Air Conditioning and Heating in the Halls

Facts about switching

When the temperature dips below 40 degrees for several days the air conditioning (cooling) will be turned off and the heat will be turned on.
When the halls re-open for the spring semester in January, the heat will be activated.
For the hall to turn off one or switch to the other (before either #1 or #2 happens) more than 50% of the building residents must sign the request sheet at the front desk. Note a minimum of 48 hours is required for the change.

Details

Fluctuating temperatures—often 30-40 degrees in one day—are a common occurrence in Arizona in the late fall and early spring months. Most UA buildings use hot water for heating and chilled water for cooling. The water is chilled or heated at a central plant on campus, piped underground to each building, and then circulated in each building to fan coil units in each room which act like radiators.
Most of the halls (dorms) use a two-pipe system, which does not allow for both heating and cooling at the same time. These halls include:

Apache-Santa Cruz
Arizona-Sonora
Babcock
Cochise
Coconino
Coronado
Gila
Graham-Greenlee
Hopi
Kaibab-Huachuca
Maricopa
Manzanita-Mohave
Navajo-Pinal
Parker
Pima
Yavapai
Yuma

The newer halls (dorms) use a four-pipe system, which does allow for both heating and cooling at the same time and is more flexible in controlling temperatures. These halls include:

Árbol de la Vida
Colonia de la Paz
Likins
Posada San Pedro
Pueblo de la Cienega

If you have additional questions or concerns, please contact your Community Director.