Category: Outages

On September 25 and 26, 4-7 am, facilities along with contractors will be conducting a test of the fire alarm system that controls the air handling system in the building. There will be audio and visuals present during this test. There will be no need for evacuation. THIS IS ONLY A TEST!

To perform preventive maintenance, facilities will conduct two outages on the dates and times noted below. During this time, NO work shall be conducted in BSL3 suite B120.9/24 5 am – 7 am9/25 5 am – 7 am

To facilitate essential preventative maintenance, Facilities will conduct two scheduled outages on the dates and times listed below: Monday, September 23 – 4:00 AM to 6:00 AMTuesday, September 24 – 4:00 AM to 6:00 AM During these periods, NO work is permitted within any 4th floor ABSL3/BSL3 suite. Additionally, occupants on the 4th and 5th […]

Elevators 147–148 in NRB will be taken out of service to allow Midwest Elevator to perform necessary repairs. Each elevator will be out of service one at a time between 6:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The repair schedule is as follows:

Elevators 143–146 in NRB will be taken out of service to allow Midwest Elevator to perform necessary repairs. Each elevator will be out of service one at a time between 6:00 am and 4:30 pm. The repair schedule is as follows:

On Monday, September 15, 7:30-9:30 am, facilities technicians will be troubleshooting an electrical issue in the BSL3 suite 8201. During this time, NO work shall be conducted in the 8201 BSL3 suite.

On Friday, September 19, at 3 pm, through Saturday, September 20, at 2:30 pm, exhaust fan 36 will be shut down to assist contractors in replacing it with a new exhaust fan for the 9th-floor construction project. This will affect all bathroom exhaust in the entire facility. This outage will affect fume hoods 820A, 820B, […]

On Saturday, September 27, 5 am – 5 pm Facilities will be shutting down the process steam to allow contractors to make necessary tie-ins on the system. During this time, all autoclaves, glass washers, steam humidifiers, cage wash facility equipment, and kitchen equipment utilizing steam will be unavailable.

Between September 10-15, 8-10 am the 1103 BSL3 suite will be decontaminated in preparation for closing the 1103 suite permanently. NO work may occur in the 1103 suite during this outage.

The MPRB 7303 Diamond BSL3 Lab will be shut down briefly (approximately 15 minutes or less) at two different points during the outage times listed above in support of the scheduled decontamination of the adjacent 7302 Philips BSL3 lab. This outage is a precautionary measure as the supply/exhaust air is shut down for the Philips […]