Beginning the Transition from Cooling to Heating in Campus Facilities

The annual annual transition from cooling to heating is underway in campus buildings. This process can take several weeks to ensure all facilities are converted and operating correctly.

F&S staff are working steadily to get all systems running, which can vary between each facility. Many perimeter heating systems across the Urbana campus are automated, and operation is enabled based on outside air temperature readings. Steam and hot water service equipment, especially in older buildings, must be brought up slowly and, once started, kept constant to ensure proper performance. Also, some facilities may have multiple systems that must be brought online jointly.

Your patience and assistance are greatly appreciated as crews perform this temperature control work. Remember to contact the F&S Energy Management Control Center (EMCC) fandsenergycomm@illinois.edu, 217-244-3783, for questions or to report any significant hot/cold issues in campus facilities as soon as those situations are discovered. 

Facility managers and liaisons should continue collaborating with departments to review current occupancy scheduling options in building spaces and coordinate with the EMCC on managing mechanical systems around periods of decreased or limited building activity.

Thanks for your efforts to support the ongoing transition process, which will directly benefit the achievement of strategic energy conservation goals.