SCS Building Outages/Important Notices

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

VENTILATION OUTAGE - NORTH RAL - OCTOBER 22ND AND 23RD FROM 6:00AM TO 8:00AM

TO ALL IN NORTH RAL:

F&S will be conducting a VENTILATION OUTAGE affecting the listed rooms in North RAL on Wednesday, October 22nd and Thursday, October 23rd from 6:00AM to 8:00AM. This outage is needed to change filters on the supply and exhaust fans serving those rooms. During the outage, there will be no supply or exhaust air available in the affected rooms so no research should be taking place. To prepare for the outage, please make sure that all chemical/waste containers are sealed and that fume hood sashes are closed. Further details about the outages are listed below:

Outage Request Number: 73772

Outage Time : 2025/10/22 06:00 until 2025/10/23 08:00

Outage Type : VENTILATION

Building : 0116 - ROGER ADAMS LABORATORY

Building Sections affected : Rooms,RAL : DOA-02=10,11,11A,12,14,17,19,19A,19B,112,112A,216,216A,219,221,304,412,412B,412C,412CI

DOA-03=197,199,294A,294B,295,296,299,390,390A,390C,392,392A,490,491,493,494,494B,495,496,497,498 & 498A

Building Services affected : Supply Air,Make Up Air, Fume Hood Exhaust,Cabinet Exhaust & General Lab Exhaust

Building Occupants Effect : Lack of all listed above.

Ventilation Fan No. : DOA-2 & DOA-3 & Supply & Exhaust Fans serving these units.

Ventilation Area. : See below

Comments : This is a DAILY outage. *These units operate in tandem and both must be shut down to service the filters. Please cap all chemicals and close fume hood sashes.*

Reason : To Change Filters on the Exhaust side of these units and inspect DOAs.

Shane Brownfield, CCHO

Safety and Inventory Coordinator– School of Chemical Sciences

16 Roger Adams Lab

217-300-6618

VENTILATION OUTAGE - SOUTH RAL - OCTOBER 21ST FROM 6:00AM TO 10:00AM

TO ALL IN SOUTH RAL:

F&S will be conducting a VENTILATION OUTAGE affecting the listed labs in South RAL on Tuesday, October 21st from 6:00AM to 10:00AM. This outage is needed to change filters on the exhaust fans serving those rooms. During the outage, there will be no exhaust air available in the affected rooms so no research should be taking place. To prepare for the outage, please make sure that all chemical/waste containers are sealed and that fume hood sashes are closed. Further details about the outage are listed below:

Outage Request Number: 73771

Outage Time : 2025/10/21 06:00 until 2025/10/21 10:00

Outage Type : VENTILATION

Building : 0116 - ROGER ADAMS LABORATORY

Building Sections affected : Rooms 272,273,274,275,276,277,278,279,373,374,375,376,379

Building Services affected : Supply Air & Fume Hood exhaust Air will be off.

Building Occupants Effect : Lack of supply & exhaust air in areas listed.

Ventilation Fan No. : HE-1,Hartwig Labs, Supply and Fume Hood Exhaust

Ventilation Area. : Rooms 272,273,274,275,276,277,278,279,373,374,375,376,379

Comments : Please cap all chemicals and close fume hood sashes.

Reason : To Change Filters in Fume Hood Exhaust System and inspect unit.

Shane Brownfield, CCHO

Safety and Inventory Coordinator– School of Chemical Sciences

16 Roger Adams Lab

217-300-6618

VENTILATION OUTAGE - SOUTH RAL - OCTOBER 17TH FROM 6:00AM TO 10:00AM

TO ALL IN SOUTH RAL:

F&S will be conducting a VENTILATION OUTAGE affecting the listed rooms in South RAL on Friday, October 17th from 6:00AM to 10:00AM. This outage is needed to change filters on the EF-104A, EF-104B, and EF-104C fans. During the outage, there will be no exhaust air available in the affected rooms so no research should be taking place. To prepare for the outage, please make sure that all chemical/waste containers are sealed and that fume hood sashes are closed. Further details about the outage are listed below:

Outage Request Number: 73768

Outage Time : 2025/10/17 06:00 until 2025/10/17 10:00

Outage Type : VENTILATION

Building : 0116 - ROGER ADAMS LABORATORY

Building Sections affected : Rooms; 37A,37B,45,45B,47,47B,49,49B,53,53B,53C,55,55B,57,57B,72,75,76,77,79,79C,145,155,157,172,173,176,177,179,472,473,476,477,478

Building Services affected : Exhaust Air to these Spaces.

Building Occupants Effect : NO exhaust to the spaces listed above.

Ventilation Fan No. : (Old)RAC-104, ERC-2,EF-104A, EF-104B & EF-104C

Ventilation Area. : See Sections Affected

Comments : Please cap all chemicals and close fume hood sashes during this outage.

Reason : To change filters serving these fans.

Shane Brownfield, CCHO

Safety and Inventory Coordinator– School of Chemical Sciences

16 Roger Adams Lab

217-300-6618

VENTILATION OUTAGE - SOUTH RAL - OCTOBER 16TH FROM 6:00AM TO 10:00AM

TO ALL IN SOUTH RAL:

F&S will be conducting a VENTILATION OUTAGE affecting the listed rooms in South RAL on Thursday, October 16th from 6:00AM to 10:00AM. This outage is needed to change filters on the EF-103A, EF-103B, and EF-103C fans. During the outage, there will be no exhaust air available in the affected rooms so no research should be taking place. To prepare for the outage, please make sure that all chemical/waste containers are sealed and that fume hood sashes are closed. Further details about the outage are listed below:

Outage Request Number: 73769

Outage Time : 2025/10/16 06:00 until 2025/10/16 10:00

Outage Type : VENTILATION

Building : 0116 - ROGER ADAMS LABORATORY

Building Sections affected : Rooms; 35,36,37E,37D,37C,40,41,42,42B,43,44,46,50,50B,56,58,58B,60,60C,61,63,63C,135A,136,137,140,140B,142,143,146,148,150,154,156,160,160D,161,161B,163,235A,335A & 435A

Building Services affected : Exhaust air to these spaces.

Building Occupants Effect : NO exhaust to the spaces listed above.

Ventilation Fan No. : (Old RAC103)-ERC-1 -EF103A,EF-103B & EF-103C

Ventilation Area. : See below

Comments : Please cap all chemicals and close fume hood sashes during this outage.

Reason : To change filters serving these fans.

Shane Brownfield, CCHO

Safety and Inventory Coordinator– School of Chemical Sciences

16 Roger Adams Lab

217-300-6618

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

VENTILATION OUTAGE - SOUTH RAL - OCTOBER 15TH FROM 6:00AM TO 10:00AM

TO ALL IN SOUTH RAL:

F&S will be conducting a VENTILATION OUTAGE affecting the west wing of the 2nd-4th floors of South RAL on Wednesday, October 15th from 6:00AM to 10:00AM. This outage is needed to change filters on the DOA-102 fans. During the outage, there will be reduced supply air and NO fume hood/cabinet exhaust air available in the affected rooms so no research should be taking place. To prepare for the outage, please make sure that all chemical/waste containers are sealed and that fume hood sashes are closed. Further details about the outage are listed below:

Outage Request Number: 73766

Outage Time : 2025/10/15 06:00 until 2025/10/15 10:00

Outage Type : VENTILATION

Building : 0116 - ROGER ADAMS LABORATORY

Building Sections affected : RAL South, Rooms; 236,237,240,241,244,245,245b,247,248,249,252,253,254,256,257,260,260c,261,261b,263,336,338,340,341,343,344,345,345b,347,348,349,352,352b,353,354,354b,356,357,360,361,361b,363,370,436,437,440,441,443,444,445,448,449,452,452b,453,454,454b,456,457,460,461,461b,463

Building Services affected : There will be Reduced supply air and NO exhaust air to the Fume Hoods on the North walls of labs.

Building Occupants Effect : Reduced conditioned air and NO fume hood or cabinet exhaust for North fume hoods.

Ventilation Fan No. : DOA-102 Supply and Exhaust Fans

Ventilation Area. : See Section affected

Comments : Please CAP all chemicals and CLOSE all sashes to fume hoods.

Reason : We are changing the filters on the exhaust side of this system.

Shane Brownfield, CCHO

Safety and Inventory Coordinator– School of Chemical Sciences

16 Roger Adams Lab

217-300-6618

Monday, October 13, 2025

VENTILATION OUTAGE - SOUTH RAL - OCTOBER 14TH FROM 6:00AM TO 10:00AM

TO ALL IN SOUTH RAL:

F&S will be conducting a VENTILATION OUTAGE affecting the west wing of the 2nd-4th floors of South RAL on Tuesday, October 14th from 6:00AM to 10:00AM. This outage is needed to change filters on the DOA-101 fans. During the outage, there will be reduced supply air and NO fume hood/cabinet exhaust air available in the affected rooms so no research should be taking place. To prepare for the outage, please make sure that all chemical/waste containers are sealed and that fume hood sashes are closed. Further details about the outage are listed below:

Outage Request Number: 73767

Outage Time : 2025/10/14 06:00 until 2025/10/14 10:00

Outage Type : VENTILATION

Building : 0116 - ROGER ADAMS LABORATORY

Building Sections affected : RAL South, Rooms; 238,239,242,243,246,247,250,251,254,255,258,259,263,338,339,342,343,346,350,351,354,354b,355,358,359,361b,363,370,438,439,442,443,446,447,450,451,454,454b,455,458,459,461b,463

Building Services affected : There will be Reduced supply air and NO exhaust air to the Fume Hoods on the South walls of labs.

Building Occupants Effect : Reduced conditioned air and NO fume hood or cabinet exhaust for South fume hoods.

Ventilation Fan No. : DOA-101 Supply and Exhaust Fans

Ventilation Area. : See Sections Affected

Comments : Please CAP all chemicals and CLOSE all sashes to fume hoods.

Reason : We are changing the filters on the exhaust side of this system.

Shane Brownfield, CCHO

Safety and Inventory Coordinator– School of Chemical Sciences

16 Roger Adams Lab

217-300-6618

Monday, October 6, 2025

LAB AIR OUTAGE - CLSL AND RAL - OCTOBER 8TH FROM 8:30 TO 9:30

TO ALL IN RAL AND CLSL:

F&S will be conducting a LAB AIR OUTAGE affecting CLSL and RAL on Wednesday, October 8^th from 8:30AM to 9:30AM. This outage is needed to test the backup air compressors as well as the newly installed compressor alarms. During the outage, building occupants may experience lower than usual lab air pressure in addition to intermittent periods of air pressure loss. Further details about the outage are listed below:

Outage Request Number: 73751

Outage Time : 2025/10/08 08:30 until 2025/10/08 09:30

Outage Type : LAB AIR COMPRESSOR

Building : 0070,0116 - CHEMICAL & LIFE SCIENCES LABORATORY,ROGER ADAMS LABORATORY

Building Sections affected : All sections

Building Services affected : lab compressed air

Building Occupants Effect : lower pressure in labs, possible intermittent loss of pressure

Comments : null

Reason : test backup compressors and test newly installed compressed air alarms

Shane Brownfield, CCHO

Safety and Inventory Coordinator– School of Chemical Sciences

16 Roger Adams Lab

217-300-6618

Friday, September 19, 2025

CHILLED WATER OUTAGE - NORTH RAL - SEPTEMBER 22ND FROM 6:00AM TO 2:30PM

TO ALL IN NORTH RAL:

F&S will be conducting a CHILLED WATER OUTAGE affecting all of North RAL on Monday, September 22^nd from 6:00AM to 2:30PM. This outage is needed to complete work that is part of the autoclave project. During the outage, building occupants may notice cooler than usual temperatures. Further details about the outage are listed below:

Outage Request Number: 73704

Outage Time : 2025/09/22 06:00 until 2025/09/22 14:30

Outage Type : CHILLED WATER

Building : 0116 - ROGER ADAMS LABORATORY

Building Sections affected : Entire North RAL Bldg

Building Services affected : Chilled water preheats and reheats (supply & return)

Building Occupants Effect : Temperatures will be cooler than usual

Comments : Need assistance of F & S- shut down system, drain, refill, and restart

Reason : Autoclave Project

Shane Brownfield, CCHO

Safety and Inventory Coordinator– School of Chemical Sciences

16 Roger Adams Lab

217-300-6618

Monday, August 18, 2025

VENTILATION OUTAGE - SOUTH RAL - AUGUST 19TH FROM 7:00AM TO 8:00AM

TO ALL IN SOUTH RAL:

F&S will be conducting a VENTILATION OUTAGE affecting the ground and 1^st floors of South RAL on Tuesday, August 19 from 7:00AM to 8:00AM. This outage is needed to investigate reported vibrations with the S-5 supply fan. During the outage, there will be short periods with reduced supply air. Exhaust air will remain on so labs can still be used. Fume hood use should be avoided if possible due to reduced make-up air but if fume hoods are needed, make sure to leave lab doors open to allow make-up air from the corridors to help fume hoods function properly. Further details about the outage are listed below:

Outage Request Number: 73611

Outage Time : 2025/08/19 07:00 until 2025/08/19 08:00

Outage Type : VENTILATION

Building : 0116 - ROGER ADAMS LABORATORY

Building Sections affected : Ground and 1^st floors

Building Services affected : Supply Air

Building Occupants Effect : Short period of reduced supply air.

Ventilation Fan No. : S-5

Ventilation Area. : Ground and 1^st floors

Comments : Shop 06 will be removing an inspection panel to investigate reported vibration. Leave lab doors open to help with make up air for fume hoods during this outage. Refrain from using hoods if possible.

Reason : There is a reported vibration issue with this fan.

Shane Brownfield, CCHO

Safety and Inventory Coordinator– School of Chemical Sciences

16 Roger Adams Lab

217-300-6618

Thursday, July 31, 2025

VENTILATION OUTAGE - SOUTH RAL - AUGUST 1ST FROM 6:00AM TO 8:00AM

TO ALL IN SOUTH RAL:

F&S will be conducting a VENTILATION OUTAGE affecting the west wing of the 2nd-4th floors of South RAL on Friday, August 1st from 6:00AM to 8:00AM. This outage is needed to return the exhaust fans to normal operation following service to the bearings. During the outage, there will be no fume hood/cabinet exhaust air available in the affected rooms so no research should be taking place. To prepare for the outage, please make sure that all chemical/waste containers are sealed and that fume hood sashes are closed. Further details about the outage are listed below:

Outage Request Number: 73546

Outage Time : 2025/08/01 06:00 until 2025/08/01 08:00

Outage Type : VENTILATION

Building : 0116 - ROGER ADAMS LABORATORY

Building Sections affected : RAL South, Rooms; 238,239,242,243,246,247,250,251,254,255,258,259,263,338,339,342,343,346,350,351,354,354b,355,358,359,361b,363,438,439,442,443,446,447,450,451,454,454b,455,458,459,461b,463

Building Services affected : There will be NO exhaust air to the Fume Hoods on the South walls of labs.

Building Occupants Effect : NO fume hood or cabinet exhaust for South fume hoods.

Ventilation Fan No. : DOA-101 Exhaust Fans

Ventilation Area. : see rooms below

Comments : Please CAP all chemicals and CLOSE all sashes to fume hoods.

Reason : We are returning the exhaust fans back to normal operation after service on bearings.

Shane Brownfield, CCHO

Safety and Inventory Coordinator– School of Chemical Sciences

16 Roger Adams Lab

217-300-6618

Thursday, July 24, 2025

LAB AIR OUTAGE - CLSL-A - JULY 25TH FROM 7:00AM TO 9:00AM

TO ALL IN CLSL:

F&S will be conducting a LAB AIR OUTAGE affecting CLSL-A on Friday, July 25^th from 7:00AM to 9:00AM. This outage is needed to complete the final tie-in for a newly installed air dryer. During this outage, there won't be any lab air available. Further details about the outage are listed below:

Outage Request Number: 73530

Outage Time : 2025/07/25 07:00 until 2025/07/25 09:00

Outage Type : LAB AIR COMPRESSOR

Building : 0070 - CHEMICAL & LIFE SCIENCES LABORATORY

Building Sections affected : Entire A Bldg

Building Services affected : Lab Air

Building Occupants Effect : No Lab Air

Comments : null

Work order # : 11265019 INSTALL A NEW DRYER FOR THE CLSL-A LAB AIR SYSTEM AND SET UP IN PARALLEL WITH OLD SYSTEM. BASA2 REGULAR SHOP41

Reason : Final tie in for new dryer

Shane Brownfield, CCHO

Safety and Inventory Coordinator– School of Chemical Sciences

16 Roger Adams Lab

217-300-6618

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

VENTILATION OUTAGE - SOUTH RAL - JULY 22ND FROM 6:00AM TO 10:00AM

TO ALL IN SOUTH RAL:

F&S will be conducting a VENTILATION OUTAGE affecting the listed labs in South RAL on Tuesday, July 22nd from 6:00AM to 10:00AM. This outage is needed to change filters on the exhaust fans serving those rooms. During the outage, there will be no exhaust air available in the affected rooms so no research should be taking place. To prepare for the outage, please make sure that all chemical/waste containers are sealed and that fume hood sashes are closed. Further details about the outage are listed below:

Outage Request Number: 73457

Outage Time : 2025/07/22 06:00 until 2025/07/22 10:00

Outage Type : VENTILATION

Building : 0116 - ROGER ADAMS LABORATORY

Building Sections affected : Rooms 272,273,274,275,276,277,278,279,374,376

Building Services affected : There will be no FUME HOOD EXHAUST in these rooms.

Building Occupants Effect : Fume Hoods will be down.

Ventilation Fan No. : Hartwig Exhaust Fans HE-1 & HE-2

Ventilation Area. : Rooms 272,273,274,275,276,277,278,279,374,376

Comments : Please cap all chemicals and close fume hood sashes.

Reason : To change the filters serving these fans.

Shane Brownfield, CCHO

Safety and Inventory Coordinator– School of Chemical Sciences

16 Roger Adams Lab

217-300-6618