Buidling Improvements
NIU Goes Green

Northern Illinois University’s main campus in DeKalb is comprised of 7.6 million square feet of building space (108 buildings), and spans 762 acres of land. The oldest building is Altgeld Hall which opened in 1899 and was rededicated in 2004, and the newest buildings are the Yordon Center which opened in 2007, and a new East Chiller Plant which opened in 2010.

 

Heating for the campus is generated by high pressure steam boilers in the west and east heating plants. Cooling is provided by primarily by chilled water generated by chillers in the West Heating Plant and new East Chiller Plant.Buildings are currently being connected to the new plant in stages. Steam and chilled water piping systems supply the buildings through utility tunnels throughout the campus. Air handling units in each building provide building ventilation.

 

 

View All Energy Conservation Measures and Sustainability

Energy Conservation Measures and Sustainability:

Lighting

Heating

Cooling

HVAC

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Code - Building Name

 

AN - Anderson Hall

 

CV - Convocation Center

 

DD - Douglas Hall

 

DU - DuSable Hall

 

EB - Engineering Building

 

EP - East Heating Plant

 

Code - Building Name

 

GA - Gabel Hall

 

GN - Grant Towers North

 

GS - Grant Towers South

 

LD - Lincoln Hall

 

NC - Neptune Central

 

NE - Neptune East

Code - Building Name

 

NN - Neptune North

 

NW - Neptune West

 

PM - Psychology/Computer Science Building

 

SN - Stevenson Towers North

 

SS - Stevenson Towers South

 

WP - West Heating Plant