Facilities Management (FM) advises key strategic contacts and /or affected building users of a planned heating and cooling outage affecting Tupuānuku Student Accommodation between Monday 1 December and Friday 5 December.

Affected Buildings:

• RE50 – Tupuānuku Student Accommodation
• Tupuānuku Energy centre.

Facilities Management Contractor (Southbase) will be completing improvements to the Controls for the heating and cooling system in the energy centre that services Tupuānuku. During this time, air conditioning will be unavailable.

The domestic hot water will run off the backup electric elements while the work is being completed, and we do not expect this to impact on the availability of hot water in Tupuānuku.

What do you need to do?

• Note that heating and cooling will be off between 1–5 December.
• Advise staff and students to dress for variable weather conditions.
• Consider alternative campus spaces with cooling, such as the Library, Undercroft, or cafés.

Please direct any enquiries to fmassist@canterbury.ac.nz

Thank you for your consideration as we undertake these required upgrades.

Facilities Management (FM)advise that the following planned power outages will be occurring in the West Building, between Thursday 27 November and Tuesday 9 December, to allow FM electricians to complete switchboard upgrades in the Physics (North) end of West Building:

Outage Schedule

• Daily (27 Nov – 9 Dec):

Power and Data will be turned off to all floors between 7:00–8:00am and again between 4:30–5:00pm each day between Thursday 27 November and Tuesday 9 December.

• Thursday 27 and Friday 28th November:
  • Level 5: Total power outage 7:00am–4:30pm – all day
  • Level 6: Total power outage 7:00am–4:30pm – all day

What do you need to do?

• Turn off all IT equipment before 4.30pm each day from Wednesday 26 November (the day before the first outage) until Tuesday 9 December.
• Ensure UPS systems are functioning.
• Coordinate shutdown/reset of any specialist equipment with your department.
• Lab technicians must reset affected lab equipment or alarms after outages.
• Do not enter construction zones at any time. These areas will be coned off and clearly signposted.

• Follow usual evacuation procedures in the event of an emergency.

Please refer all enquiries to fmassist@canterbury.ac.nz

Thank you for your cooperation while we complete these required upgrades.

Facilities Management

Facilities Management advise that the following restricted access and closures will be in place on Level 3 of the Ernest Rutherford Building (SC24) between Monday 1 December and Friday 5 December.

• The corridor behind Teaching Lab 320 and PG Study 321 will be closed, with physical barriers at both ends.
• Rooms 315(Riser) and 316(comms) will be closed.

Facilities Management contractors will be installing elevated working platforms in the Riser and Comms rooms, and short periods of drilling noise may occur while these works are completed.

Access to Rooms 311 (Store and Prep), 317 (DB), and 314 (Corridor stair access) will remain available.

Do not enter construction zones at any time. These areas will be coned off and clearly signposted.

If you require access, please call the number displayed on the safety sign attached to the barriers and wait for assistance.

Please direct enquiries to fmassist@canterbury.ac.nz

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.