The Directorate of Public Works (DPW) operations and maintenance contractor, T&H Services, begins the seasonal changeover of buildings from cooling to heating in early October.
Although the process to turn off cooling to buildings begins in October, activating heating systems is based on seasonal temperatures or as directed by the garrison commander to conserve energy and reduce installation utility costs.
The following is a tentative schedule, subject to change as weather dictates, for shutting down and isolating cooling systems. During this period, building heating systems will go through a check and be prepared for heating season.
- Early October: All child development centers, Soldier barracks, community service facilities (chapels, legal, etc.), operational dining facilities and post and division headquarters buildings.
- Mid-October: All remaining buildings, facilities and industrial areas.
Through heating season, the temperature for comfort heating is set in accordance with command policy. The policy requires temperatures for barracks and offices to be set at 70 degrees to keep the space temperatures between 68 and 72 degrees during occupied hours.
Due to special requirements, medical facilities will keep the temperature in their facilities at 72 degrees and child development centers/youth facilities no warmer than 74 degrees. Maintenance shops, bays, supply areas, warehouses, gymnasiums and hangars should be set at 60 degrees.
During periods where facilities are unoccupied, the building temperatures should be set back to 55 degrees and monitored during cold periods to prevent damage from pipes freezing.
If heating is needed higher than the policy temperature ranges, an exception must be requested through the DPW.
Building occupants can submit service orders for maintenance and repair, including heating issues (once the cooling to heating transition season is complete), via the Army Maintenance Application (ArMA) website https://maintenance.army.mil/arma. New customers will need to complete the registration process on the website before submitting service orders. A government email account must be provided to register.
Customers must still call Priority 1/emergency service orders into the DPW operations and maintenance contractor service order desk at 719-526-5345, which is staffed 24/7.
Note: ArMA is not for use by Fort Carson Family Homes residents, who have a separate service order process.
For more information about the cooling to heating season transition, call (719) 726-8973 or email jason.r.giberson.civ@army.mil.
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