Interactive map
The scope of the Big Shift is to convert the entire central heating system on campus from steam to hot water. This shift supports our goal of eliminating fossil fuel use from our operations by converting from a gas-powered steam heat system to an electricity-powered hot water heat system. To manage this massive infrastructure overhaul, the project is being split into different districts.
Quad District
After over two years of hard work, the first district, the Quad District, is complete! The map below shows all the areas of completed construction, where crews dug trenches to lay over four miles of new hot water pipes. Read more about what completing this first step in the Big Shift means.
Sprocket District
Construction in the "Sprocket District" is now underway. See active, upcoming and completed construction on the map below or see the full construction schedule. To stay up to date with construction progress and more, sign up for our e-newsletter.
Tips for using the map
- See the legend. Click the icon next to the title “Big Shift Construction Schedule.” This toggles the map’s legend to appear.
- Toggle layers. Click or unclick the boxes next to the different layers to view future construction in various levels of detail. The initial view shows yellow as active construction, blue as upcoming construction and green as completed construction. You can also switch on layers that show upcoming building conversions or upcoming construction by quarter.
- Zoom in. use your mouse’s scroll wheel or track ball when hovered over the map portion.
- Full screen. To view the map in full screen mode, click the “four corners” icon in the upper-right-hand corner of the map. (Once in full screen mode you can click on the plus and minus icons located in the lower-left-hand corner of the map.)
- Detail view. To zoom in on a specific segment, click the title of that segment in the map’s legend.