Monthly Archives: January 2013

Wittson Hall / McGoogan Library (All Levels)

Posted by on January 28th, 2013

Domestic Hot and Cold Water Shutdown

On Wednesday, January 30, 2013, the domestic hot and cold water will be turned off in the Wittson Hall / McGoogan Library building.  This shutdown will affect all the hot and cold water to all restrooms, water fountains, kitchens and labs on all levels of the building.

This shutdown is necessary, so that UNMC’s Plumbing Shop can install water isolation valves on level 3. 

Shutdown Schedule:

Start Time:    Wednesday, January 30, 2013, @ 10:00pm

End Time:     Thursday, January 31, 2013 @ 5:00am (approximately)

If anyone has questions regarding this closure, please contact Mark Sjogren at 402-559-4505 as soon as possible. Since it is vital that everyone working in the building be aware of the shut-off, please mention it to your colleagues.

Eppley Science Hall – Electrical Transformer Removal

Posted by on January 23rd, 2013

On Thursday, January 24th, 2013, from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (approximately), Commonwealth Electric Company will be removing four (4) abandoned transformers from the underground transformer vault located immediately north of the Wittson Hall – University Tower Hospital connector link.  For the safety of campus pedestrians, the Eppley courtyard area hi-lited on the attached map will be closed as well as the north doorway of the connector link.  The contractor will be temporarily staging the transformers in the courtyard area for removal from the UNMC site on Saturday, January 26th, 2013.  Pedestrians that normally traverse through the Eppley courtyard are advised to plan in advance alternate routes to their intended destinations on Thursday.

If you have any questions, please contact Dan Michalak at ext. 9-5048 or Nick Combs at ext. 9-5292.  Since it is vital that everyone working in the affected areas be advised of this, I ask that you mention this interruption to your colleagues.

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DURHAM RESEARCH CENTER – 2

Posted by on January 16th, 2013

Air Handling Units – 3A and B and Exhaust Fans – 1A, B and C

UNMC’S Preventive Maintenance Shop will be doing their preventive maintenance checks for Durham Research Center-2.  To do this work the PM shop will need to shut-off air handling units 3A and 3B; and exhaust fans 1A, 1B and 1C on Friday, January 18, 2013, starting at 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. (approximately).  This shut-off will affect all air supply and exhaust to Comparative Med on Level A.    

No air flow to all fume hoods and individual hoods will go into alarm!   

If you have any questions, please contact Joe Clark at 559-1356.  Since it is vital that everyone in the Durham Research Center-2 be aware of the shutdown, please mention it to your colleagues.

 

LIED TRANSPLANT CENTER (LTC)

Posted by on January 16th, 2013

AIR HANDLING UNITS 5A AND 5B – SHUTDOWN

The Preventive Maintenance Shop has scheduled a shutdown of Air Handling Units 5A and 5B on Friday, January 18, 2013, from 7:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. (approximately).  The purpose of the AHU’s shutdown is so that the Preventive Maintenance Shop can conduct the quarterly equipment checks, and filter changes.

This shutdown will affect the air flow to all hoods and Bio-safety Cabinets located on the 11th and 12th floors including rooms 11726 and 11726A.

Air flow in all fume hoods and Bio-safety cabinets will be reduced and individual hoods may go into alarm.

If you have any questions, please contact Joe Clark at 559-1356.  Since it is vital that everyone working in the Lied Transplant Center be aware of the shutdown, please  mention it to your colleagues.

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EPPLEY SCIENCE HALL – EXHAUST FAN SHUT-DOWN

Posted by on January 15th, 2013

Annual filter change, and Preventive Maintenance checks of  Exhaust Fans 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 13

UNMC’s Preventive Maintenance Shop has scheduled a shut-down of ESH’s exhaust fans for January 21, 2013 from 3:30 a.m. until 7:30 a.m. (approximately).  This will affect the fume hoods and bio-safety cabinets located in rooms:

1013      5005      6034      8015      9011

1014      6001      6035      8015      9013

2013      6002      6036      8015      9015

2014      6003      7015      8018      9029

2016      6004      7018      8018      9034

2017      6005      7022      8022      10011

2018      6024      7026      8026      10013

4016      6025      7026      8026      10029

4018      6033      8015      9011      10034

Air flow in all fume hoods will be reduced and individual hoods will go into alarm.

If you have any questions or concerns, please call Joe Clark at 402-650-9985.  Since it is vital that everyone working in the above mentioned rooms be aware of this shut-down, please mention it to your colleagues.