The annual steam outage will begin at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, May 18.  This interruption in steam service is done annually to allow for regular maintenance and inspection of the steam plant and distribution system.  Following completion of the work, system startup is expected to begin on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 22with steam service fully restored by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22.  Buildings affected by the steam outage include the following:

 

Building	Affected Services
Art Annex	HVAC (heating)
Blair-Shannon House	Domestic hot water, Cooking steam, Dishwasher steam
Carrington Hall	HVAC (heating for auditorium)
Cheek Hall	HVAC (building heating and reheat)
Craig Hall	HVAC (building heating)
Ellis Hall	HVAC (reheat)
Forsythe Athletics Center	HVAC (building heating), Domestic hot water
Foster Recreation Center	HVAC (building heating and reheat), Domestic hot water, Swimming pool water heating
Freudenberger House	HVAC (building heating and reheat), Domestic hot water
Greenwood Lab School	HVAC (building heating and reheat), Domestic hot water
Hill Hall	HVAC (building heating and reheat)
Karls Hall	HVAC (reheat), Domestic hot water
Kemper Hall	HVAC (reheat), Domestic hot water
Magers Family Health Center	HVAC (reheat)
McDonald Arena	Domestic hot water
Meyer Library	HVAC (building heating and reheat)
Plaster Stadium	Domestic hot water
Plaster Student Union*	HVAC (building heating and reheat), Domestic hot water
Power House	Steam plant
Pummill Hall	HVAC (reheat), Domestic hot water
Siceluff Hall	HVAC (building heating and reheat), Domestic hot water
Strong Hall	HVAC (reheat), Domestic hot water
Temple Hall	HVAC (reheat), Domestic hot water, laboratory steam (autoclave, cage washer)
University Bookstore	HVAC (heating)
Wells House	HVAC (building heating and reheat), Domestic hot water
Woods House	Domestic hot water

* – Limited domestic hot water will be provided via electric water heaters

 

Buildings note above where reheat is affected may be cooler than usual during the steam outage.

 

Thank you for your patience as we work to maintain our campus and help ensure our utility infrastructure is safe and reliable.