The 2023 shutdown begins Sunday, May 21, 2023 @ 6:00 PM
and continues through Friday, May 26, 2023.


Each spring, Physical Plant teams perform an annual shut down of the Main Campus District Energy Plant and all satellite boilers in order to complete mandatory equipment and safety inspections and perform critical maintenance repairs to the entire campus thermal energy distribution system.

For Maintenance Personnel

Please consult with your Shutdown Team Leader for more specific details each day of the shutdown.
You can also view the Excel sheet online and print the schedule using this link:
2023 Shutdown Schedule (.xls file)

For Campus Stakeholders and Building Occupants

Click on your building name below to expand the schedule.
If your building is not listed, then it will not be impacted by this shutdown. 

 Schedule last updated 5/16/2023 at 4:30 p.m.

Given Building and Converse Hall

DateImpacts

Sunday
21 May 2023

Starting 6:00 PM 

Given Boiler Plant will be in operation to provide heating, hot water and critical air conditioning.
No Cage washing. No Autoclaves.
 

Monday
22 May

 

Given Boiler Plant will be in operation to provide heating, hot water and critical air conditioning.
No Cage washing. No Autoclaves.
 

Tuesday
23 May

Given Boiler Plant will be in operation to provide heating, hot water and critical air conditioning.
No Cage washing. No Autoclaves.
 

Wednesday
24 May

Given Boiler Plant will be in operation to provide heating, hot water and critical air conditioning.
No Cage washing. No Autoclaves.
 

Thursday
25 May

Given Boiler Plant will be in operation to provide heating, hot water and critical air conditioning.
No Cage washing. No Autoclaves.
 

Friday
26 May 2022

Ending 3:00 PM

Given Boiler Plant will be in operation to provide heating, hot water and critical air conditioning.
No Cage washing. No Autoclaves.
 

 

Rowell, HSRF

DateImpacts

Sunday
21 May 2023

Starting 6:00 PM

No Cage Washing/ No Autoclaves.

Will have limited or no air conditioning service from Central Plant.

Monday
22 May

 

No Cage Washing/ No Autoclaves.

Will have limited or no air conditioning service from Central Plant.

Tuesday
23 May


No Cage Washing/ No Autoclaves.

Will have limited or no air conditioning service from Central Plant.

Wednesday
24 May


No Cage Washing/ No Autoclaves.

Will have limited or no air conditioning service from Central Plant.

Thursday
25 May


No Cage Washing/ No Autoclaves.

Will have limited or no air conditioning service from Central Plant.

Friday
26 May 2023

Ending 3:00 PM


No Cage Washing/ No Autoclaves.

Will have limited or no air conditioning service from Central Plant.

 

Marsh Life Science (MLS), Carrigan Wing, Aiken and Stafford Greenhouse

DateImpacts

Sunday
21 May 2023

Starting 6:00 PM 

MLS Boiler Plant will be off-line.

NO STEAM. NO HEAT.
NO HOT WATER NO AUTOCLAVES

MLS & Carrigan Wing will have limited or no air conditioning from Central Plant.

Monday
22 May

MLS Boiler Plant will be off-line.

NO STEAM. NO HEAT.
NO HOT WATER NO AUTOCLAVES

MLS & Carrigan Wing will have limited or no air conditioning from Central Plant.

Tuesday
23 May

MLS Boiler Plant will be off-line.

NO STEAM. NO HEAT.
NO HOT WATER NO AUTOCLAVES

MLS & Carrigan Wing will have limited or no air conditioning from Central Plant

Wednesday
24 May

MLS Boiler Plant will be off-line.

NO STEAM. NO HEAT.
NO HOT WATER NO AUTOCLAVES

MLS & Carrigan Wing will have limited or no air conditioning from Central Plant

Thursday
25 May

MLS Boiler Plant will be in operation to provide limited heating and hot water.

MLS & Carrigan Wing will have limited or no air conditioning from Central Plant.

Friday
26 May 2023

Ending 3:00 PM

MLS Boiler Plant will be in operation to provide limited heating and hot water.

MLS & Carrigan Wing will have limited or no air conditioning from Central Plant.

 

Stafford Building

 

DateImpacts

Sunday
21 May 2023

Starting 6:00 PM 

No Steam. No Heat. No hot water.
No Cage washing. No Autoclaves.

Stafford will have limited AC from electric chillers.

Monday
22 May 

No Steam. No Heat. No hot water.
No Cage washing. No Autoclaves.

Stafford will have limited AC from electric chillers.

Tuesday
23 May 

No Steam. No Heat. No hot water.
No Cage washing. No Autoclaves.

Stafford will have limited AC from electric chillers.

Wednesday
24 May 

No Steam. No Heat. No hot water.
No Cage washing. No Autoclaves.

Stafford will have limited AC from electric chillers.

Thursday
25 May 

No Steam. No Heat. No hot water.
No Cage washing. No Autoclaves.

Stafford will have limited AC from electric chillers.

Friday
26 May 2023

Ending 3:00 PM

No Steam. No Heat. No hot water.
No Cage washing. No Autoclaves.

Stafford will have limited AC from electric chillers.

 

Hills (Under Construction), Howe Library, and Central Campus Residence Hall (CCRH)

DateImpacts

Sunday
21 May 2023

Starting 6:00 PM 

No Steam. No Heat. No hot water.
No Autoclaves.

Will have limited or no AC from Central Plant.

Monday
22 May

No Steam. No Heat. No hot water.
No Autoclaves.

Will have limited or no AC from Central Plant.

Tuesday
23 May

No Steam. No Heat. No hot water.
No Autoclaves.

Will have limited or no AC from Central Plant.

Wednesday
24 May

No Steam. No Heat. No hot water.
No Autoclaves.

Will have limited or no AC from Central Plant.

Thursday
25 May

No Steam. No Heat. No hot water.
No Autoclaves.

Will have limited or no AC from Central Plant.

Friday
26 May 2023

Ending 3:00 PM

No Steam. No Heat. No hot water.
No Autoclaves.

Will have limited or no AC from Central Plant.

 

Votey, Kalkin & Ifshin Hall, Perkins, Fleming Museum

DateImpacts

Sunday
21 May 2023

Starting 6:00 PM 

Votey Boiler plant will be in operation to provde limited heating and hot water. 

Votey and Kalkin/Ifshin will have limited or no AC from Central Plant.

Monday
22 May

Votey Boiler plant will be in operation to provde limited heating and hot water.

Votey and Kalkin/Ifshin will have limited or no AC from Central Plant.

Tuesday
23 May

Votey Boiler will be off-line to perform preventive maintenance (PM) on steam station. 

No Steam. No Heat. Limited or no hot water.
No Autoclaves.

Votey and Kalkin/Ifshin will have limited or no AC from Central Plant.

Wednesday
24 May

Votey Boiler plant will be in operation to provde limited heating and hot water.

Votey and Kalkin/Ifshin will have limited or no AC from Central Plant.

Thursday
25 May

Votey Boiler plant will be in operation to provde limited heating and hot water.

Votey and Kalkin/Ifshin will have limited or no AC from Central Plant.

Friday
26 May 2023

Ending 3:00 PM

Votey Boiler plant will be in operation to provde limited heating and hot water.

Votey and Kalkin/Ifshin will have limited or no AC from Central Plant.

 

Torrey Hall, Ira Allen, CC Theater

DateImpacts

Sunday
21 May 2023

Starting 6:00 PM 

No Steam. No Heat.
Limited to No Hot water.

Ira Allen/CC Theater will have limited or no AC from Central Plant.

Monday
22 May

No Steam. No Heat.
Limited to No Hot water.

Ira Allen/CC Theater will have limited or no AC from Central Plant.

Tuesday
23 May

No Steam. No Heat.
Limited to No Hot water.

Ira Allen/CC Theater will have limited or no AC from Central Plant.

Wednesday
24 May

No Steam. No Heat.
Limited to No Hot water.

Ira Allen/CC Theater will have limited or no AC from Central Plant.

Thursday
25 May

No Steam. No Heat.
Limited to No Hot water.

Ira Allen/CC Theater will have limited or no AC from Central Plant.

Friday
26 May 2023

Ending 3:00 PM

No Steam. No Heat.
Limited to No Hot water.

Ira Allen/CC Theater will have limited or no AC from Central Plant.

 

Billings, Billings Addition, Williams Hall, Old Mill/Lafayette, Royall Tyler, Davis Center, Terrill, Jeffords, Discovery Hall & Innovation Hall (STEM), Firestone Medical Research Building

DateImpacts

Sunday
21 May 2023

Starting 6:00 PM

No Steam. No Heat.
Limited or No Hot water.
No Autoclaves.

Will have limited or no AC service from Central Plant.

Monday
22 May

No Steam. No Heat.
Limited or 
No Hot water.
No Autoclaves.

Will have limited or no AC service from Central Plant.

Tuesday
23 May

No Steam. No Heat.
Limited or No Hot water.
No Autoclaves.

Will have limited or no AC service from Central Plant.

Wednesday
24 May

No Steam. No Heat.
Limited or No Hot water.
No Autoclaves.

Will have limited or no AC service from Central Plant.

Thursday
25 May

No Steam. No Heat.
Limited or No Hot water.
No Autoclaves.

Will have limited or no AC service from Central Plant.

Friday
26 May 2023

Ending 3:00 PM

No Steam. No Heat. No hot water.
No Cage Washing/ No Autoclaves.

Will have limited or no air conditioning service from Central Plant.

 

University Heights North, University Heights South

DateImpacts

Sunday
21 May 2023

Starting 6:00 PM  

No Steam. No Heat.
No Hot water.
No Air Conditioning.

Monday
22 May

No Steam. No Heat.
No Hot water.
No Air Conditioning
.

Tuesday
23 May

No Steam. No Heat.
No Hot water.
No Air Conditioning
.

Wednesday
24 May 

No Steam. No Heat.
No Hot water.
No Air Conditioning.

Thursday
25 May 

No Steam. No Heat.
No Hot water.
No Air Conditioning
.

Friday
26 May 2023

Ending 3:00 PM

No Steam. No Heat.
No Hot water.
No Air Conditioning 
.

 

Mason Simpson Hamilton (MSH), Coolidge, Redstone Hall, Music Building, Southwick, Christie Wright Patterson (CWP), Robinson, Slade, Wing Davis Wilks (WDW) and Living/Learning

DateImpacts

Sunday
21 May 2023

Starting 6:00 PM 

Satellite Boiler Heating Plants will be in operation to provide heating, hot water and steam.

Monday
22 May

Satellite Boiler Heating Plants will be in operation to provide heating, hot water and steam.

Tuesday
23 May

Satellite Boiler Heating Plants will be in operation to provide heating, hot water and steam.

Wednesday
24 May

The Christie Boiler Plant and the Simpson Boiler Plant will both be shutdown.  

CWP, WDW, Robinson will have limited to no hot water and no heat.  (Boilers offline at approximately 3am and online at approximately 3pm.)

Simpson, Coolidge, Redstone Hall, Music and  Southwick will have limited to no hot water and no heat. (Boilers offline at approximately 3am and online at approximately 3pm.)

Thursday
25 May

Satellite Boiler Heating Plants will be in operation to provide heating, hot water and steam.

Friday
26 May 2023

Ending 3:00 PM

Satellite Boiler Heating Plants will be in operation to provide heating, hot water and steam.

 

Marsh, Austin Tupper (MAT) and Harris/Millis

DateImpacts

Sunday
21 May 2023

Starting 6:00 PM 

 MAT Boiler Plant will be in operation to provide heating, hot water and steam. 

Monday
22 May 

.MAT Boiler Plant will be in operation to provide heating, hot water and steam.

Tuesday
23 May 

MAT Boiler will be off-line.

MAT - No heat and No Hot water

Harris-Millis - No heat and no hot water

Wednesday
24 May 

.MAT Boiler Plant will be in operation to provide heating, hot water and steam.

Thursday
25 May 

.MAT Boiler Plant will be in operation to provide heating, hot water and steam.

Friday
26 May 2023

Ending 3:00 PM

.MAT Boiler Plant will be in operation to provide heating, hot water and steam.

 

PFG Gym Complex

DateImpacts

Sunday
21 May 2023

Starting 6:00 PM 

PFG Boiler will be off-line.
NO HEAT
NO HOT WATER

Monday
22 May

PFG Boiler will be off-line.
NO HEAT
NO HOT WATER

Tuesday
23 May

PFG Boiler Heating Plant will be in operation to provide heating, hot water and steam.

Wednesday
24 May 

PFG Boiler Heating Plant will be in operation to provide heating, hot water and steam.

Thursday
25 May 

PFG Boiler Heating Plant will be in operation to provide heating, hot water and steam.

Friday
26 May 2023

Ending 3:00 PM

PFG Boiler Heating Plant will be in operation to provide heating, hot water and steam.

 

Waterman Building

DateImpacts

Sunday
21 May 2023

 

All systems online.

Monday
22 May 

All systems online.

Tuesday
23 May 

All systems online.

Wednesday
24 May 

All systems online.

Thursday
25 May 

All systems online.

Friday
26 May 2023

 

All systems online.

 

 

We appreciate the patience and cooperation of campus partners and building occupants during this brief disruption.

Please direct all questions or concerns to Service Operations Support (SOS) and they will route you to the appropriate maintenance/engineering personnel.

Email: sos@uvm.edu
Phone: 802-656-2560