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UPDATE:  This work has been pushed out a day and will now begin on Wednesday, January 21, 2026.

Begin:  Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at 6:00 am Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 6:00 am

End:      Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at 12:00 noon  (possibly Tuesday at 5:00 pm) Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 12:00 noon (possibly Wednesday at 5:00 pm)

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

Scope:  An air separator off the heat exchanger has a substantial leak and needs to be replaced.  This requires an emergency shut down of the heating water/steam and air handlers.  This is expected to take either a day or a day and a half.

Services Impacted:  All the heat will be offline in the building during this time.

Special Instructions:  Please dress accordingly.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Crews

Contact:  Shaun Frasier, CPFM Plumbing and Mechanical Shop Manager, 541-346-0275

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

Begin:  Monday, December 15, 2025, at 7:00 am

End:      Monday, December 29, 2025, at 5:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Esslinger Hall rooms 151-166A

Scope:  Steam heat will be shut down to investigate heating issues.  This work will take place over the winter break.

Services Impacted:

• Building heat will be off to the rooms listed  – see map below
• Supplemental heat will be provided to room 160 as it will be occupied intermittently.

Special Instructions:  Please plan on dressing accordingly.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Mechanical Crew

Contact:  Shaun Frasier, CPFM Plumbing and Mechanical Shop Manager, 541-346-0275

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

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

UPDATE:
The steam has been restored to service.

Begin:  Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at 7:30 am

End:      Tuesday, November 18, 2025 – unknown

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

Scope:  Lawrence Hall steam will be turned off to complete a valve replacement on a radiator in room 243.

Services Impacted:  Building occupants may experience lower than Thermal SOP temperatures this morning while valve replacement work is performed.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Mechanical Crew

Contact:  Shaun Frasier, CPFM Plumbing and Mechanical Shop Manager, 541-346-0275

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

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

UPDATE 12/05/25:  All steam shutdowns are being pushed back until Spring, an updated notice will be sent out when more information is available.

Begin:  Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at 7:00 am

End:      Friday, January 9, 2026, at 4:00 pm

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

Scope:  The steam coils will be replaced in the Klamath Hall basement.

Services Impacted:

• For most of the duration of the project, there won’t be much disruption.
• There will be welding and soldering occurring in the basement, but the contractor will be taking steps to minimize odors throughout the building.
• As part of this project, the steam and air handlers will have to be shutdown periodically.  Additional, updated notifications and coordination will take place prior to these shutdowns. I don’t have a schedule of those yet.

Work Performed By:  Brothers Plumbing

Contact:  Glen Macdonald, CPFM Owner’s Representative, 541-346-8201

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

Begin:  Friday, September 19, 2025, at 2:30 pm

End:      Monday, September 22, 2025 – late afternoon

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

Scope:  The boilers will be shut down on Friday the 19^th around 2:30 pm, to begin the cooling process for an emergency repair on Monday the 22^nd.   This will allow the steam traps to be rebuilt in the mechanical room 111F.  This work is expected to take the whole day.

Services Impacted:  The building will be cool until it comes back up in the afternoon of Monday the 22^nd .

Special Instructions:  Please plan on dressing accordingly.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Mechanical Crew

Contact:  Shaun Frasier, CPFM Plumbing and Mechanical Shop Manager, 541-346-0275

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

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

UPDATE:  The repair has been completed, and steam is now being returned to the building.  It may take several hours before full building heat and hot water are available.

Begin:  Thursday, August 28, 2025 – effective immediately

End:      Friday, August 29, 2025, at 12:00 noon

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

Scope:  Steam has been turned off for an emergency leak repair.

Services Impacted:

• No building heat or hot water will be available until the repair is complete.
• Minimal impact is expected as catering is currently shutdown at this time.

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.

UPDATE:
The steam trap repair has been completed, and the steam has been restored.

Begin:  Thursday, August 28, 2025, at 8:00 am

End:      Thursday, August 28, 2025 – unknown  10:00 am

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Baker Downtown Center

Scope:  The building steam will be shut down for an emergency repair to a steam trap in room 60B.  An update will be sent when the steam has been restored.

Services Impacted:  Building heat will be offline during this time.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Mechanical Crew

Contact:  Shaun Frasier, CPFM Plumbing and Mechanical Shop Manager, 541-346-0275

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

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

UPDATE:
The dates for this work have been changed and will now begin on Monday, August, 2025 and complete the following day.

Begin:   August 18, at 10:00 pm  Monday, August 25, 2025, at 2:00 pm

End:      August 19, at 12:00 noon  Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at 12:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Unthank Hall and Knight Law Center

Scope:  Due to a leaking main steam valve in the utility tunnel, a section of steam utility pipe will be shut down to repair the valve.

Services Impacted:  No building heat or hot water will be available during this time.

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.

Begin:  Monday, August 18, 2025, at 7:00 am

End:      Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at 3:00 pm

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

Scope:  Due to the installation of a steam flow meter, building heating and hot water will be off.

Services Impacted:  No heat or hot water will be available during this time.

Work Performed By:  S2 Industrial

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.

REMINDER:
This shutdown has been rescheduled for Monday, the 19^th, at 3:00 pm and the repair work will be done on Tuesday, the 20^th.

Begin:  Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at 2:30 pm   Monday, May 19, 2025, at 3:00 pm

End:      Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in the afternoon   Tuesday, May 20, 2025, end of day

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

Scope:  The steam heat will be shut down for an emergency repair on a bad flange.

Services Impacted:  Building heat will be offline during this time.

Special Instructions:  Please dress accordingly.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Mechanical Crew

Contact:  Shaun Frasier, CPFM Plumbing and Mechanical Shop Manager, 541-346-0275

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

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

UPDATE:
The seasonal transition from steam to chilled water has been completed.

Reminder About Seasonal Building Steam Management

As the warmer weather arrives, CPFM Facilities Services will again implement its process for systematically deactivating the heat within steam-controlled buildings.

These locations include the following:

• Agate Hall (gym/auditorium)
• Cascade Annex
• Collier House
• Columbia Hall (Room 154)
• Condon Hall
• CPFM Buildings
• Esslinger Hall
• Fine Arts Studios
• Friendly Hall
• Frohnmayer Music (radiators only)
• Gerlinger Hall
• Hendricks Hall
• Lawrence (primary studios)
• Lokey Education (East and West)
• McArthur Court (radiators only)
• Millrace Woodshop
• Onyx Bridge (072/090, 169/170)
• Susan Campbell
• University Hall
• Villard Hall
• Volcanology Hall

Because turning off the system is an involved and lengthy process, Facilities Services has established the

following methodology regulating when technicians will deactivate the steam for the warmer season:

As Spring temperatures become warmer, we systematically turn off the steam when outside nighttime

air temperature is above 50 degrees for five (5) consecutive nights AND daytime air temperature is

above 70 degrees for five (5) consecutive days.

Since Spring temperatures may vary widely from day to day, building occupants can expect inside

temperatures to fluctuate until outside conditions meet the above criteria, and technicians can deactivate

the steam.

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

UPDATE 5/02/25:
Work has been rescheduled for Monday, May 12^th through Friday, May 16^th.
Knight Campus 1 will not be affected by this shutdown.

UPDATE 4/28:
Work has been delayed.  The start date is TBD.
Please reach out to Denise Stewart if you have any questions.

Begin:  Monday, April 28  May 12, 2025

End:      Friday, May 2 16, 2025

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Zebrafish International Resource Center, Greenhouses, Fine Arts A, B, & C, Woodshop, and Knight Campus 1

Scope:  To connect the new Knight Campus Building 2 construction to the campus steam and condensate systems, work is required in the tunnel system to revise piping. The steam system will be shut down to the listed buildings for this work to occur. Coordination has occurred to provide temporary heating to the impacted buildings listed.

Services Impacted:  Steam will be offline during this time affecting campus heating systems, hot water, and steam condensate.

Work Performed By:  Hoffman Construction

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

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

Begin:  Monday, March 24, 2025, at 2:00 pm

End:      Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at 3:00 pm

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

Scope:  Due to an obsolete steam pressure regulator failure, a portion of the building heat will be shut down to install a new pressure regulator.

Services Impacted:  Heat will be offline in the NW section of the building.

Special Instructions:  Please plan on dressing accordingly.

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.

Begin:  Thursday, March 27, 2025, at 7:00 am

End:      Thursday, March 27, 2025, at 3:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Klamath Hall #B045 & Penthouse, Willamette Hall #050, Streisinger Hall #190, Huestis Hall #006A, and Lewis Integrated Science Building #033 Mechanical Rooms

Scope:  Due to a leaking main condensate pipe in the utility tunnel, several building condensate tanks will be temporarily drained to sewer.

Services Impacted:  This is done to safely affect repairs without impacting building heat or hot water.

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.

UPDATE:
This work has been rescheduled for Thursday afternoon, March 27^th, between 12:30 and 3:30.

Begin:  Tuesday, March 25      Thursday, March 27, 2025, at 12:30 pm

End:      Tuesday, March 25      Thursday, March 27, 2025, at 3:30 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Cascade Annex East

Scope:  Steam heat will be shut down to replace a broken steam valve on a radiator.

Services Impacted:  Heating will be offline for the entire building.

Special Instructions:  Please plan to dress accordingly.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Mechanical Shop

Contact:  Shaun Frasier, CPFM Plumbing and Mechanical Shop Manager, 541-346-0275

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

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

Begin:  Thursday, February 20, 2025, at 7:00 am

End:      Thursday, February 20, 2025, at 2:00 pm or sooner, if possible

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Klamath Hall – 3^rd and 4^th Floors

Scope:  Due to a failed weld on a 60 psi steam pipe, steam heat will be shut down for emergency repairs.

Services Impacted:  Work will take place under the basement mechanical room B045. There may be a slight welding odor at times.

Special Instructions:  Please plan to dress accordingly.

Work Performed By:  Utilities & Energy and S2 Industrial

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.

Begin:  Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at 7:00 am

End:      Wednesday, February 19, 2025 – till complete

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

Scope:  The steam will be offline for a short time to remove some insulation to find a leak. The steam will be turned back on to locate the leak and then a plan will be made to repair it.

Services Impacted:  The heat will be offline while the leak is located.  This isn’t expected to take very long.

Work Performed By:  CPFM 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.

Begin:  Monday, February 17, 2025, at 8:00 am

End:      Monday, February 17, 2025, at 2:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  McArthur Court

Scope:  Steam will be shut down for an emergency repair of a leaking pipe.

Services Impacted:  Heating will be offline for the entire building.

Special Instructions:  Plan to dress accordingly.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Plumbing and Mechanical Shops

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.

Begin:  Monday, October 28, 2024, at 8:00 am

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

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Unthank Hall, Bean Hall, Ford Alumni Center, 13^th Avenue Garage, MKA Arena, Global Scholars, Knight Law

Scope:  Due to a leak on the main condensate return pipe, condensate tanks in mechanical rooms and the utility tunnel will temporarily be diverted to drains while the pipe is repaired.

Services Impacted:  Only the mechanical rooms and utility tunnel will be affected. This is an advisory only. This work will not impact any building heat nor hot water!

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.

Begin:  Thursday, October 10, 2024, at 5:00 pm

End:      Saturday, October 12, 2024, at 7:00 am

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Oregon Hall, University Health Services, and Deschutes Hall

Scope:  Due to a serious leak on a main 14-inch steam pipeline in the utility tunnel, an emergency steam heating shutdown is required.

Services Impacted:  This will affect building heating only.  Domestic hot water for the buildings will not be impacted.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Utilities & Energy and Hydro Temp Mechanical

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.

UPDATE:
The steam has been returned to service.

UPDATE:
The steam shutdown has been rescheduled for next Tuesday, August 20^th, at 3:00 pm and will end on Wednesday, August 21^st, by 5:00 pm.    This will also affect the building heat in Columbia Hall.

UPDATE:
The steam shut down has been postponed.  A notice will be sent when it has been rescheduled.

Begin:  August 13, 2024, at 3:00 pm   Postponed   Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at 3:00 pm

End:      August 14, 2024, at 12:00 noon    Postponed   Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at 5:00 pm

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

Scope:  The steam will be shut down for repairs.

Services Impacted:

• This will affect the industrial hot water and the domestic hot water in Pacific Hall.
• The building will be a bit cooler on Wednesday morning in Pacific Hall and Columbia Hall, but adjustments will be made overnight as needed.

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.

Begin:  Friday, August 9, 2024, at 7:00 am

End:      Friday, August 9, 2024, at 9:00 am

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

Scope:  The steam system will be temporarily shut down to install a condensate blowdown valve for maintenance purposes.

Services Impacted:

• Huestis Basement: Depending on the outside air temperature, the AHUs and LEFs that serve the basement may need to be shut down to avoid unheated air blowing into occupied spaces.
• Huestis all floors: Domestic hot water will be offline during this outage.

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.

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

End:      Wednesday, August 7, 2024, at 3:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Knight Law Center

Scope:  Due to the replacement of a utility steam flow meter, building steam heating and domestic hot water will be shut down.

Services Impacted:

• This shutdown will have minimal impact to building heating.
• The cold-water supply will not be affected.
• Work will take place in the utility tunnel and basement mechanical space.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Utilities & Energy and S2 Industrial

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.

UPDATE:
The steam shutdown this afternoon and tomorrow will impact the domestic hot water temperatures affecting showers, sinks, and the pool.

UPDATE 7/18:
The Erb Memorial Union will not be impacted by this shutdown.  The only buildings that will be affected are Esslinger Hall, McArthur Court, and the Student Rec Center.

Begin:  Monday, July 22, 2024, at 3:00 pm

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

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Esslinger Hall, McArthur Court, Student Rec Center, Erb Memorial Union (south)

Scope:  Due to a leaking 8-inch main steam valve, a section of the utility steam piping will be shutdown to replace the valve. This work is urgent to avoid damage to adjacent utility equipment.  Work will take place in the tunnel.

Services Impacted:  Steam will be offline at Esslinger Hall, McArthur Court, Student Rec Center, South EMU Steam Feed (Note: North EMU steam feed will remain active). 

Work Performed By:  S2 Industrial

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.

UPDATE: 5/28/24

Noise Advisory – There may be noise associated with reciprocating saw use this afternoon.

Building 136 Occupants:

This afternoon, the Mechanical Shop is going to turn the steam back on and listen for the hum upstairs.  If there is no hum, the steam will remain on until the chilled water switch over, barring the return of the hum.

If the hum returns, the steam will be turned off until 3:00 pm tomorrow (Friday), when the Mechanical Shop will turn it on for the long weekend in the hopes it heats up the building, as well as the concrete slab on the first floor, enough to retain some of the heat.  On Tuesday morning, the Mechanical Shop will shut off the steam and, when the pipes have cooled, will cut in a valve on the 2^nd floor outside of Emily’s office and turn the valve to the off position.  They will then restore heat, leaving the upstairs coil isolated.  This will provide heat to the rest of the building, and we can focus on other heat sources for upstairs.

If the pipe degrades and the crew cannot install a valve, the steam will be shut off and we will contact a contractor to weld a cap on the pipe before turning it back on.  This is the worst-case scenario in that it removes the ability to run cold water through the coil upstairs when it gets warm again.

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.