To accommodate annual enhancements, repairs and testing to the University’s steam infrastructure, the Facilities Management team is working with the steam provider for WVU on two planned steam outages.
An Evansdale area of campus steam outage will occur Monday, May 11, starting at 4 a.m. through Friday, May 15, at 6 a.m.
A Downtown area of campus steam outage will occur Monday, May 18, starting at 6 a.m. through Friday, May 29, at 6 a.m. Field Hall will be unaffected during this outage.
Evansdale Steam Outage (May 11-15)
All steam across the Evansdale area of campus will be shut down during the outage. Heating, domestic hot water and lab steam will be affected at the following campus buildings:
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Heating and domestic hot water also will be affected in the following residence halls on May 11 only:
- Bennett Tower
- Braxton Tower
- Brooke Tower
- Lincoln Hall
- Lyon Tower
Downtown Steam Outage (May 18-29)
All steam across the Downtown area of campus will be shut down during the outage. Heating, domestic hot water and lab steam will be affected at the following campus buildings:
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Heating and domestic hot water also will be affected in the following residence halls:
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Air conditioning is not expected to be impacted during the outages. 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 these outages, if at all possible.
We appreciate your patience as we complete this critical work at a time that will have the least impact on our students, faculty, and staff.
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.