{"69208":{"#nid":"69208","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Energy Improvements Move Full Steam Ahead","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EYou probably know that the center of campus has been a hotbed of construction since winter. But you may not be aware that one of these projects is meant to improve energy efficiency on campus.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Facilities is replacing steam and condensate lines \u2014 some of which are more than 50 years old \u2014 under Bobby Dodd Way and under sidewalks and steps from the library\u2019s main entrance down the steps between the two libraries to Architecture East. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMost people realize that steam is important for heating buildings in the winter, but it is also a critical part of controlling humidity and keeping occupants cool during the summer,\u201d said Michael Leasure, assistant director of energy conservation. \u201cThat\u2019s why these improvements are so important.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETech started replacing pipes about eight years ago, with the current effort being the largest to date, Leasure added. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis project is one of three energy efficiency projects that are being funded with $1.4 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOnce the current improvements are completed, the projected savings is about $347,000 per year over the course of four years \u2014 money that Facilities hopes to reinvest into other energy efficiency projects. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen possible, new pipes are being installed next to old pipes and connected to the existing system during one of two scheduled outages, one of which occurred during spring break and the other from Aug. 5 to 20. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMost buildings on campus will be affected by the outage. People in these buildings can expect to experience colder than normal building temperatures and lack of hot water and steam for research equipment such as autoclaves, Leasure said. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe current project should be completed by the end of May 2012. However, it will probably take another five to seven years to complete all campus replacement work.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, contact \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:michael.leasure@facilities.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELeasure\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Facilities is replacing steam and condensate lines \u2014 some of which are more than 50 years old \u2014 under Bobby Dodd Way and under sidewalks and steps from the library\u2019s main entrance down the steps between the two libraries to Architecture East.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Facilities is improving energy efficiency by replacing steam and condensate lines on campus."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2011-08-05 15:53:10","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:09:55","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-08-08T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-08-08T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"69207":{"id":"69207","type":"image","title":"Steam Pipe Replacement","body":null,"created":"1449177239","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:13:59","changed":"1475894606","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:26","alt":"Steam Pipe Replacement","file":{"fid":"193394","name":"steam_pipes_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/steam_pipes_0_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/steam_pipes_0_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":4459331,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/steam_pipes_0_0.jpg?itok=5Y_HoUGX"}}},"media_ids":["69207"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3plmd5x","title":"Energy Conservation"}],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"13727","name":"Energy Conservation Team"},{"id":"3157","name":"Facilities"},{"id":"13927","name":"Michael Leasure"},{"id":"169590","name":"steam pipe replacement"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:michael.leasure@facilities.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMichael Leasure\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEnergy Conservation\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}