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By Connor Gunn

Exhaust stacks removed from U of L’s University Hall

Jul 25, 2020 | 10:00 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB– The University of Lethbridge’s iconic University Hall building got a trim on top in the last couple of days.

These stacks have been apart of the University’s original look from 1971.

A total of 27 stacks were constructed over the years as necessary updates to University Hall to meet modern laboratory ventilation standards and to provide a safe work environment primarily in the University’s biology and chemistry labs.

When the sciences moved into the new Science Commons facility in September 2019, one of the first orders of business was to take the stacks down.

“The removal of the exhaust stacks was envisioned early in the design process for Science Commons,” says Gene Lublinkhof, director of Campus Development.

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“The stacks were necessary but I’m not sure anyone could honestly say they looked great, so we are pleased to see them taken down.”

In a release by the U of L, the stacks serve a different purpose.

“Removing the stacks is more than symbolic, it marks the starting point of the second phase of the Destination Project, which includes the redevelopment of spaces within the original University Hall.”

Students returning to the U of L campus will see University Hall a little differently.