Some students say they are having trouble adjusting to problems with the electric system in Banning Hall. Banning adapted to a new air conditioning system earlier this year. The new system led to some initial malfunctions with heating, prompting maintenance workers to distribute space heaters to residents. The space heaters indirectly caused the electrical outlets…
New heating, air system in Banning first of many improvements
Banning Hall residents may notice a change in their air conditioning system this academic year.
Housing staff looks to replace residence hall’s leaking air system
Leaks in Banning Hall dormitory have led housing officials to seek new climate control systems. Banning Hall uses the oldest heating and cooling system on campus. In this chilled water system, pipes run cooled water to fans that blow air into each room. While innovative at the time of its installation 30 years ago,…
