Category: Autoclave

7/23/24 Streisinger Hall Domestic and Industrial Water Shutdown

Posted on by jepeters

UPDATE:
Domestic and industrial water have been restored to the building.

 

Begin:  Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at 7:00 am

End:      Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at 3:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Streisinger Hall

Scope:  Due to a leak on the 1st floor 3″ domestic water line, the entire building will need to be shut down to fix this leak.

Services Impacted:  All water in the building will be offline:  domestic hot and cold water, industrial hot and cold water, auto claves, cage washers, restrooms, drinking fountains, and anything else that is connected to the domestic cold and hot water lines.

Special Instructions:  Please use the facilities in nearby buildings.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Facilities Plumbing Shop, BAS Shop, and Mechanical Shop

Contact:  Work Control Center, Campus Planning and Facilities Management, 541-346-2319

Current construction and impacts information can be found on the UO Maps site.

Overhead map view of Streisinger Hall

5/07/24 – Unknown – Klamath Hall Emergency Autoclave and Clean Steam Shutdown

Posted on by jepeters

UPDATE  5/24/24:   
The clean steam line feeding the Klamath autoclave is beyond repair.  The line will remain off and ultimately capped.  VPRI and CPFM teams are aware and working towards and identifying funding a solution.  This affects the entire building.

 

UPDATE 5/08/24:   
An emergency shutdown of the clean steam has been implemented due to a leak.  Components of repair are being evaluated.  This will affect the clean steam supply to the entire building and will be offline for an undetermined amount of time.  A notice will be sent when services have been restored.

 

Begin:  Tuesday, May 7, 2024 – effective immediately

End:      Unknown

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Klamath Hall

Scope:  The autoclave in room 019B has been shut down for emergency repairs.  A notice will be sent when it has been restored to service.

Services Impacted:  This autoclave is currently offline, and the users have been notified.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Facilities, Contractor

Contact:  Work Control Center, Campus Planning and Facilities Management, 541-346-2319

Current construction and impacts information can be found on the UO Maps site.

Image of Klamath Hall 019BImage of Klamath Hall

12/08/23 – Unknown – Klamath Hall Room 239A Autoclave Emergency Shutdown

Posted on by jepeters

Begin:  Friday, December 8, 2023 – effective immediately

End:      Unknown

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Klamath Hall room 239A

Scope:  Due to safety issues, an emergency shut down of autoclave unit AMSCO 57CR, asset #101896, NB #8015 has taken place.  An update will be sent when the unit has been returned to service.

Services Impacted:  This particular unit will not be available for use.

Special Instructions:  There are multiple units in this area, plus in the connected buildings, that can be used instead.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Facilities Services

Contact:  Work Control Center, Campus Planning and Facilities Management, 541-346-2319

Current construction and impacts information can be found on the UO Maps site.

Image of Klamath Hall room 239A

7/13/23 – TBD Klamath Hall Emergency 60 lb. Steam Shutdown

Posted on by jude

Begin:  Thursday, July 13, 2023

End:      Unknown

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Klamath Hall

Scope:  60 lb. steam feeding for the autoclave has been shut down until further notice due to a leak.

Services Impacted:  The autoclave fed by the 60 lb. steam line will be down.

Work Performed By:  Outside Contractor

Contact:  Work Control Center, Campus Planning and Facilities Management, 541-346-2319

Current construction and impacts information can be found on the UO Maps site.

klamath hall on map

6/01/23 – 6/05/23 Pacific Hall Freezer Room 17 and 17A Emergency Chilled Water Shutdown

Posted on by jepeters

UPDATE 6/05/23: 
The contractors have completed work on the chilled water piping in Pacific 17.  The portable units will be kept in place to ensure that the temperature stays consistent throughout the night, and then will be removed in the morning.

 

UPDATE 6/02/23: 
Due to a delay in parts, the shutdown has been extended to Monday, June 5th.

 

Begin:  Thursday, June 1, 2023, at 7:00 am

End:      Friday, June 2, 2023, Monday, June 5, 2023, at 5:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Pacific Hall 17 and 17A

Scope:  Due to leaking chilled water piping in Pacific 17, Facilities Services has a contractor scheduled to do an emergency shut down and draining of the chilled water system to make the needed repairs. Portable cooling equipment will be installed in Pacific 17 for the duration of the chilled water outage. This equipment along with work activity in Pacific 17 will prevent access to Pacific 17 and Pacific 17A for the duration of the outage. This will also prevent access to and operation of the autoclave in Pacific 17A.

Services Impacted:

  • This will affect the autoclave steam in room 17A and chilled water in room 17 only.
  • All access to and from rooms 17 and 17A will be unavailable.

Work Performed By:  S2 Mechanical Contractors

Contact:  Work Control Center, Campus Planning and Facilities Management, 541-346-2319

Current construction and impacts information can be found on the UO Maps site.

Image of Pacific Hall 17 and 17A

5/30/23 Pacific Hall Freezer Room 17 and 17A Emergency Chilled Water Testing Shutdown

Posted on by jepeters

Begin:  Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at 6:00 am

End:      Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at 10:00 am

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Pacific Hall 17 and 17A

Scope:  Due to upcoming emergency repairs of the leaking chilled water piping in Pacific 17, Facilities Services needs to test the capabilities of temporary portable cooling equipment needed to maintain room temperatures during the pending chilled water outage.

Services Impacted:

  • This will affect the steam in room 17A and chilled water in room 17 only.
  • All access to and from rooms 17 and 17A will be unavailable.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Facilities BAS (Building Automated Systems) Staff

Contact:  Work Control Center, Campus Planning and Facilities Management, 541-346-2319

Current construction and impacts information can be found on the UO Maps site.

Image of Pacific Hall 17 and 17A

5/16/23 Huestis Hall Basement Medium Pressure Steam Shutdown

Posted on by jepeters

REVISED:
The following equipment will be offline during this outage – Exhaust Fans 1 and 2, SHU 1 and 2 serving the AqACS facility and Huestis suite 34.

Begin:  Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at 7:00 am

End:      Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at 3:30 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Huestis Hall Basement

Scope:  As part of the Huestis Renovation Project, the medium pressure steam will be offline temporarily to allow routing new piping in the Huestis Hall basement mechanical room.  The following equipment will be offline during this outage – Exhaust Fans 1 and 2, SHU 1 and 2 serving the AqACS facility and Supply Fan and Heat Exchanger in Willamette serving suite 34.

Services Impacted:  This will affect heating water, supply air, exhaust air, steam, and condensate.

Work Performed By:  JH Kelly

Contact:  Martina Oxoby, CPFM Owner’s Representative, 541-346-5880

Current construction and impacts information can be found on the UO Maps site.

Image of Huestis Hall

11/22/22 Onyx Bridge Fume Hood Intermittent Shutdowns

Posted on by jepeters

UPDATE:
The fume hood shutdown was postponed and has been rescheduled for Tuesday, November 22nd.

 

Begin:  Thursday, November 10th, 2022 Tuesday, November 22nd, 2022 at 8:00 am

End:      Thursday, November 10th, 2022 Tuesday, November 22nd, 2022 at 3:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Onyx Bridge

Scope:  Intermittent fume hood shut downs will occur to allow for servicing of equipment.

Services Impacted:  Individual outages of fume hoods are expected to be 5 – 10 minutes in duration.

Special Instructions:  Fume hood sashes should be closed and containers within the fume hoods sealed prior to this date.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Facilities Services Mechanical Shop

Contact:  Jim Cody, CPFM Associate Dir. of Facilities Services, 541-346-2302

To view current construction and impacts, visit UO Map.

9/14/22 Campus Emergency Autoclave Steam Shutdown

Posted on by jepeters

UPDATE:
S-2 has completed the repairs and the utility staff is slowly bringing steam up to pressure.
It is expected to be fully pressurized within the next 2 hours.

 

Begin:  Wednesday, September 14th, 2022 – effective immediately

End:      Unknown Wednesday, September 14th, 2022

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Campus

Scope:  The Utilities and Energy is currently investigating a major steam leak found in the tunnel under Franklin Blvd.  We believe the leak is coming from the clean steam line (Autoclave) and have shut off the Autoclave so we can investigate.  Currently we do not have an estimate of time when steam will be restored.

Services Impacted:  Autoclave steam will be offline until the repair can be made.

Work Performed By:  S2 Industrial and CPFM Utilities & Energy

Contact:  Paul Langley, CPFM Interim Co-Dir Utilities & Energy, 541-346-5387

To view current construction and impacts, visit UO Map.

9/14/22 Planned Power Outage

Posted on by jepeters

UPDATE:
Utilities & Energy has switched from island mode back to the normal power configuration as planned.
Please report any issues caused by the outage, including IT, to the CPFM Work Control Center at 541-346-2319,  workcontrolcenter@uoregon.edu, or by entering a service request on the UO call log https://cgis.uoregon.edu/Calllog.
Thank you.

 

 

We are writing to remind you of the upcoming annual planned power outage on Wednesday, September 14th, 2022.

In the event our campus service from the local EWEB electrical grid is interrupted, the UO Utility and Energy plant is capable of providing the campus with electricity (called Island Mode). To best ensure this system operates as designed when needed, the Utility and Energy plant now exercises this system annually. This year’s Island Mode event will take place on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at 7:35 am. 

At 7:35 am, the entire campus will shift from the primary EWEB power source to the backup generator system at the Central Power Station, also known as “Island Mode”.

While not anticipated, some buildings may briefly lose power when the switch occurs, if a portion of the system does not perform as expected.

At 7:45 am, Feeder 1 will be de-energized.  Affected buildings will experience a  power outage lasting approximately 1 hour.  During this time Utilities and Energy staff will be disconnecting power in a vault for a switch replacement project and exchanging the feeder breaker. Crews will then ensure systems are successfully coming back online.

At 9:00 am, Feeder 10 will be de-energized.  Affected buildings will experience a power outage lasting 15 minutes. During this time Utilities and Energy staff will be exchanging the feeder breaker.  Crews will then ensure systems are successfully coming back online.

At 10:00 am, Standby feeder 2 will be de-energized. This will have no affect to the campus buildings.

At 12:00 noon, Utilities and Energy will Initiate normal power configuration.

For a detailed schedule of feeders and maps of buildings affected, visit the 2022 Power Outage webpage. Updates about the project will be posted on that page and Around the O.

Individuals who wish to request planning assistance for the outages should contact Campus Planning and Facilities Management Work Control at workcontrolcenter@uoregon.edu or 541-346-2319.

Please remember to shut down all multi-function copier devices as well as any printers. The software on these machines can be negatively affected due to the power surge when the power is turned back on.  A power surge can corrupt the clone files in the machines and change preconfigured settings.

To view current construction and impacts. visit UO Map.

9/14/22 Lokey Labs Electrical Shutdown

Posted on by jepeters

Begin:  Wednesday, September 14th, 2022 at 6:00 am

End:      Wednesday, September 14th, 2022 at 7:00 am

Building and Area:  Lokey Labs

Scope: As part of the Huestis Renovation Project, there will be a brief shutdown of electrical panel 2N2 and 2N2A

Services Impacted:  This electrical outage will affect the chilled water, compressed air, power, exhaust, fume hoods, and HVAC air supply.

Special Instructions:  Fume hood sashes should be closed and containers within the fume hoods sealed prior to this date.

Additional Instructions:  Please shut down and unplug all multi-function copier devices as well as any printers during scheduled power outages. The software on these machines can be negatively affected due to the power surge when the power is turned back on.  A power surge can corrupt the clone files in the machines and change preconfigured settings.

Work Performed By:  Lease Crutcher Lewis and EC

Contact: Martina Oxoby, CPFM Owner’s Representative, 541-346-5880

To view current construction and impacts. visit UO Map.

7/28/22 Zebrafish International Resource Center Steam Shutdown

Posted on by jepeters

Begin:  Thursday, July 28th, 2022 at 7:00 am

End:      Thursday, July 28th, 2022 at 5:00 pm (possibly sooner)

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Zebrafish International Resource Center

Scope:  Steam to ZIRC will be shut down to complete the utility meter installation.

Services Impacted:  This will affect autoclave & condensate steam, heating, and hot water.

Work Performed By:  Fortis Construction

Contact:  Colin Brennan, CPFM Owner’s Representative, 541-346-8242 or 541-654-2972

To view current construction and impacts. visit UO Map.

7/6-7/7 Zebrafish International Resource Center (ZIRC) Heating and Cooling Shutdown

Posted on by mdriggs

Begin:  July 6th, 2022 at 5:00 am

End:      July 7th, 2022 at 4:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Zebrafish International Resource Center (ZIRC)

Scope:  The building’s heating and cooling will be shut off to complete the install of building utility metering.

Services Impacted:  This will affect the building’s heating and cooling.

Work Performed By: Fortis Construction

Contact: Colin Brennan, CPFM Owner’s Representative, 541-346-8242 or 541-654-2972

To view current construction and impacts. visit UO Map.

6/15/22 Huestis Hall Clean Steam Shutdown

Posted on by jude

Begin:  June 15, 2022 at 7:30 am

End:      June 15, 2022 at 3:30 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Huestis Hall

Scope:  As part of the Huestis Renovation Project, building clean steam will be shutdown and unavailable.

Services Impacted:  Autoclave Steam, Steam Condensate

Work Performed By:  Mortenson Construction and JH Kelly

Contact:  Martina Oxoby, CPFM Owner’s Representative, 541-346-5880

6/14/22 – 6/27/22 Cascade Hall and Price Science Commons HVAC System Shutdown

Posted on by jepeters

Begin:  Tuesday, June 14th, 2022 at 7:30 am

End:     Monday, June 27th, 2022 at 5:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted:  Cascade Hall and Price Science Commons

Scope:  Due to a major repair and upgrade needed on the HVAC controls system in Cascade Hall, the entire HVAC system will be shut down for a total of two weeks.  This will also affect Price Science Commons.

Services Impacted:  This includes all heating, cooling, ventilation, and exhaust systems.

Special Instructions: Fume hood sashes will need to be closed and containers within the fume hoods sealed prior to the shutdown.

Work Performed By: CPFM Facilities Services BAS & Electrical crews and Siemens

Contact: Stacy Breaux, CPFM FS Building Automation Systems Field Supervisor, 541-346-2304

5/12/22 – 5/25/22 ZIRC Chilled Water, Treated Steam, and Untreated Steam Shutdown

Posted on by jude

UPDATE 5/20: Additional shutdowns will be required. Times and dates are still being reviewed by all that will be involved. Activities will be completed next week on Monday 5/23 and/or Wednesday 5/25. The project team will communicate with building users once times are confirmed.

Begin:  May 12, 2022 at 06:00 am

End:      May 19, 2022 May 25, 2022 at 05:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted:  Zebrafish International Resource Center

Scope:  Utility meter installation will require that we shut down the chilled water, treated steam, and untreated steam to the building.

Services Impacted:

  • The chilled water and treated steam will be restored same day on the 12th.
  • The untreated steam to the building will be off until May 19th to allow time to complete work associated with that system.

Work Performed By:  Fortis Construction

Contact:  Colin Brennan, CPFM Owner’s Representative, 541-346-8242 or 541-654-2972

Willamette Hall RO Water, Fume Hood, and Autoclave Steam Shutdown 2/9/22

Posted on by twinn2

UPDATE: The RO water was restored earlier than anticipated.

 

REVISED DATE
Date changed to February 9, 2022

 

Begin: Wednesday, February, 23  February 9, 2022 at 7:00 am

End: Wednesday, February, 23  February 9, 2022 at 3:30 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted: Willamette Hall

Scope: The RO water main will be shut down to facilitate a leak repair in room 42.

Services Impacted: This will affect RO water,  Fume Hoods, and Autoclave Steam.

Work Performed By: CPFM Facilities Plumbing Shop

Contact: Colby Amell, CPFM Facilities Plumbing, 541-346-2319

Klamath Hall AHU Maintenance Shutdown 8/9/21 – 8/20/21

Posted on by jepeters

UPDATE 8/16/21: The CPFM FS Mechanical Crew will be doing work that requires Fume Hoods to be shut down on Thursday 8/19/21 from 8 AM until 12 PM for filter maintenance.

Special Instructions: Fume hood sashes should be closed and containers within the fume hoods sealed prior to this date.

 

Begin: Monday, August 9th, 2021

End: Friday, August 20th, 2021

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted: Klamath Hall

Scope: The AHU will be shut down for annual repairs and maintenance.

Services Impacted: The building’s heating, cooling, exhaust, fume hoods, and HVAC air supply will be off-line.

Special Instructions: Technicians will reach out to the different departments for fume hood shutdown times.

Work Performed By: CPFM FS Mechanical Crew

Contact: Ken Straw, CPFM Mechanical and Plumbing Shop Manager, 541-346-5406

Zebrafish Building and Autoclave Steam Shutdown 7/12/21 – 7/13/21

Posted on by jepeters

Begin: Monday, July 12th, 2021 at 6:30 am

End: Tuesday, July 13th, 2021 at 6:30 am

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted: Zebrafish International Resource Center

Scope: Building steam will be temporally shutdown to install new valves for construction project.

Services Impacted: Autoclave steam and building heat will be offline.

Work Performed By: Fortis Construction

Contact: Colin Brennan, CPFM Owner’s Representative, 541-346-8242 or 541-654-2972

Willamette Hall Annual AHU Maintenance Shutdown 6/16/21

Posted on by jepeters

Begin:  Wednesday, June 16th, 2021 at 8:00 am

End:      Wednesday, June 16th, 2021 at 3:30 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted:  Willamette Hall

Scope:  The AHU will be shut down for annual repairs and maintenance.

Services Impacted:  The building’s heating, cooling, exhaust, fume hoods, and HVAC air supply will be off-line.

Special Instructions:  Fume hood sashes will need to be closed and containers within the fume hoods sealed prior to the shutdown.

Work Performed By:  CPFM FS Mechanical Crew

Contact:  Ken Straw, CPFM Mechanical and Plumbing Shop Manager, 541-346-5406

Willamette Hall Steam Supply/Heating Water Shutdown 6/22/21

Posted on by jepeters

Begin: Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021 at 7:00 am

End: Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021 at 3:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted:  Willamette Hall

Scope:  The steam supply/heating water will be shut down in order to replace the heating water main isolation valve in Mechanical Room #50.  This will be happening at the same time as the Hot Water shutdown to remove a backflow assembly.

Services Impacted: This will affect the steam condensate, building heat, and the domestic hot water in sinks.

Work Performed By: CPFM FS Mechanical Shop

Contact: Richard Vaughan, CPFM Facilities Services, 541-346-2319

ZIRC HVAC Cleaning Advisory 4/19/21 – 4/20/21

Posted on by jepeters

Begin:  Monday, April 19th, 2021 at 7:00 am

End:      Tuesday, April 20th, 2021 at 6:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted:  Zebrafish International Resource Center

Scope:  The HVAC within the ZIRC facility will be cleaned of ash, char, and soot contamination resulting from the wildfires last summer. This cleaning will require each unit to be shut down for approx. half of one of the days. Workers may need to pass through the building to access the equipment that serves the office areas. The fish room units are accessible from outside.

Services Impacted:  HVAC units will be offline.

Extra Notes:  The project will be coordinated by Environmental Health & Safety, working with CPFM.

Work Performed By:  Servpro

Contact:  Adam Jones, SRS Buildings Sciences Manager, 541-346-8397

Clean Steam Shutdown 4/20/21

Posted on by jepeters

UPDATE 4/20: The autoclave clean steam heat exchanger is back online. Please allow 4-8 hours for the chemical treated steam to work its way out of the pipeline.

Begin:  Tuesday, April 20th, 2021 at 6:00 am

End:      Tuesday, April 20th, 2021 at 1:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted:  Cascade Annex, Columbia Hall, Huestis Hall, Klamath Hall, Lewis Integrative Science Building (LISB), Onyx Bridge, Pacific Hall, Streisinger Hall, University Health Services, Volcanology, Willamette Hall, and ZIRC

Scope:  Due to a leaking steam condensate valve and a damaged temperature probe wire, the autoclave clean steam heat exchanger will be shut down. Chemical treated steam will be cross connected to the pipeline for the duration of the shutdown.

Services Impacted: 

·           Clean steam will be unavailable but chemically treated 60 psi steam will be cross connected and routed through the pipeline for the duration of the shutdown.

·           No building heat or hot water will be impacted.

Extra Notes:  We will send out a notice when the system is back online.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Utilities & Energy

Contact:  Kyle Wilson, CPFM Utilities Maintenance Manager, 541-346-2246

Klamath Steam Pipe Work 4/13-4/14

Posted on by mdriggs

UPDATE 4/14/21:

The steam is back online.

 

UPDATE 4/13: While turning the steam back on a leak was discovered. Steam to Klamath and Price Science Commons will be offline overnight.

Begin:  April 13, 2021 at 4:00 am

End:      April 13, 2021 at 3:00 pm April 14, 2021

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted: Klamath Hall and Price Science Commons

Scope: Steam pipe work to repair broken steam line

Services Impacted:  This will affect the heating, autoclave steam, and hot water to the entire building.

Special Instructions: Please turn off any equipment beforehand that may be affected by the steam outage.

Work Performed By: Utilities & Energy

Contact: Ken Straw, CPFM Mechanical and Plumbing Shop Manager, 541-346-5406

Annual Autoclave Steam Generator Preventative Maintenance 3/23/21 – 3/25/21

Posted on by jepeters

UPDATE 2:33 pm:

The autoclave clean steam heat exchanger is back online. Please allow 4-8 hours for the chemical treated steam to work its way out of the pipeline.

 

Begin:  Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021 at 7:00 am

End:      Thursday, March 25th, 2021 at 3:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted:  Cascade Annex, Columbia Hall, Huestis Hall, Klamath Hall, Lewis Integrative Science Building (LISB), Onyx Bridge, Pacific Hall, Streisinger Hall, University Health Services, Volcanology, Willamette Hall, and ZIRC

Scope:  CPFM Utilities and Energy will be performing the annual preventative maintenance and an internal inspection of the autoclave steam generator.

Services Impacted:

  • The autoclave steam heat exchanger will be shut down.
  • Clean steam will be unavailable but chemically treated 60 psi steam will be cross connected and routed through the pipeline for the duration of the shutdown.
  • No building heat or hot water will be impacted.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Utilities and Energy with a Contractor

Contact:  Kyle Wilson, CPFM Utilities Maintenance Manager, 541-346-2246