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• Below, you will find announcements from Facilities Services for your convenience. Please revisit this section for updates on the impact of campus operations and the eventual resolution. If you would like to be added to the Facilities Services List Serv to receive emails regarding the announcements you read above, please send your request to Alexander Campbell at aecamp1@IllinoisState.edu

• March 2026 Fire Alarm Test Schedule

  Friday, March 6

  Heating Plant

  AB2

   

  Saturday, March 7

  Test horn/strobes

  Metcalf Lab School

  Rachel Cooper/Fairchild Hall

  University High

  Turner Hall

   

  Monday, March 9

  Nelson Smith

  Honors Program Building

  Professional Development Annex

   

  Tuesday, March 10

  Rachel Cooper/Fairchild Hall

   

  Wednesday, March 11

  Metcalf Lab School

   

  Thursday, March 12

  University High School

   

  Friday, March 13

  Turner Hall

   

• The current months of March and April are considered a “shoulder” month for Heating and Cooling.  Our central chiller plants that serve many of the main buildings on campus will need to be charged up and tested prior to the summer season. The campus heating plant will continue to operate taking on the campus heating demands, and cooling demands based on the outside air temperatures. 

  Our team has been preparing the buildings as the outside daytime temperatures continue to warm and remain warm. We typically wait for the temperatures during the day timeframe to remain above 60*consistently before switching facilities to mechanical cooling. This procedure helps keep the campus energy demand low by using the cool outside air for facility cooling needs by not using the chiller plant mechanical systems to provide cooling.

  Once we start the chiller plant operations for the season, we will continuously provide mechanical cooling to campus based on the campus cooling demands. However, as we continue into the month of April and May depending on the outside air temperatures, some facilities during this transitioning period may experience warmer and/or cooler temperatures in the building.  

  The department of Energy Management apologizes in advance for any uncomfortable temperature experience in the buildings and our team will continue to strive endlessly to help minimize this scenario.  If a defined space continues to be warmer or cooler than normal, please submit a work request through iServiceDesk so we can ensure the building HVAC systems are working properly. 

• Controlled open burning will be conducted by Illinois State University maintenance staff to manage vegetation on campus properties during the following dates:

  March 9 – 13: Along the campus creek spanning from College Ave. & Adelaide St. to north of Gregory St. 

  March 12 -13 or 23 – 27: ISU Horticulture Center

  During these times air quality will be actively monitored to ensure the impact to the community is minimized. Open burning will commence and cease as conditions warrant until all selected areas are effectively treated.  All residents are advised to maintain an adequate safe distance from burn operations until all activity has ceased.  Please direct any inquiries to Illinois State University Environmental Health and Safety at (309) 438-8325.