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Utility Services

Kenneth Smith watches monitors that show output rates of boilers and chillers at the university's City Campus utility plant. Smith has worked in the plant for 25 years, making sure heating and cooling in campus buildings stays at comfortable levels.

Working behind scenes, Smith helps power campus life

October 27, 2025

Aerial photo of the Stadium Drive and T Street intersection showing Richards Hall.

Chilled water upgrade to close Stadium Drive

February 28, 2024

Map outlining steam service construction on X Street between 16th and 17th streets north of Nebraska Hall.

Project to close X Street starting June 28

June 25, 2021

Ice crystals cover trees near the south entrance to Pound Hall. The building, located northeast of the intersection of 12th and R streets, is the new home to Nebraska's Services for Students with Disabilities office.

Campus thermostats to dip during winter interim period

November 17, 2020

HVAC

Increased air circulation, filtration part of fall semester prep

July 30, 2020

The intersection of 14th and Vine streets will be the center of a water main replacement project this summer. The city-led project will cause disruptions to vehicle and pedestrian traffic on City Campus.

Water main project temporarily diverts campus traffic flow

May 11, 2018

Summer construction: New buildings and updates

August 16, 2017

Energy-savings tank project to enter testing phase

July 24, 2017

Architect rendering of the new $11.9 million thermal energy storage tank being built near landscape services buildings north of 17th and Y streets.

Tank projects help cut campus energy costs

December 6, 2016

Brian Glaze, a utility operator, opens a valve as a boiler is brought online at the City Campus utility plant.

City Campus chilled water outage begins Dec. 21

December 5, 2016

Maintenance crews begin work that will allow for the replacement of the boiler deaerator (large, blue strucutre at top, center) in the City Campus utility plant.

Repairs heat up during annual steam outage

May 13, 2016

Brian Glaze, a utility operator, opens a valve as a boiler is brought online at the City Campus utility plant.

Campus utility plants open doors to public tours

November 20, 2015