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Contributions for Jerry Shepard family
by Totten, Mary J 14 Jun '21

14 Jun '21

Everyone, Some of you may know and some of you may not, but one of own Jerry Shepard has been battling a tumor in the brain. He has been undergoing a lot of treatment and still trying to work here on our Engineering staff at Birck. At this time, I humbly ask if you feel it in your heart, to please contribute money to the family to help with medical expenses. You may drop off your contributions to Mary Jo or Kyle in BRK 1220, or Bill Rowe or Tim Miller in 2287. We will have envelopes for you to put in your contribution and seal for only the family to see. Please keep the family in your prayers. Thank you, Mary Jo Totten Birck Nanotechnology Center/Purdue University Building Logisitics Coordinator 1205 West State Street Office BRK 1220 West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 (765) 496-1173

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NOTICE - Cleanroom & Laboratories are Now Open
by Voorhis, Mark L. 07 May '21

07 May '21

All BNC Users - The preventive maintenance closure of the Birck Nanotechnology Facility has been completed successfully. The cleanroom and laboratories are now open for research. Some equipment is still down for maintenance, or is in the process of being started back up. Please check iLabs for individual equipment status. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this important preventive-maintenance time. Mark Voorhis Building Manager Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center Office: (765) 494-3036

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Notice Regarding Fume Hood Purge
by Reger, Ronald K 22 Apr '21

22 Apr '21

Dear Birck Users, As a reminder, during our twice per year building PM shutdown we also address maintenance and cleaning issues on process equipment, including the fume hoods. With the upcoming building shutdown the week of May 3 we are planning our normal fume hood cleans and purges. Please note that all fume hoods in the cleanroom will be cleaned and emptied during the week of May 3 so please make sure you have completed all your chemical processes by Monday morning, May 3, at 6:00 am. The hoods will be cleaned and glassware will be taken out beginning Monday morning at 7:00 am. You should store your empty glassware in your totes on the tote storage racks. Thanks for your attention to this. Ron Reger Engineering Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center | Room 2289 | Office: 765.494.6667 | Email: rreger(a)purdue.edu<mailto:rreger@purdue.edu> Wiki: https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/display/BNCWiki iLabs: https://purdue.ilabsolutions.com/homepage/

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Campus Power Outage and BNC Building Operations
by Voorhis, Mark L. 18 Mar '21

18 Mar '21

Dear BNC Users, This afternoon at ~5:30 PM the campus experience a power outage that shutdown and restart most of the BNC building systems and caused repeated toxic gas alarms. The campus Wade power plant lost power as well and caused the campus steam pressure to drop to zero. At this time the cleanroom humidification system is off line since it requires campus steam to operate. This means that the humidity in the cleanroom will drop over night as the temperatures cool off. Normal humidity setpoint is 45% and we are currently at ~30% and dropping. It takes 6-9 hours to heat up the cleanroom steam generators once the campus steam pressure returns to normal. Best Regards, Mark Voorhis Building Manager Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center Office: (765) 494-3036

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Re: [Bnc-facility-notice] NOTICE - The East and West Lab Wings Are Open for Research
by Voorhis, Mark L. 07 Feb '21

07 Feb '21

Dear BNC Lab Users, All labs are now open for use. The lab area heating system that warms up the outside subzero air failed allowing below freezing air to enter the air handling system and tripped off manual freeze protection sensors. The heating system is operational and all air handling system are operational. I want to thanks BNC staff engineering and PUPF trades that responded to the building alarms. Also thank you for your patience during this bitter cold weather. Best Regards, Mark Voorhis Building Manager Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center Office: (765) 494-3036 >From My I Pad From: Bnc-facility-notice <bnc-facility-notice-bounces(a)ecn.purdue.edu> On Behalf Of Voorhis, Mark L. Sent: Sunday, February 7, 2021 8:09 AM To: bnc-facility-notice(a)ecn.purdue.edu Subject: [Bnc-facility-notice] NOTICE - The East and West Lab Wing Air Handling System Shut Down Due to Cold Temperatures Both east and west make up air handling systems are currently shut down due to low temperature freeze protection tripping them off. We have negative pressure in the atrium space increasing difficulty opening doors. We have trades responding to the issue. Until future notice all general research labs (listed below) will be closed with no fume hood or hazardous processes. 1031 1039 1043 1045 1069 1077 1081 1083 1089 1089A 1100A 1153 1157 1217 1227 1233 1235 1237 1239 1261 1261A 1263 1265 1267 1269 1273 2031 2037 2043 2069 2077 2081 2087 2087A 2087B I will send an update once we understand what happened. Mark Voorhis Building Manager Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center Office: (765) 494-3036

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NOTICE - The East and West Lab Wing Air Handling System Shut Down Due to Cold Temperatures
by Voorhis, Mark L. 07 Feb '21

07 Feb '21

Both east and west make up air handling systems are currently shut down due to low temperature freeze protection tripping them off. We have negative pressure in the atrium space increasing difficulty opening doors. We have trades responding to the issue. Until future notice all general research labs (listed below) will be closed with no fume hood or hazardous processes. 1031 1039 1043 1045 1069 1077 1081 1083 1089 1089A 1100A 1153 1157 1217 1227 1233 1235 1237 1239 1261 1261A 1263 1265 1267 1269 1273 2031 2037 2043 2069 2077 2081 2087 2087A 2087B I will send an update once we understand what happened. Mark Voorhis Building Manager Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center Office: (765) 494-3036

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NOTICE - East General Lab Wing is Open for Research
by Voorhis, Mark L. 14 Jan '21

14 Jan '21

Dear All, The east wing lab areas are now open for research. The repairs to the HVAC system are complete and lab ambient controls are back to normal. Thank you, Mark Voorhis Building Manager Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center Office: (765) 494-3036 From: Voorhis, Mark L. Sent: Friday, December 18, 2020 6:26 AM To: bnc-facility-notice(a)ecn.purdue.edu Subject: NOTICE - East General Lab Wing HVAC Interruption All, At 5:30AM this morning a building controls alarm was sent to Purdue trades to investigate the shutdown of AHU 2 that service both first floor and second floor east lab wing (layouts below). At this time there is higher negative static pressure in all these labs sucking the door to the lab space close. It may be difficult to open these door when entering these labs. The temperature and humidity control in these labs will be out of control until we can get AHU 2 operational. We will keep you posted by email on any changes . Mark Voorhis Building Manager Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center Office: (765) 494-3036

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NOTICE - Failure of the Ultra-Pure Water System and Cleanroom Humidity Control
by Voorhis, Mark L. 13 Jan '21

13 Jan '21

Dear BNC Users, Tonight there has been a critical failure of the building wide Ultra-Pure water system. As a result there is no Ultra-pure water flow or cleanroom humidity control that requires ultra-water to operate. The cleanroom relative humidity levels are at ~14% with a setpoint of 45%. It is unclear when the ultra-pure water system will be operational. We are waiting for a response for technical support from an outside ultra-pure water engineering firm. We are sorry for the unplanned interruption. Mark Voorhis Building Manager Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center Office: (765) 494-3036

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NOTICE - East General Lab Wing HVAC Interruption - Update
by Voorhis, Mark L. 18 Dec '20

18 Dec '20

Dear East Lab Wing Users, Early this morning there was a building controls alarm from the east wing HVAC unit. After investigation there was a failure of the fan motor electrical control system. The electrical controls to the fan motor are obsolete with no technical support or spare parts available. PUPF is working on ordering replacement parts today, but with the timing of the failure with fan motor controls it will not be fixed during the Purdue campus holiday closure. With the rising number of COVID cases and the reduced number of air changes, REM has given the direction to close all chemical and biological labs until the HVAC system is fully repaired. However dry labs will remain open with a reduced number of air changes so you can continue working but at your own risk. The following dry labs will be open during the holiday break but all other labs will posted closed until future notice. Open Dry Labs 1031 1045 1083 1077 2037 1089 Closed Biological & Chemical Labs 1039 2031 1043 2037 1066 2043 1081 2077 2081 2087 2087A 2087B We are sorry for this unscheduled interruption but PUPF and Operation & Maintenance department are working on the issues the best they can. Best Regards, Mark Voorhis Building Manager Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center Office: (765) 494-3036 From: Bnc-facility-notice <bnc-facility-notice-bounces(a)ecn.purdue.edu<mailto:bnc-facility-notice-bounces@ecn.purdue.edu>> On Behalf Of Voorhis, Mark L. Sent: Friday, December 18, 2020 6:26 AM To: bnc-facility-notice(a)ecn.purdue.edu<mailto:bnc-facility-notice@ecn.purdue.edu> Subject: [Bnc-facility-notice] NOTICE - East General Lab Wing HVAC Interruption All, At 5:30AM this morning a building controls alarm was sent to Purdue trades to investigate the shutdown of AHU 2 that service both first floor and second floor east lab wing (layouts below). At this time there is higher negative static pressure in all these labs sucking the door to the lab space close. It may be difficult to open these door when entering these labs. The temperature and humidity control in these labs will be out of control until we can get AHU 2 operational. We will keep you posted by email on any changes . [cid:image001.png@01D6D528.C6CB03D0] Frist Floor East Lab Wing [cid:image002.png@01D6D528.C6CB03D0] Second Floor East Lab Wing Mark Voorhis Building Manager Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center Office: (765) 494-3036

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NOTICE - East General Lab Wing HVAC Interruption
by Voorhis, Mark L. 18 Dec '20

18 Dec '20

All, At 5:30AM this morning a building controls alarm was sent to Purdue trades to investigate the shutdown of AHU 2 that service both first floor and second floor east lab wing (layouts below). At this time there is higher negative static pressure in all these labs sucking the door to the lab space close. It may be difficult to open these door when entering these labs. The temperature and humidity control in these labs will be out of control until we can get AHU 2 operational. We will keep you posted by email on any changes . [cid:image001.png@01D6D506.9CAEF4C0] Frist Floor East Lab Wing [cid:image002.png@01D6D506.9CAEF4C0] Second Floor East Lab Wing Mark Voorhis Building Manager Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center Office: (765) 494-3036

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