NEW PALTZ — A dollar figure has not yet been put on the amount of damage done by water that flooded parts of the Jacobson Faculty Tower at SUNY New Paltz earlier this week.
Kirsten Hali Wilson, marketing content specialist for the college, said on Thursday that the damage occurred after a power outage that affected about a third of the campus during the snowstorm earlier this week. The outage caused the water-filled coils in the tower’s heating and cooling system to freeze and burst, she said. The result was water spilling into a number of offices in the 10-story building.
Also, some windows in the faculty tower were blown open, allowing snow into the building, Wilson said.
“Most of the damage was actually caused by the heating system breaking,” Wilson said.
She said there was damage to some computers, as well as some floor and ceiling tiles.
The damage was cleaned up with the help of driers and dehumidifiers, and the system was repaired by noon Wednesday, Wilson added. She said the cleanup was accomplished by campus staff, as well as an outside contractor.
Wilson also said that while Monday was a work day at SUNY New Paltz, many college employees were on vacation so there were few people on campus when the damage occurred.
The Jacobson Faculty Tower is about 120 feet high. It houses faculty offices, as well as seminar rooms and the college’s Jazzman’s Cafe.
Kirsten Hali Wilson, marketing content specialist for the college, said on Thursday that the damage occurred after a power outage that affected about a third of the campus during the snowstorm earlier this week. The outage caused the water-filled coils in the tower’s heating and cooling system to freeze and burst, she said. The result was water spilling into a number of offices in the 10-story building.
Also, some windows in the faculty tower were blown open, allowing snow into the building, Wilson said.
“Most of the damage was actually caused by the heating system breaking,” Wilson said.
She said there was damage to some computers, as well as some floor and ceiling tiles.
The damage was cleaned up with the help of driers and dehumidifiers, and the system was repaired by noon Wednesday, Wilson added. She said the cleanup was accomplished by campus staff, as well as an outside contractor.
Wilson also said that while Monday was a work day at SUNY New Paltz, many college employees were on vacation so there were few people on campus when the damage occurred.
The Jacobson Faculty Tower is about 120 feet high. It houses faculty offices, as well as seminar rooms and the college’s Jazzman’s Cafe.
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