Cedar Falls, Iowa — The University of Northern Iowa campus was in danger of losing all its heat this past winter after problems were discovered with a steam boiler.
UNI senior vice president, Michael Hager, says they discovered an issue with the brackets in the primary steam tunnel during a routine inspection in December.
Hager explained the issue during last week’s Board of Regents meeting as they approved the $5.4 million emergency repair contract. He says they have a steam tunnel that’s close to 100 years old, but the one that raised the concern was not nearly as ancient.
Hager says they believe an installation issue led to problems with the steam tunnel.
They installed a temporary boiler and steam line after finding the problem and emergency repair work is underway on a permanent fix.
