1/08/25 Pacific Hall Emergency Fume Hood Shutdown

UPDATE:
The fans have been repaired and service has been restored.

 

Begin:  Wednesday, January 8, 2025 – effective immediately

End:      Wednesday, January 8, 2025 – expected by end of day

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

Scope:  Emergency fume hood shutdown due to issues with LEF Fans #1 and #2.

Services Impacted:  Fume hoods are offline at this time.

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

Work Performed By:  CPFM

ContactWork Control Center, Campus Planning and Facilities Management, 541-346-2319

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

Overhead view of Pacific Hall

1/03/25 Klamath Hall Emergency Fume Hood Shutdown

Begin:  Friday, January 3, 2025, at 8:00 am

End:      Friday, January 3, 2025, at 3:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Klamath Hall 1st and 2nd floors

Scope:  Exhaust fans 1 and 2 will be shut down for cleaning.

Services Impacted:  This will affect all fume hoods on the 1st and 2nd floors.

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

Work Performed By:  CPFM Mechanical Shop

ContactWork 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 Klamath Hall

12/27/24 Klamath Hall 1st and 2nd Floor Exhaust and Fume Hood Shutdown

Begin:  Friday, December 27, 2024, at 8:00 am

End:      Friday, December 27, 2024, at 12:00 noon

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

Scope:  The 1st and 2nd floor fume hoods will be shut down for testing.

Services Impacted:  This will affect the exhaust and fume hoods on the floors listed.

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

Work Performed By:  CPFM Mechanical Shop

ContactWork 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 Klamath Hall

TBD – Willamette Hall Exhaust Fan Shutdown

UPDATE:
This work has been postponed due to material lead times.  A notice will be sent when the work has been rescheduled.

 

BeginThursday, December 19, 2024, at 7:00 am   TBD

End:      Thursday, December 19, 2024, at 5:00 pm   TBD

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Willamette Hall east of the Atrium – Basement through the 4th floor

Scope:  The exhaust fans serving these rooms will be down to install the correct sheaves and belts.

Services Impacted:  Room exhausts and fume hood exhausts in these rooms will be down for the entire day.

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

Work Performed By:  Air Introduction and Regulation

ContactWork 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 Willamette Hall

 

12/11/24 – Unknown – Streisinger Hall Exhaust Fan 3 Emergency Shutdown

Begin:  Wednesday, December 11, 2024 – effective immediately

End:      Unknown

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Streisinger Hall – 2nd floor

Scope:  Exhaust fan 3 is offline due to an emergency shutdown.  Replacement parts are being located.  An update will be sent when it has been repaired.

Services Impacted:  This will affect the fume hoods and general exhaust on the 2nd floor.

Special Instructions:  Please close and secure fume hood sashes.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Facilities

ContactWork 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

8/05/24 Klamath Hall HVAC Control System Shutdown

UPDATE:
This work has been completed and the HVAC system has been restored to service.

 

Begin:  Monday, August 5, 2024, at 7:00 am

End:      Monday, August 5, 2024, at 7:00 pm

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

Scope:  The HVAC system will be shut down to do necessary work on the building HVAC controls system.  This will require all building HVAC systems to be offline for 12 hours.

Services Impacted:

  • This will affect all heating, cooling, exhaust systems and fume hoods.
  • Fume hood sashes will need to be closed and containers within the fume hoods sealed prior to this date.

Work Performed By:  CPFM FS BAS Dept.

ContactWork 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 Image of Klamath Hall

7/10/24 Streisinger Hall Fume Hood and Exhaust Fan Shutdown

Begin:  Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at 7:00 am

End:      Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at 4:30 pm

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

Scope:  Fume hoods and exhaust fans will be shut down intermittently throughout the day while maintenance and preventative maintenance work is performed.

Services Impacted:  Fume hoods and exhaust fans will be offline during this time.  THIS WILL ALSO AFFECT ANIMAL LABS.

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

Work Performed By:  CPFM Facilities

ContactWork 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 Image of Streisinger Hall

6/28/24 Huestis Hall Lab Vacuum Pump System Shutdown

Begin:  Friday, June 28, 2024, at 7:00 am

End:      Friday, June 28, 2024, at 3:00 pm

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

Scope:  The lab vacuum pump system will be shut down to install a new fabricated muffler section to reduce noise and vibration transference through the vacuum duct work on levels 1, 2 and 3.

Services Impacted:  End users in Huestis Hall will not have lab vacuum service available at the turrets at lab benches and in fume hoods.

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

Work Performed By:  FM Sheetmetal

ContactMartina Oxoby, CPFM Owner’s Representative, 541-346-5880

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

Overhead map view of Huestis Hall

 

6/20/24 – 6/21/24 Willamette Hall Fume Hood Shutdown Advisory

UPDATE:
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the shutdown will need to occur over two days, Thursday, June 20th and Friday, June 21st. This will allow the contractor to cut in access panels to be able to effectively clean the coils.

 

Begin:  Thursday, June 20, 2024, at 8:00 am

End:      Thursday, June 20, Friday, June 21, 2024, at 3:00 pm

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

Scope:  Reduced air flow on several fume hoods has identified the need to clean the heat recovery coils.

Services Impacted:  Fume hoods will be shut down during this time. Lab and classroom spaces with fume hoods will be affected.

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

Work Performed By:  Contractor

ContactWork Control Center, Campus Planning and Facilities Management, 541-346-2319

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

Map image of Willamette Hall from above

POSTPONED – Klamath Hall HVAC Control System Shutdown

UPDATE:
Due to scheduling conflicts, this will be rescheduled at a later time.

 

BeginThursday, May 16, 2024, at 7:00 am

End:      Thursday, May 16, 2024, at 7:00 pm

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

Scope:  Necessary work on the building HVAC controls system will require all building HVAC systems to be offline for 12 hours.

Services Impacted:  This will affect all heating, cooling, exhaust systems, hot water, and fume hoods.

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

Work Performed By:  Siemens

ContactWork 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

Willamette Hall East Side Emergency Fume Hood Shutdown 4/4/24

Begin:  Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 8:00 am

End:      Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 9:30 am

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Willamette Hall East Side

Scope:  Exhaust fans for fume hoods on the east side of the building will be shutdown for evaluation and maintenance due to low air flow.

Services Impacted:  All fume hood exhaust on the east side of the building will be down during this time.

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

Work Performed By:  CPFM Facilities Serivces

ContactWork Control Center, Campus Planning and Facilities Management, 541-346-2319

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

willamette hall on map

3/25/24 – 3/29/24 Klamath Hall Air Velocity and Volume Measurements Advisory

Begin:  Monday, March 25, 2024

End:      Friday, March 29, 2024

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Klamath Hall Basement, 1st, and 2nd floors

Scope:  The air balancing contractor will make final adjustments to the lab exhaust air systems. Work will include taking air velocity and volume measurements in ductwork, exhaust grilles, and fume hoods. Room air pressures will also be measured relative to adjacent spaces and/or the corridor.

Services Impacted: The lab exhaust fans will remain active during these activities; the only disruptions will be the contractor taking measurements in rooms.

Work Performed By:  Contractor

ContactKevin Waldrop, CPFM Facilities Engineer, 541-346-2315 or 541-525-4326

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

Overhead picture of Klamath

3/14/24 – Unknown – Willamette Hall Room 32 Emergency Fume Hood Shutdown

Begin:  Thursday, March 14, 2024 – effective immediately

End:      Unknown

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Willamette Hall room 32

Scope:  The fume hoods in room 32 will be down for at least three (3) days as they troubleshoot the low air issue.  An update will be sent when service has been restored.

Services Impacted:  Room 32 fume hoods are unavailable during this time.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Facilities Services

ContactWork 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 Willamette Hall Room #32

3/26/24 Willamette Hall Intermittent HVAC Interruption Advisory

Begin:  Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at 12:00 noon

End:      Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at 4:00 pm

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

Scope:  To maintain reliability of the Building Automation System controllers, Siemens will be performing firmware updates on control panels.

Services Impacted:

  • Expect intermittent outages to HVAC and exhaust systems serving the laser lab spaces listed.
    • Laser Lab Rooms: 35, 36, 37, 38, 41A, 41B, 41C, and 100.
  • System interruptions are typically very short duration, but occupants should plan for an outage lasting the full 4 hours.
  • Fume hood sashes should be closed and containers within the fume hoods sealed prior to this date.

Work Performed By:  Siemens

ContactWork 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 Willamette Hall

 

3/26/24 Streisinger Hall Intermittent HVAC Interruption Advisory

Begin:  Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at 8:00 am

End:      Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at 12:00 noon

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

Scope:  To maintain reliability of the Building Automation System controllers, Siemens will be performing firmware updates on control panels.

Services Impacted:

  • Intermittent outages to HVAC and exhaust systems are to be expected.
  • This will affect the cooling, exhaust, heating, and HVAC air supply.
  • Fume hood sashes should be closed and containers within the fume hoods sealed prior to this date.

Work Performed By:  Siemens

ContactWork 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 Streisinger Hall

 

3/26/24 University Health Services Intermittent HVAC Interruption Advisory

Begin:  Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at 8:00 am

End:      Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at 4:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  University Health Services

Scope:  To maintain reliability of the Building Automation System controllers, Siemens will be performing firmware updates on control panels.

Services Impacted:

  • Intermittent outages to HVAC and exhaust systems are to be expected.
  • This will affect the cooling, exhaust, heating, and HVAC air supply.
  • Fume hood sashes should be closed and containers within the fume hoods sealed prior to this date.

Work Performed By:  Siemens

ContactWork Control Center, Campus Planning and Facilities Management, 541-346-2319

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

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3/25/24 Lokey Labs Intermittent HVAC Interruption Advisory

Begin:  Monday, March 25, 2024, at 8:00 am

End:      Monday, March 25, 2024, at 12:00 noon

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Lokey Labs

Scope:  To maintain reliability of the Building Automation System controllers, Siemens will be performing firmware updates on control panels.

Services Impacted:

  • Intermittent outages to HVAC and exhaust systems are to be expected.
  • This will affect the cooling, exhaust, heating, and HVAC air supply.
  • Fume hood sashes should be closed and containers within the fume hoods sealed prior to this date.

Work Performed By:  Siemens

ContactWork 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 Lokey Labs

3/25/24 Pacific Hall Intermittent HVAC Interruption Advisory

Begin:  Monday, March 25, 2024, at 12:00 noon

End:      Monday, March 25, 2024, at 4:00 pm

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

Scope:  To maintain reliability of the Building Automation System controllers, Siemens will be performing firmware updates on control panels.

Services Impacted:

  • Intermittent outages to HVAC and exhaust systems are to be expected.
  • This will affect the cooling, exhaust, heating, and HVAC air supply.
  • Fume hood sashes should be closed and containers within the fume hoods sealed prior to this date.

Work Performed By:  Siemens

ContactWork 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

3/13/24 Klamath Hall Emergency Fume Hood Shutdown

Begin:  Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at 9:00 am

End:      Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at 1:30 pm

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

Scope:  ALL Klamath Hall fume hoods will be shut down for emergency air balancing.

Services Impacted:  All fume hoods will be offline during this time.

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

Work Performed By:  CPFM Facilities

ContactWork 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

1/09/24 and 1/12/24 Huestis Hall and Lokey Labs Fume Hoods, Exhaust, HVAC Air Supply and Fire Alarm System Shutdown

1st Day:             Tuesday, January 9, 2024, from 7:00 am until 4:00 pm

2nd Day:           Friday, January 12, 2024, from 7:00 am until 4:00 pm

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

Scope:

  • Huestis Hall: On Tuesday 1/9 and again on Friday 1/12 from 7:00 am – 4:00 pm, air and exhaust systems will be offline in the basement as the temporary AHU and exhaust fans are removed and final connections to building AHU units and lab exhaust fans are reconnected. User access to Huestis rooms 6, 12 and 13 should be limited or avoided during this shutdown.
  • Lokey Labs and Huestis Hall:  On Tuesday, 1/9 from 7:00 am until 4:00 pm, the fire alarm system will be offline to Huestis and Lokey Labs during this shutdown. Contractor will provide fire watch.

Services Impacted:  This will affect exhaust, fire alarm systems, fume hoods, heating, cooling, and the HVAC air supply.  Fume hood sashes should be closed and containers within the fume hoods sealed prior to this date.

Details:  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.

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

Work Performed By:  JH Kelly, FM Sheetmetal, IES

ContactMartina 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 and Lokey Labs

12/07/23 Streisinger Hall HVAC and Exhaust Systems Emergency Shutdown

Begin:  Thursday, December 7, 2023, at 8:00 am

End:      Thursday, December 7, 2023, at 9:00 am

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

Scope:  An emergency shutdown is needed to implement modifications to Siemens control panels.

Services Impacted: A short outage of all HVAC and exhaust systems will affect the exhaust, fume hoods, heating, and HVAC air supply systems.

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

Work Performed By:  CPFM Facilities BAS Staff

ContactWork Control Center, Campus Planning and Facilities Management, 541-346-2319

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

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11/20/23 Klamath Hall Emergency Exhaust Fan Shutdown

UPDATE:  The repair has been completed and the exhaust fans returned to service.

Begin:  Monday, November 20, 2023, at 8:00 am

End:    Monday, November 20, 2023

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

Scope:  Due to a broken damper, exhaust fans 3 & 4 serving Klamath Hall will be shutdown for repairs some time between 8:00 am and 8:30 am this morning.

Services Impacted:  The air exhaust for all Klamath Hall will be affected.  An update will be sent out once the work is completed.

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

Work Performed By:  Facilities Services

ContactWork 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

11/17/23 Klamath Hall Lab Exhaust Fan Testing and Fume Hood Shutdown

Begin:  Friday, November 17, 2023, at 7:00 am

End:      Friday, November 17, 2023, at 8:00 am

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Klamath Hall – Basement, Ground, First, and Second Floors

Scope:  Lab exhaust fans will be shut off for 5-10 minutes to test alarm activation and notification.

Services Impacted:  Fans will be tested one at a time, reduced exhaust air volume can be expected and some local low flow alarms at fume hoods.

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

Work Performed By:  CPFM Facilities, Siemens

ContactKevin Waldrop, CPFM Facilities Engineer, 541-346-2315 or 541-525-4326

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

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10/23/23 Huestis Hall and Lokey Labs Electrical Shutdown

Begin:  Monday, October 23, 2023, at 7:30 am

End:      Monday, October 23, 2023, at 11:00 am

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

Scope:  As part of the Huestis Renovation project, panels fed from temporary power sources will be refed from the new permanent power sources.

Services Impacted:  This shutdown will affect services on electrical panels 4L1 and 2L1 including the Fire Alarm in Huestis and Lokey, hallway lights in Huestis and LEF 1&2 in Lokey Labs. Contractor will provide fire watch.

Copier 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.  For questions, please contact Kati Kronholm at 541-346-5370 or katik@uoregon.edu.  For non-copier questions, please reach out to the contact person listed below.

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

Fire Alarm Details:  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.

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

Work Performed By:  EC

ContactMartina 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 and Lokey Labs

10/09/23 Klamath Hall Chilled Water, Supply Airflow, and Electrical Outage

UPDATE 10/09/23:
Please be aware the hallway lighting will be losing power during the shutdown and will be returning when the shutdown ends.

 

UPDATE 9/29/23:
Additionally, in order to perform the work, and for safety, the steam supply to the building will be isolated.  This could possibly result in lower ambient temperatures within the building but no significant fluctuations are expected.

 

UPDATE 9/22/23:
The previously proposed  shutdown for 9/18/23 has been shortened and the date has been adjusted.  It will now be occurring on 10/9/23 between the hours of 7:00 am and 11:30 am.

Primary building contacts have been contacted, the associated effects of this work have been discussed, and accommodations are being planned for. Should you have considerations you do not feel have been addressed, please reach out to @Damon Rutherford to discuss them.

 

Begin:  Monday, October 9, 2023, at 7:00 am

End:      Monday, October 9, 2023, at 11:30 am

Scope:  As part of improving overall building exhaust flows, a main electrical panel must be disconnected, and upgraded, in order to tie in new exhaust fan equipment.

Services Impacted:  During this work, several pieces of equipment will be out of service, most notably the chilled water and supply airflow. A more detailed list is attached for your reference.

Special Instructions:  Prior to this date, please close fume hood sashes and seal containers within the fume hoods, including the 3rd floor fume hoods.

Work Performed By:  Bridgeway Construction & OEG

ContactDamon Rutherford, CPFM D&C Owner’s Representative, 541-346-8285

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

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