November 2012 - Bnc-facility-notice

Re: [Bnc-facility-notice] Crane Lift November 30, 2012 - IMPORTANT
by Voorhis, Mark L. 30 Nov '12

30 Nov '12

The crane lift was successfully completed today and all areas are back to normal. Thank you for your cooperation. Mark Voorhis Building Manager Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center Office: (765) 494-3036 -----Original Message----- From: bnc-facility-notice-bounces(a)ecn.purdue.edu [mailto:bnc-facility-notice-bounces@ecn.purdue.edu] On Behalf Of Weaver, John R Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 10:53 AM To: 'bnc-facility-notice(a)ecn.purdue.edu' Subject: [Bnc-facility-notice] Crane Lift November 30, 2012 - IMPORTANT I think most people in the building are aware of the errors by the contractor in the crane-lift plan last week. The BNC Facilities team, Purdue PUPF, and the contractor are all working to minimize the impact of the problem and the fact that the air handler was not lifted into place last week. The bottom line is that there will need to be two crane lifts to complete the job. THE FIRST LIFT IS THIS FRIDAY! The schedule for the first lift is definite, but the second lift has to be confirmed. Air Handler lift: Friday, November 30, 2012 (THIS FRIDAY!) Exhaust Fan lift: TENTATIVELY Monday, December 17, 2012 As indicated previously, all areas under the lift must be evacuated. Please see the attached slides! We apologize for the inconvenience that this error caused to all of you. We also thank you for your understanding and cooperation during this project. John John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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Shutdown Complete
by Weaver, John R 28 Nov '12

28 Nov '12

The shutdown has been completed, and all fume hoods are operational. Normal laboratory work may resume. There will still be some vibration-causing work that will continue until approximately 5:00 pm. Thank you for your patience and forbearance during this necessary shutdown. John John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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Crane Lift November 30, 2012 - IMPORTANT
by Weaver, John R 27 Nov '12

27 Nov '12

I think most people in the building are aware of the errors by the contractor in the crane-lift plan last week. The BNC Facilities team, Purdue PUPF, and the contractor are all working to minimize the impact of the problem and the fact that the air handler was not lifted into place last week. The bottom line is that there will need to be two crane lifts to complete the job. THE FIRST LIFT IS THIS FRIDAY! The schedule for the first lift is definite, but the second lift has to be confirmed. Air Handler lift: Friday, November 30, 2012 (THIS FRIDAY!) Exhaust Fan lift: TENTATIVELY Monday, December 17, 2012 As indicated previously, all areas under the lift must be evacuated. Please see the attached slides! We apologize for the inconvenience that this error caused to all of you. We also thank you for your understanding and cooperation during this project. John John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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East Wing Laboratory Exhaust Upgrade - Hood Shutdown Monday - Wednesday
by Voorhis, Mark L. 21 Nov '12

21 Nov '12

**********************REMINDER**************************** All hoods in the east wing of the Birck Nanotechnology Center will be shut down at 7:00 am Monday morning, 26 November 2012. All hazardous materials - chemical and biological - must be removed from the hoods prior to that time. We hope to have the hoods operational by end of the day Wednesday, 28 November 2012. Please watch for a bnc-facility-notice e-mail and the removal of the signs before using a hood in the east wing. Hoods in the west wing of the facility will NOT be affected by this work. Tentative Interruptions for Project Who______Reason______________Affected__________Begins_____Duration______Operational Wilhelm____Set MAU____________Area under crane____11/30/2012____1 day______11/30/2012___5:00 PM Thank you in advance for your cooperation during the next phase of the BNC Laboratory Exhaust Project. Mark Voorhis Building Manager Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center Office: (765) 494-3036

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CRITICAL SHUTDOWN NOVEMBER 21, 2012
by Weaver, John R 21 Nov '12

21 Nov '12

As part of the BNC Exhaust Expansion Project, an air handler will be lifted into the BNC by crane on Wednesday, 21 November 2012, the day before Thanksgiving Break. Because of the size and weight of this lift, NO PERSONNEL ARE ALLOWED UNDER THE LIFT RADIUS OF THE CRANE. This means that several areas of the building will be off limits all day on Wednesday, 21 November 2012. Included in this area are the Biocleanroom, portions of the two bays and one chase of the main cleanroom, some laboratories on the southeast area of the building, the maintenance shop, etc. PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED POWERPOINT PRESENTATION TO SEE THE AREAS THAT ARE OFF LIMITS. Note that you will NOT be allowed to enter those areas during the day on Wednesday. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation during this necessary shutdown activity. John Weaver Facility Manager

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Concrete Drilling in East Wing, Third Floor
by Kuhn, Jeffrey G 15 Nov '12

15 Nov '12

All, As part of the east lab wing exhaust upgrade project, concrete drilling will be taking place in the third floor penthouse floor beginning this afternoon (Thursday) at 1:00 PM and lasting all afternoon. Due to the large number of holes needed, drilling will also occur on Friday, lasting all day during normal business hours. It is possible that acoustical or mechanical vibration may be detectable in the east lab wing, especially on the second floor. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Please contact me with any questions or concerns. Regards, Jeff Kuhn Facility Engineer Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University 1205 W. State St. West Lafayette, IN 47907 Ph: (765) 496-8329 Fax: (765) 496-2018

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East Wing Hood Shutdown Wednesday
by Voorhis, Mark L. 14 Nov '12

14 Nov '12

**********************REMINDER**************************** All hoods in the east wing of the Birck Nanotechnology Center will be shut down at 7:00 am Wednesday morning, 14 November 2012. All hazardous materials - chemical and biological - must be removed from the hoods prior to that time. We hope to have the hoods operational by noon on Wednesday. Please watch for a bnc-facility-notice e-mail and the removal of the signs before using a hood in the east wing. Hoods in the west wing of the facility will NOT be affected by this work. Future Planned Interruptions for Project Who______Reason______________Affected__________Begins_____Duration______Operational Wilhelm____Remove Fan____________Entire East Wing______11/14/2012___4 hrs______11/14/2012_____Noon Wilhelm____Set MAU_______________Area under crane_____11/21/2012____1 day_____11/21/2012_____5:00 PM Wilhelm____Move operating fan______Entire East Wing_____11/26/2012____3 days____11/28/2012_____5:00 PM Thank you in advance for your cooperation during the next phase of the BNC Laboratory Exhaust Project.

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East Wing Hood Shutdown Monday
by Weaver, John R 12 Nov '12

12 Nov '12

**********************REMINDER**************************** All hoods in the east wing of the Birck Nanotechnology Center will be shut down at 7:00 am Monday morning, 12 November 2012. All hazardous materials - chemical and biological - must be removed from the hoods prior to that time. We hope to have the hoods operational by the end of the day on Monday. Please watch for a bnc-facility-notice e-mail and the removal of the signs before using a hood in the east wing. Hoods in the west wing of the facility will NOT be affected by this work. Thank you in advance for your cooperation during the first phase of the BNC Laboratory Exhaust Project.

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Annual All User Meeting - Required for access to the facility
by Jurss, Stephen E 08 Nov '12

08 Nov '12

Users, When: January 16th and 17th from 7:00pm-8:00pm Where: Lily Hall 1105 You will only need to attend one session. If you do not your card access to the facility will be suspended. Stephen Stephen E. Jurss CIH, CSP Safety Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center 1205 W. State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907 Tx: 765-496-8337 E-mail: sejurss(a)purdue.edu<mailto:sejurss@purdue.edu>

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