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Steam outage planned for Downtown Campus

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The Facilities Management team is working with the University’s steam provider on a planned steam outage for the Downtown Campus.

The outage will occur from 6 a.m. Sunday (May 21)  through 6 a.m. Sunday, May 28. 

All steam across the Downtown Campus will be shut down during the outage. Heating, domestic hot water and lab steam will be affected at the following campus buildings:

  • Armstrong Hall
  • Brooks Hall
  • Chemistry Research Laboratory
  • Chitwood Hall
  • Clark Hall
  • Colson Hall
  • Downtown Campus Library
  • Eiesland Hall
  • Elizabeth Moore Hall
  • Field Hall

  • Hodges Hall
  • Life Sciences Building
  • Martin Hall
  • Mountainlair
  • Oglebay Hall
  • Purinton House
  • Reynolds Hall
  • Stewart Hall
  • White Hall
  • Woodburn Hall

Heating and domestic hot water also will be affected in the following residence halls:

  • Boreman Hall (North and South)
  • Dadisman Hall

  • Stalnaker Hall

Air conditioning is not expected to be impacted during the outage. However, the Facilities team will continually monitor temperatures in campus buildings and residence halls and make any necessary adjustments.

Researchers should consider delaying any new research projects that could be impacted by this outage, if at all possible.

The steam outage currently affecting the Evansdale Campus will end at 6 a.m. on Sunday (May 21).

This outage is designed to accommodate enhancements, repairs and testing to the University’s steam infrastructure. We appreciate your patience as we complete this critical work at a time that will have the least impact on our faculty, staff and students.

If you have questions or concerns about the outage, contact your building supervisor to discuss your specific needs. You also may contact Facilities and Services at facilitiesandservices@mail.wvu.edu with any general questions.