Updates About Ongoing Campus Upgrades

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 11:29:58 -0400

As we gear up for the start of the fall semester, I'd like to share some updates regarding ongoing work throughout campus.

Efforts are still underway to repair the Admin elevators, and we currently anticipate that one will be back in service in early October. We know this is disappointing based on our anticipated timeline. Facilities Management is actively collaborating with our elevator contractor, as well as the state, to expedite this work. Stay updated online on where customer-facing functions will be performed.

Progress also continues on the two Biology elevators, which sustained damage in December as well. One of these elevators will be back in service by mid-October.

The Math/Psych elevator upgrade project is advancing with one elevator (the one closest to Biology) set to be complete in mid-September. Subsequently, the other Math/Psych elevator (closest to Sondheim Hall) will be taken out of service for its upgrade.

Both the Meyerhoff Chemistry Building and Schwartz Hall suffered damage to their cooling coils in December. Replacement coils have now been received and the process to replace these coils will begin next week. We anticipate that the HVAC systems in both of these buildings will be fully functional by mid-September.

The perimeter of the Sherman Hall Phase 1 renovation project construction zone has been established. Signage is currently being posted and this process will continue over the next several days. Please read the signage and follow directions in the vicinity of the construction area.

Below is a list of the units that have been relocated out of Sherman Hall and where they are currently located:

Education has relocated to Sondheim Hall, Suite 304

Emergency Health Services has relocated to 900 Walker, Suite 101

Language Literacy, and Culture has relocated to Sherman Hall East, Room 457

New Media Studios has relocated to Engineering Building 021

Office of the Vice President for Undergraduate Academic Affairs has relocated to Sherman Hall East, Room 128

Academic Engagement and Transition Programs has relocated to Sherman Hall East, Room 345

The Sherman STEM Scholars Program has relocated to Sherman Hall East, Room 332

The Facilities Management Steamfitters office has been relocated to Facilities Management 109

For information on other construction projects throughout the campus, please visit this link and click on the 2023 Summer Construction Map.

Senior Associate Vice President for Administrative Services Lenn Caron, P.E.