Here's my report of my research so far on Residence Hall heating.
I interviewed several people including Dean of Students Jeff Broggi, Director of Residence Life and Housing Steve Dubiago, and Livingston Campus Residence Life Director, Jason Hunt.
Here's what they said:
Jason Hunt said, "All of the residence halls (With the exception of the Livingston Apartments) operate off of a radiant heat system. This means that the occupants have no way of controlling the heat in their individual spaces (If my memory serves me correctly, the heat is sporadic throughout the day). That being said, there really is no average high temperature for an individual space as it varies".
Furthermore, he also said, "unfortunately, due to the way the heating system is structured, there's no way to set it at a specific temperature. Basically, we flip a switch and the heat is on until it is turned off in early spring".
Dean Broggi said that the Energy Generation plant on Busch campus supports heating to Busch and Livingston Campus students and residents. The temperatures are regulated by chillers. One of these chillers is located near Matila and Allen. It takes up to three days to change the temperatures because they have to go through the chillers.
Steve Dubiago said that the Quads are generally very old. The temperature is usually adjusted because there are sensors outside the buildings that detect the outside temperature. Since the quads were built in the 1960s, there are no sensors that adjust the temperature based on the need from the outside climate.
I'm going to end this project here because there's not much I can do as a active, elected member of RUSA to change the situation.
I interviewed several people including Dean of Students Jeff Broggi, Director of Residence Life and Housing Steve Dubiago, and Livingston Campus Residence Life Director, Jason Hunt.
Here's what they said:
Jason Hunt said, "All of the residence halls (With the exception of the Livingston Apartments) operate off of a radiant heat system. This means that the occupants have no way of controlling the heat in their individual spaces (If my memory serves me correctly, the heat is sporadic throughout the day). That being said, there really is no average high temperature for an individual space as it varies".
Furthermore, he also said, "unfortunately, due to the way the heating system is structured, there's no way to set it at a specific temperature. Basically, we flip a switch and the heat is on until it is turned off in early spring".
Dean Broggi said that the Energy Generation plant on Busch campus supports heating to Busch and Livingston Campus students and residents. The temperatures are regulated by chillers. One of these chillers is located near Matila and Allen. It takes up to three days to change the temperatures because they have to go through the chillers.
Steve Dubiago said that the Quads are generally very old. The temperature is usually adjusted because there are sensors outside the buildings that detect the outside temperature. Since the quads were built in the 1960s, there are no sensors that adjust the temperature based on the need from the outside climate.
I'm going to end this project here because there's not much I can do as a active, elected member of RUSA to change the situation.
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