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# Building Operations Precautions

By Mandy Saucerman on 4/16/20 11:24 AM

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Citizens wants to remind customers to take certain precautions to safeguard your HVAC and water systems in times with extended vacant or low occupancy of buildings. It’s a good time to research and follow industry guidelines and precautions related to best practices for your facilities.

Associations and business groups such as those listed below can be a good source of information.

- [BOMA](https://www.boma.org/) – Building Owners and Managers Association
- [AWWA](https://www.awwa.org/) – American Water Works Association
- [IDEA](https://www.districtenergy.org/home) – International District Energy Association
- [AGA](https://www.aga.org/) – American Gas Association
- [GIPHCC](http://www.giphcc.com/) – Greater Indianapolis Plumbing - Heating - Cooling Contractors
- [HVACINDIANA](https://www.hvacindiana.org/) – Indiana HVAC Association
- [ASHRAE](https://www.ashrae.org/) – American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
- [Purdue University](https://engineering.purdue.edu/PlumbingSafety/covid19/index_html) – Center for Plumbing Safety COVID-19 Response

Also, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has offered the links below from the CDC, AWWA, and Purdue University, as guidance to proper recommissioning procedures after a prolonged shutdown.

- [Guidance for Flushing Public Water Systems](https://www.in.gov/idem/cleanwater/files/dw_guidance_flushing_systems.pdf)
- [Return to Service Guidance (AWWA)](https://www.awwa.org/Resources-Tools/Resource-Topics/Coronavirus#10681543-shutoffs-and-return-to-service-guidance)
- [Water Quality in Low Occupancy and Shutdown Buildings (Purdue University)](https://engineering.purdue.edu/PlumbingSafety/covid19/building-water-safety-study)
- [Guidance for Building Water Systems (CDC)](https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/building-water-system.html)

For frequently asked questions about our operations during this time of uncertainty, please visit the [COVID-19 Response](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/covid-19) area of our website.

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