Upcoming planned steam outages for the Morgantown campus

To accommodate annual enhancements, repairs, and testing to West Virginia University’s steam infrastructure, the Facilities Management team is working with WVU’s steam provider on two planned steam outages.

An Evansdale steam outage will occur Monday, May 11, at 4 a.m. through Friday, May 15, at 6 a.m.
A Downtown steam outage will occur Monday, May 18, 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 campus will be shut down during the outage. Heating, domestic hot water, and lab steam will be affected at the following campus buildings:

• Agricultural Sciences

• Allen Hall

• Canady Creative Arts Center

• Engineering Research Building

• Engineering Sciences

• Evansdale Greenhouse

• Evansdale Library

• Mineral Resources Building

• National Research Center for Coal and Energy

• Percival Hall

• Student Recreation Center

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 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

• 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 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 work to complete this critical work at a time that will have the least impact to 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.