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September 13, 2008 (Sat)

Science Hill, PG&E Power Shutdown

The campus has scheduled a five-hour electrical shutdown from 4 AM to 9 AM on Saturday, September 13, 2008.

It is possible that the shutdown will last only four hours, but you should be prepared for five hours.

During this shutdown, there will be no PG&E power to Science Hill.

The campus co-generation engine* (Cogen) will be on-line during this shutdown to power the following science buildings:
Sinsheimer, Thimann, Natural Sci II, ISB, CfAO, JBEB, UCO LICK Labs, IMS Surge Building, Paleo Lab and Dive Trailer,

While these buildings will have power, we recommend reducing power use in ALL buildings, as much as possible, to decrease likelihood of a Cogen problem.

The following buildings are NOT served by Cogen, and will rely solely on their stand-by generators for power:

Earth & Marine Sciences,
Physical Sciences (PSB)
Baskin Engineering (standard 110v & 208v outlets are dropped as needed to stabilize Cogen.

In order to conserve energy during the shutdown, please stock refrigerators and freezers ahead of time with blue ice or dry ice as appropriate, and turn-off all non-critical equipment before leaving work on Friday, September 12.
Additionally, we recommend that you shut down computer workstations, uninterrupted power supplies (UPS) and other sensitive electronic equipment prior to the shutdown. In buildings not on Cogen, allowing the UPS batteries to drain completely during the power outage will damage them, requiring an expensive replacement. All buildings may experience slight power glitches while the electrical load is transferred.

This shutdown is being scheduled in order to minimize the duration of an extensive electrical infrastructure renovation project planned for Winter break (duration decreases from 5 days to 2.5 days). These projects are required to bolster the campus grid against catastrophic failure, by replacing and upgrading aging cables, switchgear, and other equipment at the campus's main Merrill College Substation.

The timing for this shutdown was determined by the campus to impact the least number of campus occupants.

Additional information regarding precautionary measures for Earth & Marine Sciences and Physical Sciences buildings and the Physical Sciences PB Sci divisional computer servers will follow.

September 10, 2008 (Wed)

NS2 Ventilation System, Including Fume Hoods

There will be a FOUR HOUR shutdown of the NS2 Ventilation System, including Fume Hoods on Wednesday, September 10, 2008

FROM 6:30 AM UNTIL 10:00 AM.

This shutdown will affect the building ventilation (heating and A/C) and fume hoods. During this time, there will be no mechanical air flow throughout the building.

Please remember to close your fume hood sashes the evening prior to this shutdown and refrain from working with hazardous materials anywhere in the building during this four hour shutdown period.

The reason for this shutdown is to perform regularly scheduled preventative maintenance, and filter replacement.

September 8 -11, 2008 (Mon/ Thur)

PSB Standby Generator

There will be a four-day shutdown of the stand-by generator that serves PSB.
This shutdown is scheduled from 7:00 AM on Monday, 9/08/08, until 4:00 PM on Thursday, 9/11/08.

This shutdown should be completely invisible to building occupants. However, if PG&E were to experience a power outage
during this shutdown period, the outlets and equipment connected to the stand-by generator would be without power. The emergency
generator will not be affected by this shut down, and therefore, emergency lighting, and life-safety systems would remain in
operation.

In the unlikely event that PG&E were to experience an outage lasting longer than 4-6 hours, the campus would attempt to use the Cogen engine
to rotate power to PSB to maintain critical research.

The reason for the shut down is to repair an exhaust manifold cooling water leak.

September 3 - 6, 2008 (Wed/Mon)

Stage 1 Alert - Cooling Water for Lab Equipment & Building Air Conditioning

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY FOR WEDNESDAY, 9/3/08 THROUGH MONDAY 9/6/08. HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED.

In an effort to mitigate the expected high temperatures, Physical Plant has asked the UCSC Campus community to conserve electricity where possible, and to prepare for a Stage 1 Cooling Reduction. If the forecast is accurate, building cooling may be reduced as outlined below.

We have also been asked to conserve electricity on these days by turning off all non-essential lighting and non-essential equipment.

Stage 1 Alert - Cooling Water for Laboratory Equipment &
Building Air Conditioning

This is an advance notification to occupants of buildings that are served by the campus cooling water system. Hot and humid days are in the current National Weather Service Forecast for our area. We anticipate that the campus central cooling systems may not be able to meet the building and equipment demands for cooling. To avoid cooling system overload and possible failures, a proactive reduction in energy and equipment/room cooling usage is necessary. Please reduce your energy and cooling loads wherever possible during the following days and times: Wednesday 9/3/08 through Monday 9/6/08.

Effective during the above days and times, Physical Plant will reduce building cooling loads per established Stage 1 reductions, as needed, by adjusting temperature set points on building chillers, room air conditioning, and on equipment cooling water affecting laboratory equipment such as mass spectrometers, chillers, lasers, ice machines, etc.

Specific Building System Adjustments To Be Made By Physical Plant Technicians:

Engineering 2
Chilled water plant operates serving main building air handling units, various classrooms and data centers.
1. Raise discharge air set points for building supply fans from 70 deg F.
2. Close off chilled water flow to classrooms on ground floor levels.

Jack Baskin Engineering Building
Chilled water plant operates for classrooms, data centers, wet and clean lab spaces.
1. Raise chilled water set points from 44 deg F to 65 deg F.

Earth & Marine Sciences
Chilled water and process-cooling water operates for classrooms, data centers, and wet and clean lab spaces.
1. Isolate chilled water flow to classrooms and office block.

McHenry Library
Chilled water for slide room and central cooling.
Building served from Earth and Marine Science.
1. Elevated temperatures resulting from raised temperature set points @ EMS.

Sinsheimer Labs
Chilled water and process-cooling water operate for main building air handling units, various classrooms, data centers, wet and clean lab spaces.
1. Raise discharge air set points for building supply fans from 70 deg F.
2.Turn off chiller #3, (leaving chiller s 4 & 6 on).

Physical Sciences Building
Chilled water and process cooling water fed from Sinsheimer Labs. Air handling units, various classrooms, and data centers wet and clean lab spaces.
1. Keep lab doors closed to atrium
2. Raise discharge air set points for building supply fans from 70 deg F.

Natural Sciences II
Chilled water and process-cooling water serve some small air handling units for UCO Lick, various classrooms, data centers wet and clean lab spaces.
1. Raise discharge air set points for building air handling units from 70 deg F.

Thimann Labs.
Chilled water and process cooling water serve some small air-handling units for animal quarters, UCO Lick adaptive optics, and various classrooms, data centers wet and clean lab spaces.
1. Raise discharge air set points for building air handling units from 70 deg F.

Science Library
Main building air-handling units various classrooms, and data centers.
1. Raise discharge air set points for building air handling units from 70 deg F.

Inter Disciplinary Sciences Bldg
Chilled water serves air-handling units various classrooms, and data centers.
1. Raise discharge air set points for building air handling units from 70 deg F.

Communications Building
Chilled water plant serves small air handling units for various classrooms, studios, and data centers.
1. Raise chilled water set points from 44 deg F to 65 deg F.

Physical Plant technicians will attempt to pre-cool buildings at night by shutting down heating systems to promote cooler building temperatures and less demand for cooling. Those working in buildings at night and early mornings can anticipate the buildings to be cooler than usual.

Should these cooling load reductions be insufficient, Stage 2 Cooling Reductions will be required. Stage 2 reductions are emergency actions and can go into effect with little notice. Stage 2 reductions would shut down most building cooling systems to preserve critical need areas and equipment. Stage 2 emergency actions would remain in effect for the hours that the system remains critically overloaded.

September 2 - 3, 2008 (Tue/Wed)

Kresge Annex A, Primary Electrical Shutdown

A utility shutdown of all primary power is scheduled for the Kresge Annex A building from 7 AM on Tuesday (09/02/08), until 10:00 PM on Wednesday (09/03/08).
A contractor needs to de-energize manhole 74-2-2 for a tie in of power to the new Digital Arts Facility.

No occupancy of this building will be allowed during this period, by order of the Fire Marshal.

August 27 - September 1 (Wed/Mon)

PSB Domestic and Industrial Hot Water Shutdown

Domestic and Industrial hot water within the PSB will be shutdown from Wed 8/26/08 through Mon 9/01/08. During this shutdown water will continue to flow through these systems, but will not be heated. The dishwashers and autoclaves will continue to operate using the unheated water supply.

The decision to change the mode of operation was primarily made in an effort to reduce unnecessary heat gain throughout the building, especially in this time of anticipated high temperatures, and overheating issues in non-air conditioned spaces on upper floors. This change also acts to conserve electricity in a time when we have been asked to cut back.

August 27 - 28 2008 (Wed/Thurs)

Stage 1 Alert - Cooling Water for Lab Equipment & Building Air Conditioning

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, 8/27/08 THROUGH THURSDAY 8/28/08. HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED.

We have also been asked to conserve electricity on these days by turning off all non-essential lighting and non-essential equipment.

Stage 1 Alert - Cooling Water for Laboratory Equipment &
Building Air Conditioning

This is an advance notification to occupants of buildings that are served by the campus cooling water system. Hot and humid days are in the current National Weather Service Forecast for our area. We anticipate that the campus central cooling systems may not be able to meet the building and equipment demands for cooling. To avoid cooling system overload and possible failures, a proactive reduction in energy and equipment/room cooling usage is necessary. Please reduce your energy and cooling loads wherever possible during the following days and times: Wednesday 8/27/08 through Thursday 8/28/08.

Effective during the above days and times, Physical Plant will reduce building cooling loads per established Stage 1 reductions, as needed, by adjusting temperature set points on building chillers, room air conditioning, and on equipment cooling water affecting laboratory equipment such as mass spectrometers, chillers, lasers, ice machines, etc.

Specific Building System Adjustments To Be Made By Physical Plant Technicians:

Jack Baskin Engineering Building
Chilled water plant operates for classrooms, data centers, wet and clean lab spaces.
1. Raise chilled water set points from 44 deg F to 65 deg F.

Earth & Marine Sciences
Chilled water and process-cooling water operates for classrooms, data centers, and wet and clean lab spaces.
1. Isolate chilled water flow to classrooms and office block.

McHenry Library
Chilled water for slide room and central cooling.
Building served from Earth and Marine Science.
1. Elevated temperatures resulting from raised temperature set points @ EMS.

Science Library
Main building air-handling units various classrooms, and data centers.
1. Raise discharge air set points for building air handling units from 70 deg F.

Inter Disciplinary Sciences Bldg
Chilled water serves air-handling units various classrooms, and data centers.
1. Raise discharge air set points for building air handling units from 70 deg F.

August 22 - 23, 2008 (Fri/Sat)

EMERGENCY Central Cogen Shutdown

The Central Cogen Engine that provides back-up power to Science Hill buildings will be shut down from Friday (8/22) at 9:30 PM, until Saturday (8/23) at 10 PM.

The reason for this shutdown is to accommodate an Emergency repair of the pilot injector fuel line.

PG&E will still be providing power to campus.
During this off-line period, if PG&E power fails, the Science Hill buildings that rely on Cogen for back-up power will have power only from their respective building stand-by generators.

The following buildings are typically backed-up by Cogen:

Baskin Engineering (conditionally)
Sinsheimer Labs
Thimann Labs
Nat Sci 2
Nat Sci 2 Annex
ISB
CfAO
LICK Surge Buildings
Paleo Magnetic Lab
Dive Trailer

IN THE EVENT THAT PG&E WERE TO FAIL DURING THIS SHUTDOWN PERIOD, the following would happen:

Thimann and Sinsheimer:
The building stand-by generator would provide power to building emergency lighting, some environmental rooms, some freezers, some greenhouse equipment, and only those outlets marked red or yellow (stand-by).

Nat Sci 2 and Anex:
The building stand-by generator would provide power to building emergency lighting, and some refrigerators on the fourth floor.

ISB and CfAO;
The building stand-by generator would provide power to building emergency lighting, and some ISB greenhouse equipment.

Baskin Engineering:
The building stand-by generator would provide power to building emergency lighting, and various equipment connected to stand-by outlets (SoE).

Science Hill buildings, which are NOT supported by Cogen will not be affected any differently than during a normal power outage.

Earth & Marine Sciences
Physical Sciences Building
PB Sci Woodshop
Marine Storage Building
Langenheim Greenhouse

Earth & Marine Sciences:
The building stand-by generator would provide power to building emergency lighting, air-cooled environmental rooms, and stand-by outlets only. Fume hoods will not be operational. In the event of a PG&E power failure during this shutdown, please close all sashes and discontinue all work until full power is restored.

Physical Sciences Building:
The building stand-by generator would provide power to building emergency lighting, air-cooled environmental rooms, and stand-by outlets only. Fume hoods will operate at half capacity, but should not be used during power outages. Please close all sashes and discontinue all work until full power is restored.

LICK Shops, Paleo Magnetic Lab and Dive Trailer are all served by stand-by generators.

PB Sci Wood Shop, Surge building, Marine Storage, and Langenheim Greenhouse are not served by a stand-by generator.

Please recall that your computer workstations are vulnerable to power outages. Please save and backup your data regularly during this shutdown period.

August 22, and August 27, 2008

Building Telephone, Blue Light Emergency Phones, and Elevator Phone Shutdown

There will be a four hour Shutdown of all building Telephones, Blue Light Emergency Phones and Elevator Phones.

Outages are scheduled for the following locations on the dates and hours noted;

8/22/08 (Friday)
Thimann Labs,
Sinsheimer Labs,
Physical Sciences Building
from 7:00 PM -11:00 PM

8/27/08 (Wednesday)
Interdisciplinary Science Building,
Natural Science 2
Natural Sciences 2 Annex
from 7:00 PM -11:00 PM

NOTE: 911 Calls Must be Placed From Cell Phones, Cell Phones Will Not be Affected.
Signs Will be Placed on Elevators During Elevator Phone Outages.

August 20, 2008 (Wednesday)

JBEB Ventilation Shutdown (Including Fume Hoods)

There will be a NINE hour shut down of the ventilation/exhaust system on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2008, from 7:00 AM until 4:00 PM. The shut down will affect ventilation and fume hoods in the following rooms:

11, 12, 162, 168, 206, 206A, 209, 209A, 210, 280 .

Please close fume hood sashes on the evening of August 13, and refrain from working with hazardous materials anywhere in these labs during this shutdown period.

The reason for this shutdown is to repair / replace rusted duct work and repair blower wheels.

July 29 - August 19, 2008

PB Sci Emergency Generator Testing/Maint - NO LOAD TRANSFER

EMERGENCY GENERATOR TESTING will be performed on ALL SCIENCE HILL buildings beginning Tuesday, 7/29/08. and ending on Tuesday, 8/19/08.

This testing will NOT transfer the building's emergency electrical load, and therefore no power loss to buildings is anticipated.

During the testing, you may hear your building generator running.

August 8-10 & August 15-17, 2008

Cogen & Heating Hot Water Shutdowns - August Dates

The Central Cogen Engine that provides back-up power and heat to Science Hill buildings will be shut down for two consecutive weekends in August (8/8/08 - 8/10/08 and 8/15/08 - 8/17/08).
The shutdowns will begin on each Friday evening at 9:30 pm and end at 12:00 Midnight on each Sunday. PG&E will continue to provide power to campus.

In addition to back up power, these shutdowns will also affect building heat and hot water in the following PB Sci buildings:
Jack Baskin Engineering, Physical Sciences Building, Sinsheimer Labs, Thimann Labs, Interdisciplinary Sciences Building, Natural Sciences 2, Center for Adaptive Optics, and Earth and Marine Sciences.

The reason for this shutdown is to accommodate modifications to the boiler plant heating hot water piping system.

During this off-line period, if PG&E power fails, the Science Hill buildings that rely on Cogen for back-up power will have power only from their respective building stand-by generators.

The following buildings are typically backed-up by Cogen:

Baskin Engineering (conditionally)
Sinsheimer Labs
Thimann Labs
Nat Sci 2
Nat Sci 2 Annex
ISB
CfAO
LICK Surge Buildings
Paleo Magnetic Lab
Dive Trailer

IN THE EVENT THAT PG&E WERE TO FAIL DURING THIS SHUTDOWN PERIOD, the following would happen:

Baskin Engineering:
The building stand-by generator would provide power to building emergency lighting, and various equipment connected to stand-by outlets (SoE).

Sinsheimer and Thimann Labs:
The building stand-by generator would provide power to building emergency lighting, some environmental rooms, some freezers, some greenhouse equipment, and only those outlets marked red or yellow (stand-by).

Nat Sci 2 and Anex:
The building stand-by generator would provide power to building emergency lighting, and some refrigerators on the fourth floor.

ISB and CfAO;
The building stand-by generator would provide power to building emergency lighting, and some ISB greenhouse equipment.

LICK Shops, Paleo Magnetic Lab and Dive Trailer are all served by stand-by generators.

Science Hill buildings, which are NOT supported by Cogen will not be affected any differently than during a normal power outage.

Earth & Marine Sciences
Physical Sciences Building
PB Sci Woodshop
Marine Storage Building
Langenheim Greenhouse

PB Sci Wood Shop, Surge building, Marine Storage, and Langenheim Greenhouse are not served by a stand-by generator.

Please recall that your computer workstations are vulnerable to power outages. Please save and backup your data regularly during this shutdown period.

August 14, 2008 (6:00 am - 8:00 am)

PBS Emergency Ventilation Shutdown

There will be a two-hour shutdown of the building ventilation system, including Fume hoods on Thursday, 8/14/08.

The shutdown will occur from 6:00 am until 8:00 am to accommodate air flow problems.

Please close your fume hood sashes Wednesday evening prior to this shutdown and refrain from working with hazardous materials anywhere in the building during the shutdown on Thursday.

August 13 & 14, 2008

Thimann Fire Alarm Testing - Two days

There will be two separate fire alarm tests taking place in your building on Wednesday, 8/13/08 and Thursday, 8/14/08. Testing will take place between 6:00 AM and 7:00 AM.

This testing will cause the alarm siren to sound. If you are in the building during this testing, please treat the alarm as if it were an actual emergency event.

August 1, 2008

Earth & Marine Sciences Vacuum Shutdown

Physical plant has had to shut down the building vacuum this morning at 9:00 a.m. to investigate a vacuum pump failure. At this time, we do not have an estimated time for the repair to bring vacuum back on line.

July 31, 2008 (Thursday)

Thimann Electrical Circuit Shutdown (various rooms)

There will be a two-hour shutdown of several electrical circuits throughout the building.
This shutdown is scheduled for Thursday, 7/31/08, from 6:30 am - 8:30 am, and will affect the following rooms.

Second Floor
222 receptacles

Third Floor
306 Receptacles/Ceiling
307 Receptacles
308H Lighting
311 Receptacles
315 Receptacles
352 Glove Hand Blower
369 Receptacles
371 Receptacles
375 North end
377 Receptacles
379 Receptacles
381 Receptacles
383 Receptacles
389 Receptacles
390 Custodial Closet
391 Receptacles
397 Receptacles

Fourth Floor
450, 451, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459
451 Sterilizer room
451, 455 Door holder, air bubble
460, 462
474 Ceiling junction box
476 Ceiling junction box
474, 475, 476, 478
480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 486, 489
486 208V receptacle
484 Wiremold
Outside Lighting

Roof
Boiler
GFI

July 21, 2008 - Aug 5, 2008

Bike Path Closure/Reroute

The campus bike path will be partially closed to wheeled and foot traffic, in both directions, between Lower Quarry Rd and Coolidge Dr. The closure will take place beginning on Monday, July 21 and continue through Tuesday, Aug 5th, 2008, and possibly longer. Traffic will be re-routed to Hagar Dr, via Lower Quarry Rd.

Signs have been posted on the bike path.

TAPS has published the following map on the web that shows the actual detour.

http://www2.ucsc.edu/taps/pdf/bikedetour.pdf

July 30 & 31, 2008 (Wed & Thurs)

Sinsheimer Ventilation/Fume Hoods Shutdown

There will be TWO separate 3.5-hour shutdowns of the Sinsheimer ventilation system, including fume hoods.

WEDNESDAY, 07/30/08, FROM 6:30 AM UNTIL 10:00 AM. - South wing, all floors,
THURSDAY, 07/31/08, FROM 6:30 AM UNTIL 10:00 AM. - North wing, all floors,

Please remember to close your fume hood sashes the evening prior to this shutdown and refrain from working with hazardous materials anywhere in the building during the 3.5-hour shutdown period.

The reason for this shutdown is to accommodate periodic maintenance and the changing of air filters.

July, 2008

JBEB Fire Alarm System Testing/Maintenance

There will be fire alarm system testing and maintenance taking place in your building beginning Wednesday, 7/9/08 and continuing through Friday,8/8/08. Testing will take place anywhere between 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM during this time period.

This testing should not cause the alarm(s) to sound, however if you should hear a fire alarm, or see/smell anything that indicates a fire in the building, please exit the building and then call 911.

July 14 - 18, 2008 (Monday - Friday)

AFSCME Strike

Due to the scheduled ASFCME strike next week (M-F), some campus services may not be available, and alternate plans or considerations should be made ahead of time. The PB Sci Facilities office will be available next week, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.

The Public Information Office has created a web site where they have posted, and will continue to post updated information regarding campus transportation, on-campus dining, Receiving Services/Deliveries, etc. Please check the following site to get up-to-date information:

http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/strike/afscme_07-08/

Picket lines may hinder or alter the Metro Bus Service to Campus. Plan to use alternative transportation onto campus.

Deliveries to campus may be delayed or cancelled for next week. If you are expecting delivery of perishable goods, or other time sensitive items by another carrier (DHL, FedEx, etc.) contact Receiving directly (459-2852) to make arrangements.

Custodial services may not be available next week, including rest room cleaning/restocking, building cleaning, grounds, and other general services from Physical Plant. Emergency or unsafe building repairs and situations should be called in to the campus work order system, or the PB Sci Work Order Desk.

Food Services may not be operating or will be very limited. Commercial vendors may be operating. It may be best to bring your own food next week.

Strike-day information will also be available on the campus's communication hotline (459-INFO), and will be forwarded to KZSC Radio (88.1 FM) for broadcast.

If you have any specific strike related questions, please contact the campus Labor Relations Office at 459-2017.

Additional information from the Office of the President is available at:
http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/employees/policies_employee_labor_relations/collective_bargaining_units/service_sx/bargaining_update.html

July 9 & 10, 2008

Energy Conservation Request - CAISO Flex Alert

The California Independent Service Operator (CAISO) has called for a State wide electrical conservation effort for the next two days, during this high heat period. This request has been passed onto us by the Campus, and we are all being urged to participate at a reasonable and safe level.
This Alert is in effect for July 9th and 10th, from 8:00 am - 6:00 pm.

The following are suggested conservation actions:

* Disconnect all appliances that are not being used (some appliances still use energy even when turned off).

* Turn off all lighting not necessary for maintaining a safe environment. If appropriate, use task lighting instead of overhead lighting.

* Turn off all non-essential office equipment.

* Turn off unnecessary PCs, monitors, printers, and copiers. If unable to switch off the entire computer, turn off the monitor and printer.

* If appropriate, use laptop computers and inkjet printers, they consume 90 percent less energy than standard desktop computers and laser printers.

At this time, the CAISO has NOT issued a Stage 1 Emergency.

For more information, you can visit the CAISO web site, http://www.caiso.com/

July 8 & 9, 2008 (Tues & Wed)

Stage 1 Alert - Cooling Water for Lab Equipment & Building Air Conditioning

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, 7/8/08 AND 7/9/08. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 100 DEGREES.

In an effort to mitigate the expected high temperatures, Physical Plant has asked the UCSC Campus community to conserve electricity where possible, and to prepare for a Stage 1 Cooling Reduction. If the temperature forecast is accurate, building cooling will be reduced as outlined below.

We have also been asked to conserve electricity on these days by turning off all non-essential lighting and non-essential equipment.

Stage 1 Alert - Cooling Water for Laboratory Equipment &
Building Air Conditioning

This is an advance notification to occupants of buildings that are served by the campus cooling water system. Hot and humid days are in the current National Weather Service Forecast for our area. We anticipate that the campus central cooling systems may not be able to meet the building and equipment demands for cooling. To avoid cooling system overload and possible failures, a proactive reduction in energy and equipment/room cooling usage is necessary. Please reduce your energy and cooling loads wherever possible during the following days and times: Tuesday & Wednesday, July 8 & 9, 2008.

Effective during the above days and times, Physical Plant will reduce building cooling loads per established Stage 1 reductions, as needed, by adjusting temperature set points on building chillers, room air conditioning, and on equipment cooling water affecting laboratory equipment such as mass spectrometers, chillers, lasers, ice machines, etc.

Specific Building System Adjustments To Be Made By Physical Plant Technicians:

Jack Baskin Engineering Building
Chilled water plant operates for classrooms, data centers, wet and clean lab spaces.
1. Raise chilled water set points from 44 deg F to 65 deg F.

Earth & Marine Sciences
Chilled water and process-cooling water operates for classrooms, data centers, and wet and clean lab spaces.
1. Isolate chilled water flow to classrooms and office block.

McHenry Library
Chilled water for slide room and central cooling.
Building served from Earth and Marine Science.
1. Elevated temperatures resulting from raised temperature set points @ EMS.

Science Library
Main building air-handling units various classrooms, and data centers.
1. Raise discharge air set points for building air handling units from 70 deg F.

Inter Disciplinary Sciences Bldg
Chilled water serves air-handling units various classrooms, and data centers.
1. Raise discharge air set points for building air handling units from 70 deg F.

July 2, 2008 (Wednesday)

Thimann Labs Heating Hot Water Shutdown

There will be a four hour shutdown of the heating hot water system on Wednesday, 7/2/08, from 7:00 am - 11:00 am. This shutdown will affect the building heat only.

The reason for this shutdown is to accommodate the final tie-in for the new heating system plumbing feed from Sinsheimer Labs.

July 2, 2008 (Wednesday)

PSB 3rd Floor, North Wing Nitrogen Shutdown

There will be a 3-hour shutdown of the nitrogen delivery system (affecting the 3rd floor, north wing only) on Wednesday, 7/2/08, from 8:00 am until 11:00 am.

The reason for this shutdown is to accommodate tie-in to the system in Lab 390.

June 20, 2008 (Friday)

Stage 1 Alert - Cooling Water for Lab Equipment & Building Air Conditioning

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY 6/20/08 TO 8:00 PM THIS EVENING. HIGHS AROUND 100 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED.

In an effort to mitigate the expected high temperatures, Physical Plant has asked the campus community to conserve electricity where possible, and to prepare for a Stage 1 Cooling Reduction. The campus was at 100% cooling capacity yesterday, and temperatures are expected to be higher today. If the temperature forecast is accurate, building cooling will be reduced as outlined below.

We have also been asked to conserve electricity today by turning off all non-essential lighting and non-essential equipment.

Stage 1 Alert - Cooling Water for Laboratory Equipment & Building Air Conditioning

This is an advance notification to occupants of buildings that are served by the campus cooling water system. Hot and humid days are in the current National Weather Service Forcast for our area. We anticipate that the campus central cooling systems may not be able to meet the building and equipment demands for cooling. To avoid cooling system overload and possible failures, a proactive reduction in energy and equipment/room cooling usage is necessary. Please reduce your energy and cooling loads wherever possible during the following days and times: Friday, June 20, 2008.

Effective during the above days and times, Physical Plant will reduce building cooling loads per established Stage 1 reductions, as needed, by adjusting temperature set points on building chillers, room air conditioning, and on equipment cooling water affecting laboratory equipment such as mass spectrometers, chillers, lasers, ice machines, etc.

Specific Building System Adjustments To Be Made By Physical Plant Technicians:

Jack Baskin Engineering Building
Chilled water plant operates for classrooms, data centers, wet and clean lab spaces.
1. Raise chilled water set points from 44 deg F to 65 deg F.

Earth & Marine Sciences
Chilled water and process-cooling water operates for classrooms, data centers, and wet and clean lab spaces.
1. Isolate chilled water flow to classrooms and office block.

McHenry Library
Chilled water for slide room and central cooling.
Building served from Earth and Marine Science.
1. Elevated temperatures resulting from raised temperature setpoints @ EMS.

Science Library
Main building air-handling units various classrooms, and data centers.
1. Raise discharge air set points for building air handling units from 70 deg F.

Inter Disciplinary Sciences Bldg
Chilled water serves air-handling units various classrooms, and data centers.
1. Raise discharge air set points for building air handling units from 70 deg F.

June 20, 2008 (Friday)

Sinsheimer Generator Testing with Load Transfer

Physical Plant electricians will be performing routine testing of the stand-by generator for SINSHEIMER LABS on Friday 6/20/08, from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM. This procedure requires that the building's electrical load THAT IS CONNECTED TO STAND-BY POWER be transferred to Stand-by Generator Power.

Please be aware that short power fluctuations may occur during the moments when electrical load is transferred. THIS WILL AFFECT STAND-BY POWER OUTLETS ONLY. We anticipate only minor, if any, power fluctuations during this time. You may hear the stand-by generator running, and emergency lights will turn on.

The following is a list of rooms with stand-by power and/or stand-by outlets in them which will be affected by the generator test. These outlets should be labeled yellow or red. Please monitor any equipment connected to back up-power outlets during this period to make sure that it is operating properly. Also, please let me know if you have stand-by power that is NOT listed below.

SINSHEIMER LABS, EMERGENCY POWER OUTLETS/ROOMS
109, 136, 137, 137A, 142A, 144, 144A,
206, 212, 212A, 214, 215, 219, 231, 237, 237A, 239A , 241, 243
306, 311B, 311C, 311D, 312, 312A, 314, 317, 317A, 318, 319A, 329, 330, 337, 338, 344
406, 409, 411, 412, 412A, 414 , 417, 419, 419A, 417, 417, 434, 437, 440, 442, 442B, 444

COLD ROOMS
243C, 342C

June 18, 2008 (Wednesday)

Campus Power Outage - Explanation

On Wednesday 6/18/08, at approximately 8:18 a.m., there was a power
disturbance on campus that caused two 12kv breakers to open. The
power was out in parts of Science Hill and a majority of housing areas for
approximately 12 minutes. At 8:25 a.m. the first circuit breaker
was closed restoring power back to the housing areas. At 8:30
a.m. the second breaker was closed restoring powering to Science Hill
buildings. The campus power was completely restored at 8:30 a.m.

PG&E was called, but indicated that there were no problems reported on their
side. Several people standing near the Cogen switchgear said they heard a strange noise at the time of the outage near one of the breakers.

The high voltage electricians investigated the area surrounding the switch gear and found a rather large rodent lying below. The animal apparently jumped onto the equipment, creating the short, which in turn caused the breakers to trip., Measures are being taken to isolate further access by such animals. The rather large rodent did not survive the incident.

In another unrelated event, a live baby raccoon was found in a cable vault at the Merrill substation. It was carefully removed, and returned to it's mother. The drain pipe that the raccoon came through has been sealed with a heavy wire mesh.

June 16 - June 20, 2008 (Monday - Friday)

Sinsheimer Labs Steam Shutdown

Building Steam, effecting the entire building, will be shutdown beginning on Monday, 6/16/08 at 6 am, and will remain off until Friday 6/20/08 at 3:00 pm. The steam serves the six autoclaves, various steam kettles, and one dishwasher. The autoclaves and dishwasher will be turned off and locked out until the steam is restored.

The reason for this shutdown is to accommodate the replacement of the condensate tank on the steam system.

As of 3:20 pm, on Friday, 6/20/08, the steam has been restored. Autoclaves and dishwasher are available for use.

June 15, 2008 (Sunday)

PSB Fume Hood Shutdown (6 am - 12 noon)

Physical Plant has scheduled an emergency Fume Hood Fan Shutdown for this coming Sunday morning, 6/15/08, from 6:00 am until 12:00 noon.

Please remember to close your fume hood sashes the evening prior to this shutdown, and refrain from working with hazardous materials anywhere in the building during this six hour shutdown period.

The reason for the shutdown is to accommodate the repair of fume hood actuators in multiple labs.

June 12, 2008 (Thursday)

Kresge Annex A Fire System Shutdown

Physical Plant has scheduled a shutdown of the Fire Alarm System on Thursday, 6/12/08, from 8:00 am until 12:00 noon. This shutdown will accommodate the changing out of the Fire Panel Communication lines from copper to fiber.

During this time, the communication link from fire system to Campus Dispatch will be intermittently interrupted.

If during this shutdown period, you see or smell anything that leads you to believe there is a fire anywhere in the building, please evacuate the building and then call 911.

June 11, 2008 (Wednesday)

JBEB Ventilation Shutdown - Including Fume Hoods

Physical Plant has scheduled a building-wide ventilation shutdown (including fume hoods) for JBEB on Wednesday, June 11th.
The shutdown will occur from 7:30am-12:00 Noon.
During this time, building supply air and exhaust will not be available.

Please remember to close your fume hood sashes the evening prior to this shutdown, and refrain from working with hazardous materials anywhere in the building during this one hour shutdown period.

June 7, 2008 (Saturday)

Earth & Marine Sciences - Generator Testing w/ Transfer

Routine generator testing will be performed on Saturday, 6/7/08, from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. This procedure requires that the building's electrical load THAT IS CONNECTED TO STAND-BY POWER be transferred to the Stand-by Generator Power.

Please be aware that short power fluctuations may occur during the moments when electrical load is transferred. THIS WILL AFFECT STAND-BY OUTLETS ONLY. Outlets connected to the building stand-by power are labeled yellow or red. Please monitor any equipment connected to back up outlets during this period to make sure that it is operating properly.

We anticipate only minor, if any, power fluctuations during this time. You may hear the emergency generator running, and emergency lights will go on.

The following is a list of rooms with emergency power outlets in them which will be affected by the emergency generator test.

EARTH AND MARINE SCIENCES, EMERGENCY POWER OUTLETS
C301, C379
C487
C501, C512 , C514A, C530 B&C, C584
D50,
D201
D305, D330, D331, D335, D336 , D337, D366,
D405_D406, D410, D421, D429, D430 , D436, D446

COLD ROOMS
D311, D315, D323, D351, D357
D407, D415, D441, D486

June 6, 2008 (Friday)

ISB - Generator Testing w/ Transfer

The STAND-BY GENERATOR for ISB will be tested for preventative maintenance on Friday, 6/6/08, from 9:00 am -10:30 am.

This preventative maintenance procedure requires that the building's electrical load THAT IS CONNECTED TO STAND-BY POWER be transferred to the generator power. Outlets connected to the building stand-by power are labeled yellow or red. Please monitor any equipment connected to stand-by outlets during this period to make sure that it is operating properly.

Please be aware that short power fluctuations may occur during the moments when electrical load is transferred. THIS WILL AFFECT STAND-BY POWER OUTLETS ONLY. We anticipate only minor, if any, power fluctuations during this time. You may hear the emergency generator running, and emergency lights will go on.

June 6,2008 (Friday)

Nat Sci II - Generator Testing w/ Transfer

Routine testing of the stand-by generator for NATURAL SCIENCES II will be performed on FRIDAY, 6/6/08, from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.

This procedure requires that the building's electrical load THAT IS CONNECTED TO STAND-BY POWER be transferred to the generator power. Please monitor any equipment connected to back up outlets during this period to make sure that it is operating properly.

Please be aware that short power fluctuations may occur during the moments when electrical load is transferred. THIS WILL AFFECT STAND-BY POWER OUTLETS ONLY. We anticipate only minor, if any, power fluctuations during this time. You may hear the generator running, and emergency lights will go on.

June 4, 2008 (Wednesday)

Thimann Labs Generator Testing w/ Transfer 7:30 am - 9:00 am

Routine testing of the stand-by generator for THIMANN LABS will be performed on WEDNESDAY 6/4/08, from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM. This procedure requires that the building's electrical load THAT IS CONNECTED TO STAND-BY POWER be transferred to Stand-by Generator Power.

June 4, 2008 (Wednesday)

Sinsheimer Labs - Generator Testing w/ Transfer 7:30 am - 9:00 am

Routine testing of the stand-by generator for SINSHEIMER LABS will be performed on WEDNESDAY 6/4/08, from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM. This procedure requires that the building's electrical load THAT IS CONNECTED TO STAND-BY POWER be transferred to Stand-by Generator Power.

SINSHEIMER LABS, EMERGENCY POWER OUTLETS
109, 136, 137, 137A, 142A, 144, 144A,
206, 212, 212A, 214, 215, 219, 231, 237, 237A, 239A , 241, 243,
306, 311B, 311C, 311D, 312, 312A, 314, 317, 317A, 318, 319A, 329, 330, 337, 338, 344
406, 409, 411, 412, 412A, 414 , 417, 419, 419A, 417, 417, 434, 437, 440, 442, 442B, 444

COLD ROOMS
243C, 342C

May 31, 2008 (Saturday)

Physical Sciences Building CLOSURE (7 am - 3:30 pm)

The physical Sciences Building (PSB) will be CLOSED to all occupants on Saturday, May 31, from 7:00 am until 3:30 pm, for the final tie-in of PSB's new emergency generator.

During the closure period, the building will be without emergency power while electrical conductors are replaced. For the duration of the outage, fire dampers in supply air ducts will be closed, elevators will not operate, and other life-safety system responses will occur. Labs with fume hoods are expected to be very negatively pressured during the outage.

No one will be allowed to occupy the building during this shutdown period.

PG&E is expected to provide normal power to building outlets, so equipment will continue to run for the majority of the outage period. Once the tie-in is complete, generator response will be tested by forcing a building-wide power outage. This test should be brief, and both generators (emergency and standby) are expected to pick-up their loads.

Please make a note of this shutdown, and be sure to close your fume hood sashes on Friday evening prior to leaving the building.

May 31, 2008 (Saturday)

JBEB Generator Testing with Transfer

Routine testing of the stand-by and emergency generators for BASKIN ENGINEERING will be performed on SATURDAY, MAY 31, 2008, from 7:30 AM to 9:15 AM This procedure requires that the building's electrical load THAT IS CONNECTED TO GENERATOR(s) be transferred from PG&E power to stand-by power and emergency power.

Please be aware that short power fluctuations may occur during the moments when electrical load is transferred. THIS WILL AFFECT STAND-BY POWER OUTLETS ONLY. We anticipate only minor, if any, power fluctuations during this time. You may hear the stand-by and emergency generators running, and emergency lights will go on.

The following is a list of PB Sci rooms with stand-by power outlets in them which will be affected by the generator testing. These outlets should be labeled yellow. Please monitor any equipment connected to stand-by power outlets during this period to make sure that it is operating properly.

B14

May 29, 2008 (Thursday)

Sinsheimer Labs - Heating Hot Water, Domestic Hot Water, Industrail Hot Water Shutdown

Physical Plant has scheduled a 12-hour shutdown of Heating Hot Water, Domestic Hot Water, and Industrial Hot Water. The shutdown is scheduled for Thursday, May 29, 2008, from 6:00 am until 6:00 pm.

This will affect building heat, restroom hot water, showers, and lab hot water taps. It will NOT affect the domestic or industrial COLD water system.

The reason for this shutdown is to accommodate the tie in of the new heating water lines that will serve Thimann Labs.

May 27, 2008 (Tuesday)

Earth & Marine Sciences -A Block Elevator Shutdown

There will be an 8-hour shutdown of Passenger Elevator #1 (Office - A Block) on Tuesday, 5/27/08, from 7:30 am until 3:30 pm. The other two elevators (Lab - C Block and freight elevator Lab C/D Blocks) will remain operational.

The reason for this shutdown is to accommodate periodic maintenance and repairs.

May 20, 2008 (Tuesday)

Thimann Labs - Notice of Welding - Odors Possible

On Tuesday, 5/20/08 contractors will be welding adjacent to the fresh air intake to Thimann Labs. This work is part of a re-piping project between Sinsheimer and Thimann.

The majority of welding will take place between 6:00 am and 10:00 am, but could continue intermittently until 6:00 pm.

Measures will be in place to divert and/or block fumes from entering the building, but it is likely that some odors may be noticed in the building during the welding process. If odors become an issue, please contact the Facilities office at 9-3498.

May 19, 2008 (Monday)

Earth & Marine Sciences - C Block Elevator Shutdown

There will be an 8-hour shutdown of Passenger Elevator #2 (Lab C Block) on Monday, 5/19/08, from 7:30 am until 3:30 pm. The other two elevators (Office A Block and freight elevator Lab C/D Blocks) will remain operational.

The reason for this shutdown is to accommodate periodic maintenance and repairs.

May 5-12, 2008

Sinsheimer/Thimann Walkway Closed

The sidewalk UNDER THE PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY will be closed from Monday, 5/5/08 until Monday, 5/12/08. This area includes the North side entrance door of Thimann (2nd floor) to leading down to Sinsheimer Loading Dock area. Pedestrians will not be allowed to pass through this area during the day, as there will be open excavation. In the evenings, the opening will be covered, and pedestrians will have access through this area.

The cross walk between Sinsheimer Labs and Thimann Labs will be unaffected by this shutdown.

The reason for this shutdown is to accommodate the installation of heating water and condenser water piping under the walkway.

May 7, 2008 (Wednesday)

JBEB Fire Sprinkler Shutdown (2nd floor only)

There will be a 4-hour shutdown of the fire sprinkler system affecting the 2nd floor only.
The shutdown will occur on Wednesday, 5/7/08 from 8:00 am until 12:00 noon.

If during this shut down period, you see or smell anything that leads you to believe there is a fire anywhere in the building, please evacuate the building and then call 911.

The reason for the shut down is to accommodate the height adjustment of two sprinklers on the 2nd floor.

May 6, 2008 (Tuesday)

PSB Fume Hood Shutdown (West Wing Only, 6:30 am - 7:30 am)

Physical Plant has requested that Fume hoods in the West Wing be shut down on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 from 6:30 AM to 7:30 AM to replace a breaker in the fume hood system. Only the West Wing will be affected and the fan's exhausting capacity will be reduced during the shutdown period.

Please remember to close your fume hood sashes the evening prior to this shutdown, and refrain from working with hazardous materials anywhere in the building during this one hour shutdown period.

May 5, 2008 (Saturday)

Nat Sci 2 Annex/Thimann Lecture Hall Gutter Maintenance

Due to circumstances beyond their control, Physical Plant has had to reschedule the roof and gutter maintenance that was scheduled for April 19th. The new date for this work is Saturday, 5/3/08.

Campus personnel will be accessing the roof of Nat Sci 2 Annex and Thimann Lecture Hall via ladder to complete their work. This work should not affect the two buildings' operation, however the gutters are currently full of water and some splashing will be unavoidable. The crew will post cones and hazard tape to warn incidental traffic.

April 30 & May 1, 2008

E&MS Ventilation Shutdown (Including Fume Hoods)

There will be two separate shutdowns of the BUILDING VENTILATION SYSTEM INCLUDING FUME HOODS in E&MS as follows:

D-BLOCK, Wednesday, April 30. 2008, from 6:30 AM to 3:00 PM (8.5 hours).

C-BLOCK, Thursday, May 1, 2008, from 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM (4 hours).

Please remember to close your fume hood sashes the evening prior to these shutdowns, and refrain from working with hazardous materials anywhere in the building during these two shutdown periods

The reason for these shutdowns is for regularly scheduled preventive maintenance, repair and filter replacement. The Wednesday extended time for the D-Block includes installing a new Variable Frequency Drive.

April 21-25, 2008

Campus Electrical Relay Testing

Physical Plant will be performing 3-year periodic testing on several electrical protective relays during the week of April 21, 2008 as follows:

Potentially affecting upper campus:
04/21/08 & 04/22/08 - Merrill Substation
04/22/08 & 04/23/08 - Heat Plant
04/24/08 - Slug Sub

Not affecting upper campus:
04/23/08 - EFH
04/24/08 & 04/25/08 - 2300 Delaware

During this testing, electrical relays in the above locations will be removed from service, tested, and put back into service. The removal and testing of these relays should NOT cause any power fluctuations, and should be invisible to the campus.

However, the last occurrence of maintenance to such breakers did cause an unexpected outage to upper campus. Therefore, as a precaution to minimize risk, some may choose to disconnect non-critical research and computer equipment should an unanticipated power outage occur.

April 21-25, 2008

ISB Hallway Painting (First Floor)

The paint crew has completed the repainting of the 2nd floor hallways, and will be moving down to the 1st floor beginning 4/21/08.

The 2nd floor occupants may re-hang their hallway information, and occupants on the 1st floor are being asked to remove hallway wall hangings to accommodate the repainting project.

April 8-25, 2008 (Mon - Fri, 7 :00 am - 4:00 pm)

PSB Fire Alarm Testing/Preventive Maintenance

Physical Plant will be performing annual preventive maintenance on the Fire Alarm System in PSB.
The testing/maintenance will begin on Tuesday, 4/8/08 from 7:00 am until 4:00 pm, and will continue Daily (Mon - Fri) for three (3) weeks, ending on Friday, 4/25/08.

This preventive maintenance does not require any alarms to sound, nor strobes to flash.
If there IS an alarm, please respond as you would to a regular fire alarm.

Additional potential ramifications of this service include (where applicable):

* Elevators will reset, temporarily halting service for a very brief period.
* Roll down doors will be released
*Fire Door Latches will be released

April 14-21, 2008

CAMPUS Cogen Shutdown,

The Central Cogen Engine that provides back-up power to Science Hill buildings will be shut down for one week, beginning Monday, April 14, 2008 at 6:00 AM, and ending Monday, April 21, 2008 at 4:00 PM.

The reason for this shutdown is to perform semi-annual maintenance to the engine.

The following buildings are typically backed-up by Cogen:

Baskin Engineering (conditionally)
Sinsheimer Labs
Thimann Labs
Nat Sci 2
Nat Sci 2 Annex
ISB
CfAO
LICK Surge Buildings
Paleo Magnetic Lab
Dive Trailer

IN THE EVENT THAT PG&E WERE TO FAIL DURING THIS SHUTDOWN PERIOD, the following would happen:
Thimann and Sinsheimer:
The building stand-by generator would provide power to building emergency lighting, some environmental rooms, some freezers, some greenhouse equipment, and only those outlets marked red or yellow (stand-by).