Before pipes were reinsulated, employees needed breaks once an hour to work in the tunnels which reached 115 °F (46 °C).
Completed in 2005, exterior rehabilitation won a local historic preservation award, presented to the university and Miller Dunwiddie Architects, McGough Construction, Hess Roise Historical Consultants, Meyer Borgman Johnson, Michaud Cooley Erickson, INSPEC, Akiba Architects, and Kimley Horn [REF].