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MILLWRIGHTS SYNERGIZED WITH ESB ELECTRICAL FEEDER SHUTDOWN TO PERFORM PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE
The Millwrights took advantage of the electrical feeder shutdown and scheduled maintenance on Bio-safety Cabinet Fume Hood Fans 1 – 17 for a proactive approach to preventive maintenance. These fume hoods are in critical areas where disruptions can affect research. They changed all belts, greased bearings and took measurements of variable pulleys to convert to fixed pulleys. They did a complete strip down of BCS FH 14, changed belts on air handlers 3 -7 and changed filters. By taking advantage of a scheduled shutdown, they reduced the impact to our clients and building users. Thank you to the Mechanical Maintenance crew for your proactive approach to maintenance. Special thanks to millwrights Bryan Archibald, Steve Barnicke, Bill Guest, Conor Hourigan and to Jason Smith, mechanical assistant.
RESEARCH NOISE WINDOW AT PHARMACY AND LSC JUNE 19 – 30
The maintenance work we do can cause a lot of noise and vibration which can affect research on campus. Let’s take advantage of the breaks in research. Pharmaceutical Sciences and Life Sciences will “shut down” sensitive research between June 19 – 30, and crews will be able to do work that creates noise and vibration.
Please plan any noisy maintenance for this time. Reach out to FM Deborah Capps if you need support scheduling this work.
TRAFFIC PATTERN CHANGED ON UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD BETWEEN WEST MALL AND LOWER MALL
A streets and landscape project that will improve pedestrian and cyclist safety along University boulevard from Education Lane to Lower Mall has been implemented this week. University Boulevard is now ONE WAY traffic westbound from West Mall to Lower Mall. This will reduce traffic at the West Mall intersection and distribute vehicles to the West and Fraser Parkades along Lower Mall.
PLUMBERS DETECTED FAULTS IN THE SYSTEM AND MADE REPAIRS TO AVERT POSSIBLE PROBLEMS PROACTIVELY
Last week, plumbers Bruno Dettling and Matt Shew, were performing some routine building audits/inspections, when they noticed a main 4-inch sprinkler pipe spraying water all over the mechanical room in EOS Main. There was also a second pipe that was close to failure. Through the coordination of the plumbing head and FM, a plan was quickly put together in consultation with the trades manager and technical specialist. The plumbers compiled and ordered the materials while a shutdown was expedited. Upon inspection of the piping, they noted some deficiencies and adjusted their material list quickly to make the system compliant. Utilities were able to back feed from a hydrant to minimize impact to client and building users.
The work was done quickly and they were able to install and roll groove few sections of pipe along with a new tamper valve that fire life safety will later tie into the panel. Good work gentlemen!
BUILDING OPS RESPONDED TO ESB FLOODING
Over last weekend, there was a half-inch domestic cold water supply line failure on the 4th floor women’s washroom in ESB. The extensive flooding was discovered by Security early in the morning of June 11. Weekend custodial service workers were called and began water clean-up immediately. Various trades were dispatched to address the problem. Here’s a summary of events that unfolded Sunday morning:
- Damaged involved the main switch gear in the communication rooms knocking out IT Services and BMS.
- Plumbers isolated the leak and made repairs to the damaged line.
- Operating Engineers monitored building systems to ensure everything was online.
- Electricians dried and restored water-drenched electrical panels.
- Custodial service workers continued clean-up in concert with the restoration contractors.
- Fans and dehumidifiers were installed in all affected areas.
- IT worked on restoring Wi-Fi and network connections for affected areas.
- Assessment of elevator damage underway.
Remediation is underway and is coordinated through our Construction Office. Jason White is leading the investigation on the cause of the failure. Many thanks to all trades and custodial service workers who attended and helped mitigate the situation.
ALL STAFF MUST SIGN IN AND OUT WHEN VISITING CENTRE FOR COMPARATIVE MEDICINE
All personnel (including external to Building Operations) entering the CCM plant must sign in and out of the plant highlighting the nature of the visit and associated Service Request.
This practice is to ensure Mechanical Operations are fully aware of all operational and maintenance activities at the CCM Plant. This is an additional step in our ongoing efforts to ensure regulatory compliance and continuous improvements in the safe operation of the plant.
SHARING OUR STORY AS CAMPUS AND ASSET STEWARDS THROUGH THE APPA ASSESMENT REPORT
To celebrate and raise awareness of the great work we do, we’re preparing to submit the APPA FMEP assessment. This report is a chance to share those stories with the university community and validate the excellent and innovative work we’re doing.
Learn more about this report and why it’s important, check out the May 30th newsletter or talk to your supervisor.
We have achieved a great deal in the past couple years, and probably more than any of us realize. Here are a couple specific examples of initiative and dedication to our work great.
We have built a new Continuous Improvement Team so we can:
- evolve our business processes forward to join the 21 century, like: launching our electronic time tracking project, planning for a new CMMS by business requirements gathering and creating searchable records
- keep our larger workforce plugged in and contributing to our solutions to ensure viability and buy-in for change
We have improved customer service so we can:
- help anybody report issues through our new twitter account
- expand our hours for trouble calls to 24-7 with scripted support from Comm Ops after hours
- enable our team to call in their service request updates so no customer goes without knowing where there project is at
- build a heat map of construction activities so that campus users will not be effected by overlapping projects
- contribute the customer lens to our routine capital priority matrix
- consider the customer experience when we think about who spaces should perform – which drives better operations decisions
- began to build building annual reports so the campus community can see building details at their convenience
Look for more examples in next week’s newsletter.
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