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Core Drilling Thursday AM
by Totten, Mary J 29 Aug '12

29 Aug '12

From: Kuhn, Jeffrey G [mailto:kuhn1@purdue.edu] Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 11:28 AM To: 'bnc-facility-notice-bounces(a)ecn.purdue.edu' Subject: Core Drilling Thursday AM All, Purdue Shops will be core drilling through the south side subfab wall beginning at 7:30 AM on Thursday, 8/30/12. There may be some localized vibration generated by this activity. The work should be completed by noon. Please let me know if you have 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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SHUTDOWN begins September 4, 2012
by Weaver, John R 28 Aug '12

28 Aug '12

The PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE SHUTDOWN begins on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 - immediately following the Labor Day holiday weekend. Additionally, ALL POWER WILL BE OFF AND THE BNC CLOSED on Thursday, September 6, 2012. Prior to 11:00 pm on Monday, September 3 (Labor Day), all chemicals must be removed from the fume hoods and stored in closed containers in the appropriate chemical-storage cabinets. Note that covered beakers are not allowed - all chemicals must be in sealed bottles. Also, prior to Monday evening final preparations for the full power outage on Thursday must be made. There will be no cleanroom access beginning Tuesday morning, so any preparations (see below) for the cleanroom and laboratory temperature and humidity increase must be completed before Monday evening. The cleanroom and laboratories will close at 6:00 am Tuesday, September 4. The exhaust systems will not be functional, so no hood work is allowed. The preventative maintenance work will continue on Wednesday, September 5. Prior to the end of the day on Wednesday, September 5, preparations for the loss of power to all offices and laboratories must be completed. It is recommended that all computers and critical equipment be shut down at this time and restarted after power has been restored on Friday, September 7. Work on the electrical shutdown of the Birck Nanotechnology Center will begin approximately 4:00 am on Thursday, September 6. By 7:00 am, the building will "go dark," meaning that there will be NO POWER in the building, no air conditioning, etc. Lighting, computers, etc. will be off. NO ONE SHOULD PLAN ON OCCUPYING THE BUILDING DURING THIS TIME - alternative arrangements should be made. Please note that during the power outage cleanroom temperature and humidity are expected to rise, and there will be no exhaust in the facility. For these reasons, NO BEAKERS, covered or not, can contain any chemicals - all chemicals must be in sealed bottles in the chemical storage cabinets. Also, it is strongly recommended that no photoresist-coated wafers (including patterned wafers awaiting etch) be kept over the shutdown. Patterning issues should be expected if wafers are subjected to the high temperature and humidity conditions. It is expected that power will be restored to the building by 10:00 pm on Thursday, September 6. This is contingent on there being no unforeseen issues. During the previous electrical shutdown, all systems returned to service as expected. It is likely that it will take a significant amount of time to restore temperature control to the offices and laboratories following the restoration of power. The preventative maintenance work will continue on Friday, September 7, but the building may be occupied. It is expected that the temperature in the offices and laboratories will be fully stabilized by approximately 10:00 am, so temperature-sensitive experiments can begin after that time. Note that there will still be no exhaust Friday, September 7, so the cleanroom and laboratories will remain closed. If all goes well, it is expected that we will reopen the cleanroom and laboratories by 4:00 pm on Friday, Sept. 7, 2012. The processing equipment may be operational subsequent to that time - check Coral for equipment availability. Note that it will most likely take until sometime on Monday or Tuesday for the ultrapure water to recover its purity level. There will be no mail or package delivery on Monday, September 3, due to the Labor Day holiday. There will also be no mail or package delivery on Thursday, September 6, due to the power outage. Mail and package delivery will operate normally on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. Thank you in advance for your patience and support during this necessary power outage and maintenance shutdown. John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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Vibration for the next hour
by Weaver, John R 03 Aug '12

03 Aug '12

Beginning within the next 20 minutes, a casing will be hammered into the ground as part of the Bindley Expansion Project. This work should be complete between 10:15 and 10:30 am today. We do not know the amount of vibration that this will create. My apologies for the short notice - I was just notified of this activity by the contractor. Thank you for your patience, John John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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Excavation at Bindley - Vibration Alert
by Weaver, John R 01 Aug '12

01 Aug '12

Dear BNC Users - Unknown to us, the contractor on the Bindley Expansion project needs to remove and break up the duct bank that runs in the area where the basement will go. There will be vibration of the BNC during that process. It will occur today (Wednesday) and tomorrow (Thursday) between 7:00 am and 5:30 pm. My apologies for not giving advanced notice - the first I knew about it was when I felt my office shaking. The Purdue Construction Department responded immediately to my request and has reminded the contractor that advanced notice is required for this kind of work. Thank you for your patience. John John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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FW: Excavation
by Weaver, John R 26 Jul '12

26 Jul '12

All researchers: As you can see by the information in the note below, building vibrations will continue today until 5:30 pm and tomorrow until noon. This is out of our control and was completely unexpected. Please schedule vibration-sensitive work accordingly. My apologies for any interruptions that this has caused and will cause - it was a surprise to all the BNC staff. John John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu -----Original Message----- From: Hassenplug, Heather D Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 10:49 AM To: Weaver, John R Cc: Skiba, Chris E; Franscoviak, Tony E Subject: RE: Excavation John, I apologize for the vibrations. The contractor ran into a unforeseen condition; the old slab for the generator was 3 foot thick. To put it in perspective, the new slab for the generator is designed at 12". This is causing the contractor to have larger than expected chunks of concrete. The vibrations will unfortunately continue today until 5:30PM and then tomorrow until noon. There should be no more planned vibrations after that. With the nature of construction I can't tighten the window any more than on and off until noon tomorrow. Again I apologize for the vibrations. Heather -----Original Message----- From: Weaver, John R Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 3:44 PM To: Hassenplug, Heather D Cc: Skiba, Chris E Subject: RE: Excavation Importance: High Heather - They are back at it again. It is bad enough that it is shutting down our research - I have had multiple researchers contacting me regarding the vibrations. The problem is timing. They are doing the work at random times during the day - no way for us to predict when the gross vibrations are going to occur. Shutting down research from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm is not reasonable - we need tighter time windows. Thanks, John John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu -----Original Message----- From: Hassenplug, Heather D Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 1:26 PM To: Weaver, John R Subject: RE: Excavation John, I'm checking with our inspector, Tony, and the contractor. I'll let you know what I get back. Thanks for the email. Heather -----Original Message----- From: Weaver, John R Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 10:03 AM To: Hassenplug, Heather D Subject: Excavation Heather - I guess I didn't understand the impact (all puns intended) of the excavation at the Bindley Expansion. I was expecting "standard" excavation work - digging an breaking up concrete. The method for breaking the concrete appears to be lifting large pieces to height, then dropping them. This literally bounces the Birck building. Compounding the issue, this is done at seemingly random times throughout the day. Two questions: First, how long is this expected to continue? (Not the excavation in general, just the dropping of the large concrete pieces.) Second, would it be possible to break up the concrete during a discrete period of time that I can communicate to our users. Right now it is at random intervals between 7:00 am and 6:00 pm. Anything that can be done to help would be appreciated. If nothing can be done, we will live with the situation. Thanks, John John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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Facility Shutdown Notice and PM Shutdown Week
by Weaver, John R 24 Jul '12

24 Jul '12

Due to the electrical tie-in for the Bindley Expansion Project, the Birck Nanotechnology Center will "go dark" on Thursday, September 6, 2012. This means that there will be NO POWER in the building, no air conditioning, etc. Lighting, computers, etc. will be off. NO ONE SHOULD PLAN ON OCCUPYING THE BUILDING DURING THIS TIME - alternative arrangements should be made. Because of this mandatory shutdown for the construction work, it has been decided to move the semiannual PM shutdown to the week of September 4, 2012 (Labor Day Week). There are two major advantages to this decision. First, we will have only one shutdown that will impact research. Second, the length of the total shutdown duration will be shortened by one day due to the combination of the PM shutdown with the electrical shutdown - again lessening the impact on research. Please note that during the power outage cleanroom temperature and humidity are expected to rise, and there will be no exhaust in the facility. For these reasons, NO BEAKERS, covered or not, can contain any chemicals - all chemicals must be in sealed bottles in the chemical storage cabinets. Also, it is strongly recommended that no photoresist-coated wafers (including patterned wafers awaiting etch) be kept over the shutdown. Patterning issues should be expected if wafers are subjected to the high temperature and humidity conditions. More details will follow, but currently the plan is as follows: Monday, Sept. 3, 2012 (Labor Day): Hoods must be EMPTY by 11:00 PM. Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012: Semiannual PM begins. No hood work. Cleanroom and laboratories closed. Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012: PM continues. Power down computers, critical systems at end of day. Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012: BUILDING CLOSED. NO ELECTRICITY IN BUILDING. Expect 7am-7pm shutdown of electricity. Building systems will begin power-down at 4:00 am and we expect them to be back on line by 10:00 pm unless unforeseen problems arise. Friday, Sept. 7, 2012: Semiannual PM continues. No hood work. Cleanroom and laboratories closed. If all goes well, it is expected that we will reopen the cleanroom and laboratories by 4:00 pm on Friday, Sept. 7, 2012. The processing equipment may be operational subsequent to that time - check Coral for equipment availability. Note that it will most likely take until sometime on Monday for the ultrapure water to recover its purity level. Thank you in advance for your patience and support during this necessary power outage and maintenance shutdown. John John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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FW: Demolition of Bindley Dock
by Weaver, John R 06 Jun '12

06 Jun '12

The date is Thursday, JUNE 7. Sorry, John John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu -----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: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 8:34 AM To: 'bnc-facility-notice(a)ecn.purdue.edu' Subject: [Bnc-facility-notice] Demolition of Bindley Dock Beginning Thursday, JUNE (not May) 7, contractors will begin the demolition of the dock at Bindley as part of the construction project. This will involve the use of a backhoe-mounted jackhammer causing significant vibration in the area of the dock. This is some distance from the BNC, but it is not known if any appreciable vibration will be experienced in the BNC. If you are doing vibration-sensitive work, especially in the east end of the BNC, please be aware that there is a possibility of acoustical noise and other vibration. Thank you for your understanding during this major project. John John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu _______________________________________________ Bnc-facility-notice mailing list Bnc-facility-notice(a)ecn.purdue.edu https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/mailman/listinfo/bnc-facility-notice

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Demolition of Bindley Dock
by Weaver, John R 06 Jun '12

06 Jun '12

Beginning Thursday, May 7, contractors will begin the demolition of the dock at Bindley as part of the construction project. This will involve the use of a backhoe-mounted jackhammer causing significant vibration in the area of the dock. This is some distance from the BNC, but it is not known if any appreciable vibration will be experienced in the BNC. If you are doing vibration-sensitive work, especially in the east end of the BNC, please be aware that there is a possibility of acoustical noise and other vibration. Thank you for your understanding during this major project. John John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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Bindley Expansion Project
by Weaver, John R 25 May '12

25 May '12

Effective Tuesday, 29 May 2012, the current driveway behind (south) the BNC will be closed and the new, temporary gravel driveway will become the only route south of the facility. It is strongly recommended that you use an alternative route. If you choose to use the gravel drive, please use caution as it is much narrower than the existing driveway and will be the primary access point for trucks delivering to the BNC dock and gas yard. A firm date for the BNC electrical shutdown has not been established, but it is likely to be mid to late summer. More information will be provided as the contractor firms up their schedule. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation during this multiyear project. John John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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Landscape work begins Tuesday
by Weaver, John R 25 May '12

25 May '12

All - Landscape work on the north and west side of the BNC will begin Tuesday, 29May2012. The initial work will involve the removal of current landscaping materials, involving some use of a backhoe. While it is not expected to impact the vibration levels within the facility, that possibility is present. Work will continue for approximately three weeks, with work being done between 7:30 am and 2:45 pm. If you are experiencing detrimental effects to your research during the project, please contact me immediately. Thank you for your patience and understanding 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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