Month: August 2019

Lewis Integrative Science Building Sidewalk Closure Through 9/9/19

Posted on by mdriggs

Update 9/6/19:

The sidewalk closure has been extended and is expected to be completed on September 9th.

As part of the ongoing Knight Campus Skybridge construction, the current sidewalk closure on Franklin Blvd by Lewis Integrative Science (LISB) will remain in effect through September 6th 9th, 2019. The rest of the sidewalk along Franklin Blvd by Streisinger, Klamath, and Onyx Bridge will remain open. However, the sidewalk on the North side of Franklin Blvd will remain closed during the construction of Knight Campus.

For questions or concerns, please contact Darin Dehle at 541-346-2282 or ddehle@uoregon.edu.

North Campus Steam and Hot Water Shutdown 9/4/19

Posted on by jepeters

On Wednesday, September 4th at 7:00 am to 5:00 pm, main steam service will be shut down while installing a shutoff valve at Knight Campus.  This shutdown will affect heating and hot water.  Building Liaisons were notified previously.

Impacted Buildings:
CPFM Warehouse 130
CPFM Building 136
Zebrafish
Fine Arts Studios
Millrace Studios
Wilkinson House
Greenhouses 109 and 110

For questions or concerns please contact:
Jeff Madsen, CPFM Design and Construction 541-346-2256
Darin Dehle, CPFM Design and Construction 541-346-2282

 

Frohnmayer Music Roof Work Smell Advisory 9/2/19 – 9/9/19

Posted on by jepeters

Update 9/6/19:

This project has been extended and is expected to be completed on September 9th.

 

Next week, from September 2nd – 6th 9th, Anderson Roofing will use an epoxy paint on the roof of the Music Building. The work will be conducted outside and only on the roof, however, occupants of the Music Complex may notice an odor during the time the paint is being applied.

It is advised that occupants, particularly on the 2nd floor of the South wing of the Music Complex, keep their windows closed during this period.  If occupants are concerned about the nuisance odor, they may move temporarily to another part of the building.  A Material Safety Data sheet for this paint is on file with EHS and with David Mason.

For questions or concerns, please contact Bruce Budzik at 346-8834 or bbbudzik@uoregon.edu.

 

 

Various Site Work Around Campus 9/16-9/27

Posted on by shenley

Update 9/20: The equipment used to grind the walkways is under repair and work will resume next week. Due to this, the project has been extended and is expected to be completed on September 27th.

 

During the week of September 16-20 27, from 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., CPFM Facilities Services will grind down problematic sections of cement walkways that pose trip hazards to pedestrians in select campus locations. Multiple grinds and/or patches will be happening in the following locations throughout the week, in no particular order:

  1. North side of East 13th Avenue in front of Friendly Hall and Fenton Hall
  2. South side of East 13th Avenue between Johnson Hall and University Street
  3. South side of Bean Hall from Moss Street, heading West to the Museum of Natural & Cultural History Museum crosswalk
  4. Northwest corner of Gerlinger Lawn between Gerlinger Hall and Gerlinger Annex
  5. Northeast corner of University Street and 15th Avenue lawn/pathway area

The map below indicates in green which areas are slated for repair.

CPFM Facilities Services Maintenance Support Shop will perform this work.

Please direct any questions or concerns to Trades Maintenance Coordinator Gabe Hein at 541-346-2320 or ghein@uoregon.edu

 

 

 

 

Knight Law Generator Failure 8/28

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Facilities Liaisons and EHS,

The generator at Knight Law water pump failed during routine annual maintenance. A new pump has been sourced and will likely be installed tomorrow, August 29. In the event of a power outage, Knight Law will not have back up power until the repair is complete. The back-up generator powers the fire alarm system, and in the event of a power loss, there will need to be a fire watch implemented.

For questions or concerns please contact CPFM Associate Director of Facilities Services Jim Cody at 541-346-2302.

Allen Hall Fire Sprinkler Shutdown 9/11/19

Posted on by jepeters

Time Revision: 

The time needed for working on the fire alarm panel has been extended from 4-hours to 6-hours.  Work is expected to be finished by noon.

 

Original:

On Wednesday, September 11th, from 6:00 am to 10:00 am 12:00 noon, the fire sprinkler system on the first level of Allen Hall will be shut down during part of the remodeling process. IES will be brought in for fire alarm panel work, and we will have authorized personnel to review/monitor the drain down of the first floor fire sprinkler system.

Work will be performed by IES, Lease Crutcher Lewis, and Harvey & Price.

For questions or concerns, please contact Gene Mowery at 346-5593 or gmowery@uoregon.edu.

 

Klamath Hall Rooftop Vacuum Failure Advisory 8/23/19-9/9/19

Posted on by mdriggs

UPDATE 9/3/19:

The install of the new rooftop vacuum pump is scheduled for 9-6-19 9-9-19. The system will be back up and running by the end of the work day.

UPDATE 8/28/19:

The equipment is in stock in Portland and the Mechanical Shop hopes to have it installed by 9-6-19.

ORIGINAL NOTICE:

While performing a preventative maintenance check on the building vacuum pumps (providing lab vacuum air), it was discovered that the vacuum pump on the roof of  Klamath Hall has failed.  There is a second basement vacuum pump that is still operating normally. EHS confirmed that the vacuum doesn’t affect the safety function of the fume hood but does impact other research equipment or processes that use the house vacuum instead of stand-alone vacuum pumps. Ken Straw hopes to have the vacuum pump operational as soon as possible.

 

For questions or concerns please contact Ken Straw at ext. 6-5406 or kstraw@uoregon.edu

Hendricks Hall Drinking Water Update

Posted on by shenley

On July 31, EHS tested all drinking water fixtures in Hendricks Hall on request of building users due to discoloration. Testing included the basement faucet and drinking fountains / bottle fill stations on floors 1 – 3. The results indicated:

  • Elevated lead in the 2nd & 3rd floor drinking fountains (27.1 & 56.7 PPB)
  • Lead well below the action level of 15 PPB in the first-floor drinking fountain (4.29 PPB) and below the detection limits in the basement kitchenette (<2 PPB).
  • Water in all drinking fountain fixtures was slightly discolored due to high iron content. Iron is a by-product of water that sits in the plumbing during periods of low building use and is considered a secondary contaminant by the EPA. That is, it affects taste and appearance of the water, as opposed to the health of building users. The basement water was not discolored when EHS collected its initial samples.

EHS tagged fixtures showing elevated lead content as soon as it received the results. CPFM then ordered filters, which should significantly reduce both lead and iron content, and installed them on Friday, August 23. EHS collected confirmation samples, which are pending analysis; results should arrive Friday or Tuesday.

In the meantime, the current situation is as follows:

  • First-floor drinking fountain/bottle fill station and the faucet in the basement kitchenette are safe to use.
  • Filters have been installed on the 2nd & 3rd floor drinking fountains, and confirmation samples have been collected. The fixtures will remain tagged until we receive confirmation results showing that lead levels have been reduced to below the action level. Please note that the signage was mistakenly removed when the samples were collected and has been replaced.

Analytical results will be posted on line at https://safety.uoregon.edu/drinking-water-monitoring this afternoon, August 28. Please let me know if there are any questions.

Building Sciences Manager Adam Jones, 541-346-8397, asjones@uoregon.edu

Johnson Hall Remodeling Activity 8/28/19 through mid-October

Posted on by jepeters

Project update:

The remodeling work in the southwest corner of the lower level of Johnson Hall, specifically rooms 001B-D, 001K-N, 003B, 003D, 019, and 020, is picking up again with moving activity and the disassembling of office partitions on September 12th and 13th. The construction of two new offices and remodeled storage area will begin September 16th. For the period of time between September 16th – 27th expect typical construction activity and noise in this area associated with the framing of new walls and installation of gypsum board wall panels. Less noisy activity and finishing work will continue into mid-October.

 

Original Notice 8/28/19:

Beginning today, Wednesday, August 28th, with completion expected by next Wednesday, September 4th, painting will be taking place in the lower level of Johnson Hall – specifically in rooms 1B, 1C, 1D, 19, and 20.

I apologize for the late notification: the painter had an immediately opening for the work and I wanted to take advantage of this opening during this time of busy construction workloads, so I was not able to submit advanced notification.

Please contact me, Gene Mowery, at 346-5593 or gmowery@uoregon.edu if you have concerns.

Esslinger Abatement Project 8/26/19 – 1/6/2020

Posted on by jepeters

Update 11/4:

  • Carpet installation will occur in the entry of L101 on 11/5 and 11/6. Foot traffic will be advised to use the NW entry.
  • A floor scraping machine will be in use between (roughly) 8am and noon on Tuesday 11/5 and (perhaps) 8am-noon on Wednesday 11/7. This machine will be somewhat noisy, but we will make every attempt to close doors to contain noise.
  • Carpet installation will be occurring all week, and there will be odors associated with the carpet glue. EHS will have appropriate MSDS sheets on file.

Update 10/16:

During the abatement process some floor tiles were knocked loose in women’s restroom 113. In order to repair the tiles, the contractor will have to close restroom 113 tomorrow 10/17. While the repairs are being made, all-gender restroom 173 will still be operational as an alternative.

 

On Monday, August 26th, at 7:00 am through Friday, September 6th at 4:00 pm, abatement work will be performed by Belfor Environmental in two phases:

Phase 1 Abatement (see clouded area in 1st diagram) 8/26-8/30:

  • Occupants of these offices have been temporarily moved to allow for work.
  • Access to Esslinger during Phase 1 will be restricted to the northwest lobby L102.
  • REC offices adjacent to H102 can access offices from L102 during Phase 1.

Phase 2 Abatement (see clouded area in 2nd diagram) 9/2-9/6:

  • Access to Esslinger will be through L101.
  • Stairs at L102/ S101 will remain open.
  • REC staff in offices 102, 103A-D, 104, and 104A-B will be able to access their suite though L101 to 102. (Door hardware will be temporarily replaced for access.)
  • Room 106, and restrooms 115/117 will be offline during phase 2.
  • Classrooms 105, 107, 112, and 116 have been taken offline by the registrar for the duration of the abatement project.

 

On Monday, October 14th through Monday, January 6th, 2020, flooring work will be performed by Facilities Services and a number of subcontractors:

Phase 3 Flooring (see highlighted areas in 3rd diagram) 10/14/19-1/6/20:

  • Carpet will be replaced in 170, 172, 174, 175, 176, 177, 179, 180A, 181A, and 181B in phases and is expected to be completed before 11/8/19.
  • Wall and drywall framing work is expected to be completed before 11/15/19.
  • Ceiling work in 180/181 and the perimeter is expected to be completed before 12/1/19.
  • Plumbing work in 171 is expected to be completed before 12/15/19.
  • Resilient flooring is expected to be installed in H102 and H103 before 10/31/19.
  • Resilient flooring is expected to be installed in H101 and H111 before 12/15/19.
  • Carpet will be replaced in 180/181 and is expected to be completed before 12/30/19.
  • The doors, storefront, break room, etc. is expected to be completed before 1/6/20.

For questions or concerns, please contact Tim Allenbaugh at 346-8214 or timallen@uoregon.edu.

 

Clean Steam Shutdown 8/26/19 – 9/6/19

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Update 8/30/19:

Work on the untreated (clean) steam line is complete and service has been restored. Thank you for your assistance and patience during this shutdown.

 

As part of connecting the Knight Campus building to campus utilities, the untreated (clean) steam system will be shut down from August 26th – September 6, 2019.  This shutdown will affect buildings that have autoclaves, cage washers and similar equipment requiring untreated steam for cleaning.  Normal campus steam will be available throughout the work.  Advanced notice was sent to building liaisons.

Impacted Buildings:

University Health, Counseling, and Testing Center
Lewis Integrative Science Building (LISB)
Streisinger Hall
Huestis Hall
Willamette Hall
Klamath Hall
Onyx Bridge
Cascade Annex
Pacific Hall
Columbia Hall
Volcanology
Zebrafish International Resource Center (ZIRC)

Contact:
Jeff Madsen, CPFM Design and Construction 541-346-2256
Darin Dehle, CPFM Design and Construction 541-346-2282

HEDCO Chilled Water Shutdown 8/20/19

Posted on by shenley

Facilities Services has discovered that both chilled water pumps in HEDCO have failed. FS Mechanics expect to have the pumps up and running by the end of the day. There will be no cooling in the building during this time period, but CPFM has a limited number of box fans available to loan out. Please contact Eric Owens or CPFM Work Control Center to arrange for fan usage.

Contacts:  Eric Owens, Ext. 6-1474 or eowens@uoregon.edu

Work Control Center, 6-2319 or workcontrolcenter@uoregon.edu

TODAY: Oregon Hall Elevators 1 and 2 Annual Testing 8/28

Posted on by shenley

2ND REVISION:

This morning, August 28, elevator technicians are conducting annual testing on the two Oregon Hall elevators. One elevator will always be available for building users, as the units will be shut down in intervals for assessment.

Please direct any questions to Otis Elevator technician Marc Maxey.

 

REVISED 8/26/19:

The crew doing annual elevator testing has been held up on another job and will not be evaluating the Oregon Hall elevators this morning. The crew will be on campus throughout this week, however, and will test the elevators another day.

Building occupants will always have one elevator available, since the elevators will be shut down for testing one at a time at different intervals.

 

 

Please share with building occupants

Facilities Liaisons,

On Monday, August 26, between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m., elevators #1 and #2 will be shut down at different intervals while an Otis Elevator technician performs annual, scheduled testing.

Please direct any questions to Otis Elevator technician Marc Maxey.

Straub Hall Fire Alarm Test 9/3/19

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University Fire Systems personnel will conduct a brief fire alarm test in Straub Hall on Tuesday, September 3, around 6 a.m.

Horns, Strobes, and Speakers on the fire alarm system will not sound after the scheduled time.  Provisions have been taken to monitor the building fire systems during this time and alarms that occur after the scheduled time should be considered real events and occupants should evacuate as usual per the U of O Emergency Procedures.

If there are questions regarding emergency evacuation, please visit Emergency Management & Continuity, https://safety.uoregon.edu/evacuations

For questions or concerns, please contact Fire Systems Program Manager Zach Earl at 541-521-0351 or 541-346-9295.

Thompson University Center Fire Alarm Test 8/22/19

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University Fire Systems personnel will conduct a brief fire alarm test in Thompson University Center this Thursday, August 22, around 7 a.m.

Horns, Strobes, and Speakers on the fire alarm system will not sound after the scheduled time.  Provisions have been taken to monitor the building fire systems during this time and alarms that occur after the scheduled time should be considered real events and occupants should evacuate as usual per the U of O Emergency Procedures.

If there are questions regarding emergency evacuation, please visit Emergency Management & Continuity, https://safety.uoregon.edu/evacuations

For questions or concerns, please contact Fire Systems Program Manager Zach Earl at 541-521-0351 or 541-346-9295.

Knight Campus Annex Fire Alarm Test 8/22/19

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University Fire Systems personnel will conduct a brief fire alarm test in the Knight Campus Annex this Thursday, August 22, around 6 a.m.

Horns, Strobes, and Speakers on the fire alarm system will not sound after the scheduled time.  Provisions have been taken to monitor the building fire systems during this time and alarms that occur after the scheduled time should be considered real events and occupants should evacuate as usual per the U of O Emergency Procedures.

If there are questions regarding emergency evacuation, please visit Emergency Management & Continuity, https://safety.uoregon.edu/evacuations

For questions or concerns, please contact Fire Systems Program Manager Zach Earl at 541-521-0351 or 541-346-9295.

PLC Fire Alarm Test 8/21/19

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University Fire Systems personnel will conduct a brief fire alarm test in PLC this Wednesday, August 21, around 7 a.m.

Horns, Strobes, and Speakers on the fire alarm system will not sound after the scheduled time.  Provisions have been taken to monitor the building fire systems during this time and alarms that occur after the scheduled time should be considered real events and occupants should evacuate as usual per the U of O Emergency Procedures.

If there are questions regarding emergency evacuation, please visit Emergency Management & Continuity, https://safety.uoregon.edu/evacuations

For questions or concerns, please contact Fire Systems Program Manager Zach Earl at 541-521-0351 or 541-346-9295.

Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art Fire Alarm Test 8/21/19

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University Fire Systems personnel will conduct a brief fire alarm test in the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art this Wednesday, August 21, around 6 a.m.

Horns, Strobes, and Speakers on the fire alarm system will not sound after the scheduled time.  Provisions have been taken to monitor the building fire systems during this time and alarms that occur after the scheduled time should be considered real events and occupants should evacuate as usual per the U of O Emergency Procedures.

If there are questions regarding emergency evacuation, please visit Emergency Management & Continuity, https://safety.uoregon.edu/evacuations

For questions or concerns, please contact Fire Systems Program Manager Zach Earl at 541-521-0351 or 541-346-9295.

Gerlinger Hall and Gerlinger Annex Fire Alarm Testing 8/20/19

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University Fire Systems personnel will conduct a brief fire alarm test in Gerlinger Hall and Gerlinger Annex tomorrow morning, August 20, around 8 a.m.

Horns, Strobes, and Speakers on the fire alarm system will not sound after the scheduled time.  Provisions have been taken to monitor the building fire systems during this time and alarms that occur after the scheduled time should be considered real events and occupants should evacuate as usual per the U of O Emergency Procedures.

If there are questions regarding emergency evacuation, please visit Emergency Management & Continuity, https://safety.uoregon.edu/evacuations

For questions or concerns, please contact Fire Systems Program Manager Zach Earl at 541-521-0351 or 541-346-9295.

Parking Lot 36A and Beech Street Closure 8/21/19 – 8/30/19

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On Wednesday, August 21st at 6:00 am until Friday, August 30th at 5:00 pm, Parking Lot 36A and the Beech Street sidewalk will be closed while site-work around the University Health Center is completed.

Work will be performed by Lease Crutcher Lewis.

For questions or concerns, please contact Colin Brennan at 541-654-2972 or brennan@uoregon.edu.

Hendricks Hall Fire Alarm Testing 8/20/19

Posted on by shenley

University Fire Systems personnel will conduct a brief fire alarm test in Hendricks Hall tomorrow morning, August 20, around 7 a.m.

Horns, Strobes, and Speakers on the fire alarm system will not sound after the scheduled time.  Provisions have been taken to monitor the building fire systems during this time and alarms that occur after the scheduled time should be considered real events and occupants should evacuate as usual per the U of O Emergency Procedures.

If there are questions regarding emergency evacuation, please visit Emergency Management & Continuity, https://safety.uoregon.edu/evacuations

For questions or concerns, please contact Fire Systems Program Manager Zach Earl at 541-521-0351 or 541-346- 9295.