Oregon Hall Renovations- Project Status Update
- Next week Abatement activities will be completed on First Floor west (Tuesday 8/8) and Fortis Construction will begin construction activities (Wednesday 8/9)
- Fortis Construction will be setting up a construction trailer in Lot 14 (north of Oregon Hall) and installing site fencing to create a materials staging area (beginning Monday 8/7)
- 2nd Floor- Workspace 220; We have removed the systems furniture and have abatement activities scheduled for the night of Wednesday 8/9. Work will begin at 6 PM and be complete by 6 AM. The plastic containment area will need to be left in place Thursday during air testing. There will be some after hours duct work Monday-Wednesday to support the work. On Saturday 8/12 Fortis will construct walls for the new mechanical room to isolate construction areas from work areas. All loud activities will be scheduled after-hours.
- 3rd Floor- Office 342 and Women’s Restroom 341; Abatement activities are scheduled in these areas the night of Thursday 8/10. Work will begin at 6 PM and be complete by 6 AM. The plastic containment area will need to be left in place Friday during air testing. The Women’s Restroom will be closed indefinitely beginning at 6 PM Thursday 8/10 since we are installing roof-top equipment above. We will try to re-open the restroom around construction activities. On Saturday 8/19 Fortis will construct walls for the new electrical room to isolate the construction activities from work areas. All loud activities will be scheduled after-hours.
Information provided by UO Safety and Risk Services:
Asbestos abatement is completed with a controlled environment. Unaffected surfaces are covered with thick plastic sheeting and thoroughly sealed, any penetrations are sealed, and the work area entry is protected by a two flap air lock. Air is constantly removed from the work area through use of a machine called an air filtration unit (AFU). This machine draws air from the work area, forces it through a series of filters, and then exhausts it to the exterior of the building. The final filter is HEPA, which removes 99.97% of particulate measuring .3 microns and smaller. The work area is under negative pressure, meaning that air can’t escape except through our AFU.
You may notice plastic sheeting walls with asbestos signage on them. These are to notify you of a potential hazard inside of the enclosure and are required by OSHA and LRAPA regulations. There also will be a long plastic exhaust duct. This duct carries the filtered exhaust air out of the containment and exhausts it to the building exterior. All of these controls are designed and proven to keep the potential hazard inside of the containment and away from you. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Environmental Health & Safety at 6-3192.
Please contact me or Adam Jones with any questions.
Patrick Mucker
Owner’s Representative
Campus Planning and Facilities Management
University of Oregon
541-346-8216 office
541-517-2497 cell
