Annual Heating Plant Shutdown Scheduled

Ripley Heating Plant

The Ripley Heating Plant will shut down for annual maintenance on the boilers and steam distribution system from 6 p.m. Friday, May 8, through Sunday, May 10. Heating, hot water and central air-conditioning will be affected. Please call Facilities at 227-2292 if you have animal/plant research areas that could be impacted by excessive warm or cold.  



Facilities Offers Energy Savings Tips

Recycle symbol and leafAs a goal of the Road Map to 2015, NMU’s strategic plan, members of the campus can help make NMU more energy efficient and a more sustainable campus.  You can learn new energy-saving factoid tips with our “Did You Know . . . ?” column.

NMU's sustainability efforts

    



News and Information

Requests for Summer Work Projects
Do you plan on purchasing any new equipment that requires utility connections such as gas, water, data, or electricity?  Do you have any construction or remodeling plans for your area?  If so, now is the time to begin discussing these projects with the Facilities Department. Time is needed to identify the project’s scope of work, estimate the construction cost, prepare bid documents, receive bids, and then finally begin construction.

In the revised campus master plan, one recommendation was to develop the area along Presque Isle Avenue that NMU owns, to have it feature shops, restaurants, office space and possibly student and 1 or 2-bedroom apartments that are attractive to students.  Northern has engaged in a feasibly study on this recommendation and invites all faculty, staff, students, alumni, community members and visitors to provide input by participating in a brief survey.

NMU Facilities Department
Contact Us at 906-227-2292
or stop in at 136 Services Bldg.

Facility Notice
Jacobetti CenterHot water will be shut off  at the Jacobetti Center starting at 8 a.m., Monday, May 4, in order to make repairs on equipment. This impacts only hot water.  This process is expected to take a few days to complete.

Energy Savings

lightswitchAs the university prepares for possible budget reductions, the NMU campus community is reminded it can immediately help both the budget and the environment through some simple energy-saving steps.  These include such things as turning off lights when a room will be empty more than five minutes, closing window shades at night and putting computers in the hibernation mode when they are not in use.


Campus Statistics
  • 359 acre campus
  • 3.45 million square feet of building space
  • 198 acres of maintained grounds
  • 73.5 acres of parking lots
  • 3.6 miles of roadways
  • 13.95 miles of sidewalks
  • 11.6 miles of underground electrical cable
  • 15 miles of water lines
  • 5.6 miles of steam and condensate piping
  • 8.2 miles of sewer lines
  • 10.5 miles of storm piping
  • 9.3 miles of natural gas piping
  • 3.8 miles of communication wire
  • 508 exterior light poles