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Emergency and Facilities Advisories

 

Any campus EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS will be posted here 

Emergency/Urgent Updates

6/14/13

Electrical Shut Down Notice - Tomorrow, Jun. 14, the following buildings will be without power from 8 a.m. until 9 a.m. in order to perform the preventive maintenance task on the building transformer. Those responsible for the buildings listed have been notified and approved the date and time for the shutdown.

•Bonner
•South Dining Hall
•Johnson

•Student Recreation Center
•Heat Plant
•University Place
•Keystone (Arena/Fieldhouse)

The power will be restored as soon as the preventive maintenance task is completed. Sorry for any inconvenience.
        Kyle Mills, director, Facilities Maintenance

 

6/5/13

The interior set of handicapped doors located at Boehm Door #11 are not operating at this time.  Our contractor has been on site and has ordered the parts necessary for repair.  Please monitor this site for updates.

 

Diane Biehl, Work Control Center

6/5/13

Paving of North Campus Drive will be complete at the end of today, 6/5/13, and it will re-open to vehicular traffic 6/6/13.  As of this date, traffic may once again access North Campus via Luckenbill Road and the Education House Drive.  Please drive with caution as the roadway will have a rough surface until the final topcoat is applied at a later date.

 

Schaeffer Lane will be closed to vehicular traffic starting 6/6/13 for roadway modifications and paving as part of the Schaeffer Renovations project.  It is anticipated that it will remain closed until 6/19/13.  During this time, North Campus can be accessed via Lytle Lane, Luckenbill Road, or Education House Drive.

 

Terry D. Brown, CCM, LEED®AP

Director, Facilities Project Services

6/5/13

Deatrick elevator #19 is currently out of service. Parts have been ordered.  Please monitor this site for updates.

 

Diane Biehl, Work Control Center

6/5/13

The key switch on the South Dining Hall Passenger Elevator is not working.  The elevator is still in service, however, the key switch on the ground floor is not functioning and needs to replaced.  Parts have been ordered.  Please monitor this site for updates.

 

Diane Biehl, Work Control Center

6/5/13

Wheelchair Lift # CV-NS-001 in the Student Union Bldg is out of service at this time.  A new power supply part has been ordered by Schindler.  Please monitor this site for updates.

 

Diane Biehl, Work Control Center

 

6/5/13


The paving of the intersection of South Campus Drive at Rothermel Hall, the Multi-cultural Center, and entrance to Lot C1 originally scheduled for 6/8/13 is being re-scheduled due to the forecast for rainy weather. We now plan to pave this area the evening of 6/5/13 beginning at approximately 4pm and continuing until finished. One lane to Lot C1 will remain open for limited traffic flow during this time. All other traffic to South Campus must enter/exit from Baldy Road until the work is complete. Please address any questions or concerns to Steve Wilson, project manager Wilson@kutztown.edu.
 

Terry D. Brown, CCM, LEED®AP Director, Facilities Project Services Kutztown University

6/5/13


Due to the recent inclement weather, the paving of North Campus Drive is behind schedule and will not re-open on 5/31 as originally planned. The new date to re-open the roadway is Wednesday 6/5/13. Schaeffer Lane and Luckenbill Road will remain open during this time. Questions or concerns should be addressed to Jeff Mosser, project manager at jeffrey.mosser@stvinc.com

Terry D. Brown, CCM, LEED®AP Director, Facilities Project Services Kutztown University

5/29/13

The intersection of South Campus Drive at Rothermel Hall, the Multi-cultural Center, and entrance to Lot C1 will be closed from 7am to 4pm on Saturday June 8th for paving repairs.  One lane to Lot C1 will remain open for limited traffic flow during this time.  All other traffic to South Campus must enter/exit from Baldy Road until the work is complete.  Please address any questions or concerns to Steve Wilson, project manager Wilson@kutztown.edu.

 

 

Terry D. Brown

Terry D. Brown, CCM, LEED®AP

Director, Facilities Project Services

Kutztown University

 

5/28/13

Rescheduled Electrical Shut Down Notice

Saturday, June 1st

The Electrical Shut down scheduled for Wednesday May 29th and Thursday May 30th has been rescheduled due to a conflict of schedules. It has been re-scheduled for Saturday, June 1st and the following buildings will be without power sometime within the hours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm in order to perform Preventive Maintenance on the building transformers.

 

·         Bonner

·         South Dining Hall

·         Johnson

·         Student Recreation Center

·         Heat Plant

·         University Place

·         Keystone (Arena/Fieldhouse)

·         Stratton Administration

·         Beck

·         Deatrick

·         Beekey

·         deFrancesco

·         Lytle

·         Rickenbach R&L

·         McFarland Student Union Building

·         North Water Tower

·         Heritage Center

·         Rohrbach Library

 

The power will be restored as soon as the PM tasks are completed.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

 

Kyle Mills

Director of Facilities Maintenance

5/15/13

North Campus Drive will be closed from Luckenbill Road to Lytle Lane beginning Monday 5/20/13 through Friday 5/31/13 for re-paving.  During this time vehicles may access North Campus via Schaeffer Lane or Lytle Lane.  Luckenbill Road will also remain open during this time.  Questions or concerns should be directed to Jeff Mosser, Project Manager (jeffrey.mosser@stvinc.com).

5/15/13

A power outage to remove the temporary power connection at Schaeffer Auditorium is scheduled for Saturday 5/25 from 6am to 2pm and will affect the following facilities:

·         Risley Hall

·         University Stadium

·         Old Main

·         Grad Center

·         Sharadin

·         Kemp

·         President’s Residence

 

Questions or concerns should be directed to Jeffrey Mosser, construction manager. (jeffery.mosser@stvinc.com)

 

 

5/14/13

 

Grim Door #5 Handicap Door is out of service.  Stanley Access contractor has ordered parts today.  Please monitor this site for updates on the status of repairs.

 

Diane Biehl, Work Control Center

 

5/13/13

Deatrick Elevator #19 has been repaired and is back in service.

Facilities Work Control Center, ext 31594

5/7/13

Deatrick Elevator #19 is locked down awaiting parts. Schindler hopes to have it repaired and back in service by the end of the week.

Facilities Work Control Center, ext 31594

4/23/13

Repairs to the Rickenbach Cooling Tower SOUTH END OF THE BUILDING OUTSIDE, Are scheduled for THURSDAY, April 25 AT 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. to sandblast the interior of the Cooling Tower in order to apply a coating to the Cooling Tower pan. This may take a few hours and the contractor will attempt to minimize the noise level (as best as possible). 

Sorry for any inconvenience.

Kyle Mills, Director of Facilities Maintenance, Facilities

3/29/13

Boehm Science – Walkway Closed for Cooling Tower Installation

 

On Monday, April 8, Walkway Areas on the side facing Grim will be closed and alternative paths will be clearly marked in order to lift the new Boehm Cooling Tower into place. For your safety, please stay clear of the lift area and use alternate paths.

 

Sorry for any inconvenience.

 

Kyle Mills, Director of Maintenance, Facilities

 

2/19/13

Boehm Handicap Door #1 West Entrance is currently out of service.  Our vendor has indicated parts are needed to complete the repair and has ordered the necessary components.  The power to the Handicap Door is currently turned off.  The door will function manually until the part can be ordered and installed.

 

Facilities Work Control Center, ext 31594

 

2/13/13

The Domestic Hot Water Service at University Place will be shut down on Wednesday, February 13 to repair a leak. Water will be available for drinking and toilet operation. The hot water will be shut down as soon as the leak is found so no exact time of the shutdown can be given.

 

Sorry for any inconvenience.

 Kyle Mills, Director of Facilities Operation & Maintenance

 

1/10/13

Elevator #39 located in Old Main D/E wing will be out of service for an undetermined amount of time for repairs.  If you have any questions, please contact the Facilities Work Control Center at x31594.

 

12/11/12

The Gasoline pump will be out of order until tomorrow morning. The nozzle broke and will not allow fuel through it. So it is not a safety hazard, the fuel simply won’t come out. NAPA has ordered one and it should be here early in the morning tomorrow. I am anticipating it will be up and running by 9am.

Will Meeker
ISA Board Certified Master Arborist
Asst. Director of Campus Services
484-646-4336

11/26/12

The SMS Door Access System has been fully restored. You may now access the system, change permissions, and change door schedules as needed. If you have any issues remaining with any doors not functioning as intended, please contact the Work Control Center at x31594.

 

Thank you very much for your support and patience while we worked through this server issue.

Kim Rhode

Director of Facilities Business and Campus Services

Phone:  (610) 683-4120

11/26/12

The SMS Card Access Server is currently down. We are attempting to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.

 

Your electronic access controlled doors should continue to operate properly utilizing the information that was available before the server went down. Unfortunately, changes to permissions and door schedules cannot be made without connection to the supporting server.

 

We appreciate your patience. If there is something we can do to support you during this time, please contact the Work Control Center at x31594.

 

Kim Rhode

Director of Facilities Business and Campus Services

Phone:  (610) 683-4120

10/9/12

Service has been restored to Deatrick left elevator #19.  Parts were obtained sooner than expected and the technician was able to complete the necessary repair. 

Facilities Work Control Center x31594

10/9/12

Deatrick left elevator #19 is currently out of service.  Parts have been ordered for the repair.  Expected return to service is by close of business Wednesday, October 11, 2012.  We apologize for any inconvenience.

Facilities Work Control Center x31594

 

10/5/12

Due to a broken water valve in the Beekey building, there will be a temporary loss of water while the repair is being made.  Water service is expected to be interrupted from 9:00am - 9:30am.  We apologize for any inconvenience.

Facilities Work Control Center x31594

09/28/12

Deatrick Hall elevator #20 is currently out of service.  Repair parts have been ordered.  We anticipate the elevator will remain out of service until October 3, 2012.

Facilities Work Control Center x31594

07/24/12

10:00a.m.  Power has been restored Boxwood, Admissions Center, and Alumni Center.

Power Outage affecting Boxwood, Admissions Center, and Alumni Center.  A tree fell on wires on Luckenbill Lane and pulled the switches out.  Met-Ed is working on restoring power.  Service is expected to be restored by 10:30 a.m. 

 

Work Control Center

x31594

06/26/12

Please be advised of the following construction notice:

While excavating for the Data Center project we have discovered a damaged and leaking water main feeding the Stratton Administration Building. In order to provide an expedited repair to this water main, it will be necessary to shut off the water supply to the Administration Building on Wednesday June 27th. Water will be shut off at 4:30pm and service should be restored by 9:30pm.

Please contact Chris Scott, project manager, at scott@kutztown.edu with any questions.

Terry D. Brown, CCM, LEED®AP

06/26/12

Please be advised of the following construction notice:

In support of the Data Center Renovations, there will be a power outage affecting the old section (South Wing) of the Stratton Administration Building on Saturday June 30th. Power will be turned off at 6am and should be restored by 5pm that same day. Please note that the KU IT systems will be offline prior to, and after, the electrical outage. Please refer to previous announcements from Information Technology regarding the KU IT system outage schedule.

Please direct any questions regarding the electrical outage to Chris Scott, project manager at scott@kutztown.edu.

Terry D. Brown, CCM, LEED®AP

06/13/12

There is an emergency water shutdown taking place currently for Lehigh, Berks, Schuylkill, Beck, and the Multi-Cultural Center.  Service is expected to restored by 2pm today.  We apologize for any inconvenience.

Chris Scott, Facilities Project Services

06/07/12

 The closure of South Campus Drive has been re-scheduled for Friday June 8, 2012 from 6am-8am.

Terry Brown, Facilities Project Services

 

 
 
Facilities Advisories
 

7/8/10

deFrancesco Hall - Sidewalk Closed

The sidewalk access on the South side of deFrancesco Hall will be unavailable starting Friday, July 9th and will remain closed until Monday, July 12th due to new concrete being poured and requiring time to set up.

Thank you for your cooperation.

 

Kyle Mills

Director of Facilities Maintenance, EFP

6/30/10

Academic Forum - Emergency Generator Maintenance

On Friday, July 9th the Academic Forums emergency generator will be serviced most of the day as part of our ongoing preventive maintenance program to assure proper operation during an emergency power outage. During the day, power to the building may be interrupted in order make adjustments to the emergency generators sequence of operation and to perform routine maintenance work.

Thank you for your cooperation.

 

Kyle Mills

Director of Facilities Maintenance, EFP

6/11/10

We were recently notified that the Kutztown Boro plans to resurface Normal Avenue, between Main street and Baldy. sometime between 6/16 7/2.

Tom Green PE

Director of Facilities Energy Management and Campus Utilities

6/10/10

Sidewalk Closure Notice - deFrancesco Hall

The sidewalk located on the South and East side of deFrancesco Hall will be inaccessible due to replacement of the steam, condensate, water and gas lines feeding the building. Beginning Thursday, June 10 the sidewalk will be unavailable for vehicle traffic. The work is scheduled to be completed by Friday, June 18th (based on weather conditions).

 

Mitch Finsel, Facilities Maintenance Manager

 

 

 

 


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