halls (see full list here)
- West Village Dining
- J. Allen Couch Building
- Paper Tricentennial Building
- Georgia Tech Police Department Building
Should this occur, stakeholders will be notified via email by the Office of Emergency Management.
View the map and building list here.