No Heat No Cool

Senior Airman Angel Amaya, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning journeyman, closes a gate valve inside a steam pit at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 9, 2014. The ’No Heat No Cool’ program, conducted each spring and fall allows airmen from the HVAC shop to perform preventative maintenance while reducing energy consumption. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David Danford/Released)

No Heat No Cool soon to be underway at Yokota

Published March 27, 2014
By 374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Yokota Air Base will begin its semiannual No Heat/No Cool period Monday, Mar. 31, 2014.

The program, conducted each spring and fall, allows Airmen with the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron to maintain Yokota's heating, ventilation and air conditioning infrastructure by allowing for routine, preventative maintenance.

"No Heat No Cool not only provides significant savings in terms of managing our energy resources, but it also allows us to update and improve our base infrastructure," said Col. Mark August, 374th Airlift Wing commander. "By shutting off the heat and performing maintenance on our boiler plants, we can continue to defend and maintain the base as we transition into warmer summer weather."

"Last fall, implementing No Heat/No Cool saved the wing $518,000," said Christopher Cook, 374 CES electrical engineer. "Fuel oil for heating is the largest component of our utility bill and some of the biggest opportunities for energy conservation are found during the early spring."