Category: Compressed Air

10/30/24 and 11/07/24 Lewis Integrative Science Building, Klamath Hall, Lokey Labs, Pacific Hall, and Huestis Hall Yearly Vacuum Pump Preventative Maintenance

Posted on by jepeters

UPDATE:
The maintenance work at Klamath Hall has been rescheduled for Thursday, November 7th, starting at 8:00 am.  The rest of the locations and times remain the same.

 

Begin:  Wednesday, October 30, 2024, at 8:00 am

End:     Wednesday, October 30, 2024, at 4:30 pm

Klamath:  Thursday, November 7, 2024, at 8:00 am till complete

Buildings Affected:  Lewis Integrative Science Building, Klamath Hall, Lokey Labs, Pacific Hall, and Huestis Hall

Scope:   The building lab vacuums, including the lab air compressor system at Klamath Hall, will be shut down to allow a contractor to perform preventive maintenance on the vacuum pumps and the lab air compressor. It is necessary to take the systems offline while the contractor is servicing the equipment.

Services Impacted:  This will affect all rooms and equipment connected to the building vacuum systems in LISB, Klamath Hall, Lokey Labs, Pacific Hall, and Huestis Hall, as well as the lab air compressor system at Klamath Hall.

Work Performed By:  Roger’s Machinery

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 Lewis Integrative Science Building, Klamath Hall, Lokey Labs, Pacific Hall, and Huestis Hall

4/12/24 – 9/27/24 Pacific Hall Room #013 Room Construction Activity

Posted on by jepeters

UPDATE #1:
Monday, June 24, 2024, 7:30 am – 4:00 pm
Due to the remodel, compressed air and lab vacuum lines will be temporarily shut down in rooms 9 and 10.

UPDATE #2:
Monday, June 24, 2024, 7:30 am – 4:00 pm
Due to the remodel, the tempered water and reverse osmosis water will be temporarily shut down in rooms 1 – 30 in the basement.

UPDATE #3:
Wednesday, June 26, 2024, 7:00 am – Friday, June 28, 2024, 4:00 pm
As part of the remodel, a contractor will be painting room 13.  A low VOC paint will be used but paint odor can be expected throughout the basement during this time.

 

Begin:  Friday, April 12, 2024, at 7:00 am

End:      Friday, September 27, 2024, at 4:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Pacific Hall room #013

Scope:  A conference room will be converted into a research lab.

Services Impacted:  Construction activity and noise can be expected during this time.  This will also affect parking and the loading dock.

Work Performed By:  Luna Design and Construction

Contact:  David Mason, CPFM Owner’s Representative, 541-346-5679

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

Image of Pacific Hall Room #013

2/16/24 Lewis Integrative Science Building, Klamath Hall, Lokey Labs, Pacific Hall, and Huestis Hall Vacuum Pump Shutdown Notice

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Begin:  Friday, February 16, 2024, at 8:00 am

End:      Friday, February 16, 2024, at 4:00 pm

Buildings Affected:   Lewis Integrative Science Building, Klamath Hall, Lokey Labs, Pacific Hall, and Huestis Hall

Scope:   The lab vacuums will be shut down to allow a contractor to perform preventive maintenance on the vacuum pumps and the lab air compressor system located in the penthouse at Klamath Hall.  It is necessary to take these systems offline while the contractor is servicing the vacuum pumps and air compressor.

Services Impacted:  This will affect all rooms and equipment connected to the building vacuum systems in Lewis Integrative Science Building, Klamath Hall, Lokey Labs, Pacific Hall, Huestis Hall, and the lab air compressor at Klamath Hall.

Work Performed By:  Roger’s Machinery

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

To view current construction and impacts. visit UO Map.

Image of LISB, Klamath, Huestis and Lokey Labs

1/22/24 Huestis Hall, Lokey Labs, Streisinger Hall, Willamette Hall Compressed Air and BAS Alarm Testing Advisory

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Begin:  Monday, January 22, 2024, at 8:00 am

End:      Monday, January 22, 2024, at 10:00 am

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Huestis Hall, Lokey Labs, Streisinger Hall, Willamette Hall

Scope:  A contractor will be performing a short verification test of the newly installed compressed air valves and BAS alarms, as part of commissioning and final UO acceptance.

Services Impacted:  It is expected to have no effect on your normal operations.

Work Performed By:  Siemens, 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 Willamette Hall, Streisinger Hall, Huestis Hall and Lokey Labs

 

1/05/24 Volcanology Hall Compressed Air and HVAC System Shutdown

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Begin:  Friday, January 5, 2024, at 8:00 am

End:      Friday, January 5, 2024, at 3:00 pm

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

Scope:  Building wide compressed air will be shut down to install new piping and filter systems.

Services Impacted:  This affects both laboratory compressed air and HVAC controls.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Facilities Services 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.

Image of Volcanology Hall

12/15/23 – 12/18/23 Student Recreation Center and Esslinger Hall Mechanical Heating Equipment Shutdown

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UPDATE:
Due to the repair needing more curing time, this shutdown has been extended until Monday morning at 8:00 am.

 

Begin:  Friday, December 15, 2023, at 8:00 am

End:      Friday, December 15, 2023, at 12:00 noon  Monday, December 18, 2023, at 8:00 am

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Student Recreation Center and Esslinger Hall

Scope:  The mechanical heating equipment that services the Student Rec Center and Esslinger Hall will be shut down to repair a broken pneumatic line in the SRC room #40.

Services Impacted:  This will affect the compressed air, domestic hot water, and HVAC air supply.  Noise can be expected during this time.

Work Performed By:  Bridgeway Contracting and Twin Rivers Plumbing

Contact:  Waymon Banks, CPFM Owner’s Representative, 541-346-0196

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

Image of Esslinger Hall and the SRC

11/07/23 Esslinger Hall and Student Recreation Center Emergency Compressed Air Shutdown

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Begin:  Tuesday, November 7, 2023, at 12:00 noon

End:      Tuesday, November 7, 2023, at 2:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Esslinger Hall and Student Recreation Center (SRC)

Scope:  The compressed air will be shut down to make emergency repairs to a damaged line.

Services Impacted:  Compressed air will be offline during this time.

Work Performed By:  Bridgeway Contracting

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 Esslinger Hall and the SRC

10/23/23, 10/26/23, 10/30/23, 11/03/23 Willamette Hall, Huestis Hall, Streisinger Hall, and Lokey Labs Compressed Air Shutdown

Posted on by jepeters

UPDATE 10/30/23:
The shutdown today was not successful.  The shutdown of compressed air will be rescheduled for Friday, November 3rd from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm.

  • Lokey Labs will not have compressed air during this shutdown. Please shut down affected equipment.

 

UPDATE 10/23/23:
Today’s test at Willamette Hall and Streisinger Hall was unsuccessful.  CPFM Facilities has ordered additional parts and rescheduled the test for Thursday, October 26th, from 7:00 am to 12:00 noon.

 

1st Test:   Monday, October 23, 2023, at 7:00 am – 12:00 noon

2nd Test:   Thursday, October 26, 2023, at 7:00 am – 12:00 noon

Final Day:  Monday, October 30, 2023, at 7:00 am – 1:00 pm  Friday, November 3, 2023, at 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Willamette Hall, Huestis Hall, Streisinger Hall, and Lokey Labs

Scope:  As part of the Huestis Renovation project, the campus supplied compressed air system will be offline as follows:

Monday, October 23, 2023, 7:00 am – 12:00 noon: Outage in Streisinger and Willamette Halls.

  • Streisinger and Willamette Halls – Building supplied compressed air will go offline to allow adequate testing of the emergency backup compressor units. Users will experience limited to no availability of compressed air which is likely to affect air turrets at lab benches and possibly affect building heating and cooling supply. Users should plan to limit their use of the emergency supplied compressed air during this period.
  • Huestis Hall – No impact to compressed air service anticipated during this test period.
  • Lokey Labs – No impact to compressed air service anticipated during this test period.

Monday, October 30, 2023, 7:00 am – 1:00 pm: Outage in Huestis, Lokey Labs, Willamette and Streisinger.

  • At Streisinger and Willamette Halls, following the test results of the emergency backup air supply, users will experience a lower flow of available compressed air via lab turrets. Users should plan to limit use during this period. Heating and cooling supply may be affected during this period.
  • Lokey Labs will be supplied by a temporary air compressor. Users should plan to limit use during this period.
  • Huestis Hall will not have compressed air during the shutdown. Please shut down affected equipment.

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 Willamette Hall, Huestis Hall, Streisinger Hall, and Lokey Labs

 

9/7/23 Earl Hall and Straub Hall Compressed Air Shutdown

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Begin:  Thursday, September 7  2023, at 7:00 am

End:      Thursday, September 7, 2023, at 3:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Earl Hall and Straub Hall

Scope:  Due to broken pipe supports on a tunnel compressed air line, we will shut down the service compressed air to disconnect the pipe and support it correctly.

Services Impacted:

  • Compressed Air will be offline during this time.
  • Work will take place in Mechanical Room 001C.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Utilities & Energy

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.

map of Straub and Earl

3/28/23 Pacific Hall Compressed Air Shutdown

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Begin:  Tuesday, March 28th, 2023, at 8:00 am

End:      Tuesday, March 28th, 2023, at 3:00 pm

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

Scope:  There will be a periodic shut down of compressed air to allow for diagnostics and remedy of low pressure.

Services Impacted:  The compressed air will be offline for the entire building.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Facilities Dept.

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.

9/14/22 Lokey Labs Electrical Shutdown

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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.

6/30/22 Huestis, Willamette, and Streisinger Halls Compressed Air Shutdown and Huestis Domestic Hot Water Offline

Posted on by jepeters

UPDATE 6/27/22:

This shutdown has been rescheduled for Thursday, June 30th.

 

UPDATE:
This shutdown has been rescheduled for Wednesday, June 22.

 

Begin:  Tuesday, June 21st, 2022 Wednesday, June 22nd, Thursday, June 30th, 2022 at 7:30 am

End:      Tuesday, June 21st, 2022 Wednesday, June 22nd, Thursday, June 30th, 2022 at 10:30 am

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Huestis, Willamette, and Streisinger Halls

Scope:  As part of the Huestis Hall Renovation Project, the existing pneumatic compressed air will be shut down for 3 hours.

Services Impacted:

  • This will affect the compressed air in all three buildings.
  • This will also cause the hot water heater to be offline in Huestis.

Work Performed By:  JH Kelly

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

To view current construction and impacts. visit UO Map.

Huestis Basement and Lokey Labs Compressed Air Shutdown 12/13/21

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UPDATE 12/3: The shutdown had to be rescheduled to December 13th for 8 hours instead of 4.

Begin:  Monday, December 13th, 2021 at 7:00 am

End:      Monday, December 13th, 2021 at 3:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted:  Huestis Basement and Lokey Labs

Scope:  Compressed air will be shut down in the Huestis basement Zebrafish Facility and Lokey Labs.

Services Impacted:  Compressed air will be offline.

Work Performed By:  Mortenson Construction

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

McKenzie Hall Rooms 221 and 229 Skylight Replacement Advisory 6/14/21 – 7/9/21

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Begin:  Monday, June 14, 2021

End:   Friday, July 9, 2021

Building Impacted:  McKenzie Hall

Scope:  Replace large existing skylights with new ones above rooms 221 and 229.

Services Impacted:

  • Rooms 221 and 229 will be closed during construction.
  • No additional electrical or HVAC disruptions are known at this time.  A shutdown notice will be issued as necessary.
  • Building access will be maintained during construction but may require detours.  The contractor will post detour/hazard warning signs as necessary.
  • Users can expect to hear construction noises like hammering, drilling, grinding, and see construction personnel and UO staff entering and exiting the building during normal business hours, but also as early as 6

Work performed by:  Bridgeway Contracting, Deamor

Contact:  Theo Davis, CPFM Design & Construction Project Manager, 541-346-1012

Klamath Hall Compressed Air Shutdown 2/12/2020

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Begin:   Wednesday, February 12th, 2020 at 5:00 am

End:      Wednesday, February 12th, 2020 at 11:00 am

Building or Area Impacted:  Klamath Hall

Scope:  Klamath 3rd floor renovation needs to reroute and isolate the compressed air.

Services Impacted:  High pressure (100 lb.) and low pressure (30 lb.) compressed air with be offline.

Extra Notes:  Temporary compressors can be provided for critical equipment.

Work Performed By:  Lease Crutcher Lewis

Contact:  Denise Stewart, CPFM Owner’s Representative, 541-346-2280 or 541-335-1258

Klamath Hall Compressed Air and Natural Gas Shutdowns 1/21/20

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1)

Date:  Tuesday, January 21st at 5:00 am until 5:30 am

Scope:  Shutdown of compressed air that will impact the full building. The shutdown is to isolate the phase two renovation area.

Services Impacted:  Compressed air will not be working.

Extra Notes:  Temporary air compressors can be provided and connected as needed.

 

2)

Date:  Tuesday, January 21, 2020 5:00 am to 10:00 am

Scope:  The natural gas shutdown is to isolate renovation areas on both levels two and three.

Services Impacted:  Natural gas will be off throughout the entire building.

 

Contact:  Denise Stewart, Owner’s Representative, 541-346-2280 or 541-335-1258

ZEBRAFISH Compressed Air Shutdown 8/8/19

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On Thursday, August 8th, from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm, the compressed air system in the utility tunnel will be shut down for re-routing as part of the Knight Campus Project.  The branch from the central plant to the Knight Campus site will be taken out of service, while all other locations will remain operational.  This work will take place in the tunnel.

Work will be performed by S2.

For questions or concerns, please contact Jeff Madsen at 346-2256 or jmadsen@uoregon.edu.

Straub, Earl, Carson, Living Learning Center, and Walton Hall Compressed Air Shutdown 8/6/19

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On Tuesday, August 6th, from 7:00 am to 12:00 noon, the main compressed air line in the tunnel will be shut down and moved in order to replace a steam expansion joint.  This will impact Straub Hall, Earl Hall, Carson Hall, Living Learning Center, and Walton Hall.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Kyle Wilson, CPFM Utilities Maintenance Manager – Utilities & Energy at 541-346-2246 or rwilson2@uoregon.edu.

Klamath Hall Compressed-Air Outage 05/31/19

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On Friday, May 31, 2019, from 4:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m., compressed air at Klamath Hall will be turned off throughout the whole building for piping modifications on the third level as part of the renovation project.  Lease Crutcher Lewis (LCL) will perform the work and has arranged for temporary compressed-air sources to specific labs.

Please direct any questions or comments to Denise Stewart at dstewart@uoregon.edu or 541-346-2280.

Streisinger and LISB Industrial Air Shutdown 5/9/19

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On Tuesday, May 9th, 2019 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, the industrial air will be shut down to Streisinger and Lewis Integrative Science Building (LISB), on all floors, in order to add a valve to the air line in the mechanical attic.  This work is expected to take approximately 30 to 60 minutes.  We will notify you when the air has been brought back on line.

Work will be performed by CPFM Facilities Services.

If you have any questions, please contact Campus Planning and Facilities Management Work Control Center at 541-346-2319 or workcontrolcenter@uoregon.edu.

[VOLCANOLOGY] Compressed Air, Water, Drains Shutdowns 8/17 & 8/20 4am – 6am

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In order to install new plumbing fixtures in Volcanology, the Plumbing Contractors will need to temporarily shutdown the compressed air, water, and drains from 4 am to 6 am on Friday 8/17 and Monday 8/20.

This will impact compressed air, sinks and toilets building-wide. 

Please contact CPFM Design and Construction Manager Colin Brennan at 541-654-2972 if you have any equipment that needs these utilities during these shutdowns.

4/7: [OREGON HALL] Electrical Gear Outage Impacting Various Building Equipment & Areas 1E, 2E, 3E, 4E (all east wing areas)

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This notice has been sent to all UO Spaces building contacts in Oregon Hall and Outlook Lists FS Memo and Computing Centers.

Building Occupants,

On Saturday, April 7, 2018, from 6:00 am – 3:30 pm Fortis Construction and JKG Electrical will be shutting down the basement electrical gear impacting the flowing equipment;

Freight Elevator
Passenger Elevators
Panel MSP1, west basement, basement pumps- chilled water/ heating/ condensate
Panel WRB, west basement, sump pump SP-3, exhaust fan EF-3
Water Heater in main basement
Panel ERB, main basement, hot water pump, sump pump SP4, dry pipe air compressor

Impacted Areas: 1E, 2E, 3E, 4E (all east wing areas)

Fortis will provide power to the air compressor and monitor the sump pumps.  This shutdown should not affect the data center.

For questions for concerns, please contact CPFM Design and Construction Owners Representative Patrick Mucker at 541-346-8216.

9/22 – 9/23: Steam, City Water and Air Shutdown Impacting Pacific, Columbia, Volcanology and Cascade

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Building Occupants,

On Friday, September 22 starting at 4:00 pm through 8:00 pm on Saturday, September 23, 2017, steam will be temporarily shut down impacting services to Pacific, Columbia, Volcanology, and Cascade.  On Saturday, September 23, 2017 the city water services and service air will be temporarily shut down to facilitate the steam work. All utilities will be back on by 8:00 pm Saturday, September 23, 2017.  This is necessary as part of the ongoing Steam Tunnel Project.  Utilities and Energy will be replacing a failing 16” expansion joint in the campus tunnel system.

For questions or concerns about how this may impact your building services, please contact CPFM Utilities and Energy Supervisor Mo Soleimani at 541-346-2213 or CPFM Zone B Maintenance Manager Bruce Budzik at 541-346-8834.

Notice: Pacific Hall Construction Impacts to Lab Gas, Drain Lines, Compressed Air, RO System and Water Starting 6/21/17 Ending 07/07/17

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Building Occupants,

As part of the Pacific Hall Project, the following impacts will be happening starting June 21, 2017 and running through July 7, 2017.

 

Starting June 21, 2017, at 7:00 am

Ending June 22, 2017, by 4:00 pm

Scope: Lab gas will be disconnected temporarily to allow for construction activities.

 

Starting June 22, 2017, at 7:00 am

Ending June 23, 2017, by 4:00 pm

Scope: Lab sink drain lines need to be temporarily disconnected and configured to accommodate construction activities.

 

Starting June 23, 2017, at 7:00 am

Ending June 23, 2017, by 4:00 pm

Scope: Compressed air will be disconnected to allow construction activities.

 

Starting June 26, 2017, 7:00 am

Ending June 29, 2017, by 4:00 pm

Scope: RO water will temporarily be disconnected to allow for construction activities.

 

Starting July 5, 2017, at 7:00 am

Ending July 7, 2017, by 4:00 pm

Scope: The chilled and hot water will be temporarily disconnected to allow for construction activities.

 

For questions regarding these impacts contact CPFM Design and Construction Nick Pritchard at 612-803-0664 or Jen Miley at 541-346-1530.

 

5/3/17: Klamath Hall Compressed Air Shutdown

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Building Occupants,

This Wednesday, May 3rd, from 6:00 am to 8:00 am, there will be a compressed air shutdown.  This will allow removal of several 2nd floor compressed air lines and installation of new ductwork in their place.

Within the shutdown duration, GBC is also going to work to install an isolation valve for the 2nd floor to help reduce future impacts.

For questions or concerns about how this may impact your area, contact Denise Stewart, Campus Planning and Facilities Management (CPFM) Design and Construction at 346-2280.