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Thursday, September 8, 2022

Remote until the 12th - Update

From a posting yesterday:

Dear Bruin Community:

As an update to our BruinPost sent on Monday, Sept. 5, we are happy to report that our necessary partial curtailment of campus activities and operations to sustain our campus cooling systems in priority areas has thus far been effective. 

This has enabled us to provide essential services in critical areas on campus, including UCLA Ronald Reagan Hospital and other patient care buildings, sensitive labs and research facilities, and most teaching spaces. However, with even higher temperatures forecasted today through Friday, we are continuing to keep a very close eye on cooling water temperatures and are striving to avoid adding more facilities to the curtailment list as we approach more moderate temperatures this weekend.

We acknowledge that this has been a significant inconvenience for those who normally work, learn or teach in the buildings where operations are curtailed this week. We thank you for your cooperation and support in this endeavor. With more moderate temperatures forecasted for next week, we expect to return to normal operations on Monday, Sept. 12.

The campus is cooled through a central co-generation plant, which provides steam and chilled water for efficient heating and cooling of buildings. The recent wave of extreme heat did not allow the system to fully recharge our thermal energy storage facility, creating a risk of system failure if demand was not curtailed. For these reasons, it was necessary to reduce chilled water demand in non-critical building locations and retain water for cooling in the essential areas.

We will update the community if conditions require us to make any changes to our plan to return to normal operations on Monday.

Note: UCLA PreK-12 programs and schools will continue to operate, however UCLA Lab School will operate with a shortened day schedule through Friday, Sept. 9. The schools will communicate directly with their families and employees regarding any modifications to their schedules.

Sincerely,
Michael J. Beck
Administrative Vice Chancellor

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