Category: Facilities Operations Update

Starting the week of April 15th and continuing through the week of April 22nd, Alberici Healthcare, LLC will begin load bank testing the newly installed generator in the lower level of the BJC Institute of Health (BJC IOH) building and assisting WUSM Facilities Engineering with regulatory maintenance testing of the existing generators. The load bank […]

Lights Out Pledge Protects Migrating Birds In the spring and fall, birds migrate at night using the moon and stars to navigate. Light pollution from cities disorients birds, drawing them into the glow and causing them to waste valuable energy, often trapping them in a circle until dawn. How can you help prevent this? Throughout […]

Sent on behalf of Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Contractors will finish the utility work in northbound Kingshighway just north of Barnes-Jewish Plaza, which started last February. The work will start at 8 pm, Friday, April 5th and conclude by 6 am, Monday, April 8th. This work will NOT require a lane shift or detour; however, northbound Kingshighway […]

On April 1, 2024, the management of the Core Apartments located on the south side of the School of Medicine campus transitioned from Quadrangle Housing to the Operations & Facilities Management Department (OFMD). The Core Apartments offer fully furnished studio, one, and two-bedroom apartments at the 718 and 818 sites. The complex of historic buildings, […]

The OFMD Fire Extinguisher Program has completed monthly and annual inspections for Tier 1, Tier 2, and the Jeffrey T. Fort Neuroscience Research Building. Initial inspections will begin in Tier 3 this month, and we will send additional updates as we complete the last two tiers. A campus map identifying the four tiers is here. […]

Workers will mill and overlay Taylor Avenue this week as part of the Ambulatory Cancer Building project. The plan outlines the traffic plan for Phases A and B. Milling operations will start on Wednesday, March 13th, at 7 am, and paving operations will start on Thursday, March 14th, at 7 am. Workers will mill the […]

Emergency Management will conduct its semiannual test of the WashU Alerts system on Tuesday, March 12th, at 9:55 am. WashU affiliates will be notified on their devices along with the Alertus beacons, voice-over fire alarm annunciators & desktop popups.For any questions, please contact Ryan Friel, Senior Program Manager, Preparedness and Response Systems.

Sent on behalf of Barnes-Jewish Hospital. The pedestrian bridge connecting Barnes-Jewish Hospital’s Plaza Garage to the main lobby will open this summer, and the progress is remarkable. Learn why the new bridge is important in the scope of Campus Renewal from Roma Bordewick, BJH patient support services director, as well as the project manager and […]

On Friday, March 1st, contractors started the 4533 Clayton tuckpointing project. The work hours will be 6 pm-5 am, with a substantial completion date of May 1st. The contractors will utilize a swing stage, and parking will not be affected now. There may be a time when a lift will be required, and we will […]

From March 4th through May 31st, WUSM OFMD, along with architect and engineer representatives, will begin conducting facility condition assessments within and outside the following buildings: 4444 Forest Park, 620 S. Taylor (Taylor Avenue Building Extension), and the Steven & Susan Lipstein BJC Institute of Health. Those conducting the assessments will walk the buildings inside […]