Main Campus Facility Service Disruption and Shutdown Notifications

April 2024


April 2024 Annual Electrical Shutdown - General Notice
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Annual Electrical Shutdown: Buildings and Facilities Wednesday April 24th
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Annual Electrical Shutdown: Buildings and Facilities Saturday April 27th
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Annual Electrical Shutdown: Buildings and Facilities Sunday April 28th
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Annual Electrical Shutdown: Notice for Campus Digital Boards 

Download Campus Digital Boards Notice - Saturday April 27th and Sunday April 28th

 

March 2024

March 21st Buildings 039, 040, 044, 045, 049 and 183, the Busch Medical Vacuum System will be out of service from 6:00 am to 7:00 am. Electrical panel to be changed over to essential power. 

March 21st Building 039, non-essential power including cooling will be off from 6:00am until 8:00am to rooms 1682, 1683, lighting in 1684, and receptacles in rooms 1684 and 0607. Panel switch to essential power.

March 20th Building 044 and 045, air handling units AC15 and AC16 (044 Surgery Area and 045 SPD Air Handling Units), Glycol Pumps P34 & P35, EF19 located in Penthouse 2204Z. BAS Panel AC15/16, Outside Damper Penthouse 2204Z. 

March 19th Building 050, fire protection will be isolated in pool mezanina area from 8:00am until 4:00pm to Install automatic sprinkler protection in storage room.

March 19th Building 045, overhead doors in rooms 1505A, 1585, 1511, 1512 and treadmill hoist will be unavailable for use other than for emergencies from 6:00 am to 7:00 am. Installation of new breaker for the Treadmill Equipment.

March 18th Building 174, scavenger system will be shutdown from 9:30am until 4:00pm for maintenance.

March 15th Building 182, roofing project working on dormers. There will be some noise from work.

March 15th Building 044, installation of a new breaker for Sprinkler System Booster Pump between 6:00am and 7:00am. Non-essential power will be off. Equipment affected includes: 044 DPCC-C1407, Pump P11, Exhaust Fan EF38, Exhaust Fan EF39, Exhaust Fan EF66, Pump P16

March 15th Building 028, excavation at northwest corner of building for investigation. Some noise may be produced during excavation work. All entrances will remain open.

March 14th Building 044 and 045, steam will be off to the entire building from 7:00am until 9:00am to repair a leak.

March 13th Building 069, first floor lights and receptacles in rooms 153, 154, 156, 157, 158, 159 and 160 will be out of service from 7:30am until 8:00am for a new breaker installation in room 159.

March 13th Building 031, non-potable hot water to the entire building from 7:00am until 10:00am to repair a leak.

March 12th Building 069, excavation of northeast exterior stairs. Northeast promenade & stair will remain closed and behind hoarding until work completion in Summer 2024. Expect loud noise during removals and backfilling. North/East entrance to remain open.

March 12th Building 046, heating will be off to Animal Wing and Rooms A001 to A006, B001 to B008, Room 10A, and Room 14 for leak repair.

March 11th until 15th, east sidewalk on Lang Way will be closed for storage and removal of materials from stadium field turf replacement.

March 11th until April 26th, Buildings 051 and 069 will undergo electronic access installations. Work will be performed each weekday from 7:00am to 4:30pm  Door areas will be cordoned off. Pedestrians will be directed to alternate entries. Periodic loud work to be experienced.

March 7th until 31st Building 044, ICU essential and non-essentil power cord reel modifications in ICU rooms 1221, 1221B and 1221C.

March 6th Building 140, essential power will be off to the following from 7:00am until 7:30am: Red essential powered receptacles in rooms 3200 through 3256 Labs; equipment rooms; and Instrument rooms - red receptacles only. Breaker will be vhanged for equipment in Instrument Room 3202B.

March 5th until 8th Building 044, horse treadmill upgrades will require hot work. Fire detection systems in the treamill room will be isolated during work but turned back on at the end of the work day.

March 5th Building 070, eye wash stations on the 2nd floor will be out of service from 8:00am until 10:00am to replace a water temperature mixing valve.

March 5th Building 048, non-essential power will be off from 7:00am until 8:00am to lights, heater, fume hood, water heater, receptacle and spare. Electrical panel wiring work required.

March 5th Building 025, all hot and cold water will be shutdown throughout the entire building from 8:00AM UNTIL 9:00AM to replace valves.

March 4th Building 048, non-essential power will be off from 8:00am until 4:00pm to Boilers 1, 2 & 3, and Pumps 1 & 2. A swap over from non-essential power to essential power is required.

March 4th until 29th Buildings 048 and 053 will undergo electronic access installations. Work will be performed each weekday from 7:00am to 4:30pm  Door areas will be cordoned off. Pedestrians will be directed to alternate entries. Periodic loud work to be experienced.

March 4th Building 073, potable cold water will be shutdown from 6:30am until 9:00am to repair leak on line. Will affect eyewash stations and washrooms.

March 1st until 5th Building 069, the exterior northeast promenade (walkway) and stairs will be closed for use. Excavation and iInvestigation is required prior to Summer 2024 work to correct sinking sidewalk and investigate structural integrity of concrete beneath.

March 1st Building 070, non-potable cold water servicing the entire nutrition area will be shutdown from 8:00am until 10:00am to repair a leak.


Future Annual Utilities Shutdowns

To provide the campus community with the opportunity to plan future activities, Physical Resources has developed a standard time frame for the annual electrical and steam systems maintenance shutdowns.
The shutdowns are necessary to perform essential preventive maintenance on these systems.

Electrical

Yearly campus wide electrical shutdowns will take place each year on the last Saturday and Sunday in April.
These shutdowns are to do preventive maintenance on our aging electrical infrastructure. The theory of course is that good preventive maintenance on critical equipment will minimize disruptive emergency outages. We ask that departments plan their activities well in advance and avoid these dates. These dates represent the least disruptive window of opportunity to do this work. Buildings will be without regular power for the duration of the shutdown. Emergency lighting, as provided by the campus essential power system, will not be affected. As the shutdown dates approach, we will issue more detailed information. Queries shall be directed to Doug Doel, Manager, Electrical Design, extension 53459 or email douglas@pr.uoguelph.ca.

Standardizing Shutdowns

Standardizing shutdown times will allow departments to plan their activities well in advance so as not to cause undue disruption. In particular, it is important that no major special events be planned during these shutdowns. Arranging temporary power or steam supplies is very expensive and generally will not be provided. If you have any questions or require any additional information please contact Steve Nyman, Director, Maintenance and Energy Services at extension 52014 or email snyman@pr.uoguelph.ca