1. Rehua Car Park Bollards – student and staff night parking
FM contractors have completed installation of the Security Bollards at the entrance of the Carpark adjacent to the Rehua building.
The bollards will be raised outside of normal UC hours, and staff and students will need to swipe their Canterbury Card to enter and exit the carpark.
Weekend use – the bollards will be raised at 6pm Friday night and will remain in place until 7am Monday morning.
Weekday use – the bollards will raise at 6pm each day and lower at 7am the following morning. Bollards will be raised throughout any public holidays.
When the bollards are raised overnight staff and students can access the carpark by swiping their Canterbury Card.
Please remember to leave a space between vehicles when entering and leaving the carpark to avoid damage.
2. Puaka-James Hight- Domestic Hot Water Outage 10-14 February
There will be a Domestic Hot Water (DHW) Outage in place for the Puaka-James Hight Building from 8am Monday 10 February until 5pm Friday 14 February while urgent repairs are completed to the DHW system.
This means that there will only be cold water available in toilets and showers for the duration of the outage. The Domestic Cold Water (DCW) will not be affected therefore toilets will still be in working order and flushable other than when indicated.
Please note that we expect Hot Water will still be available to Cafes and Commercial service outlets and other area during the outage where the hot water is run through a billy system.
During the outage, please use alternative buildings for showering or other domestic hot water requirements.
3. Puaka-James Hight Lift Outages 7 -13 February 2025
To enable switchboard maintenance and upgrade works in the Puaka-James Hight building lift outages will be in place from today 7 February until 6pm Thursday 13 February as follows:
Wednesday 12 February – Thursday 13 February
• The Level 1 Western side lift bank, lifts numbers 11 & 12, will be out of service from 6am Wednesday 12 February until 6pm Thursday 13 February.
While a bank of lifts is out of service for these planned works and you need to change floors, or enter or exit the building, please use the alternative bank of lift at the opposite end of the building or use the stairs. Follow usual evacuation procedures in the event of an emergency.
4. Dovedale Project – Jack Mann Roof Works – Change of pedestrian access
Facilities Management Contractors, Dominion, advise that there will be a pedestrian diversion in place affecting the North Foyer/Entrance of the Jack Mann Building from 7am Monday 10 February until 6pm Saturday 15 February.
This access interruption is required to allow Contractors to complete the canopy works over the north entrance.
Entrance Access will be gained via the south entrance only. Signage has been installed to notify this upcoming change and will remain in place for the duration of the works.
5. Removal of Ground Source Heat Pump Project Hoardings
Facilities Management contractors are progressing the removal of the hoardings around the new Ground Sourced Heat Pump (GSHP) plant room and landscaped area.
The wooden hoarding marked amber on the insert diagram Thursday 13 Feb. Temporary cyclone fencing will be in place while construction equipment is removed from the area.
Once each area is safe for pedestrian access the temporary fencing will be removed and you can access the pathway through the area. Please take care and watch for any truck and Hiab movement as contractors remove construction equipment from the area. Do not enter the works area, behind the temporary fencing or inside coned or taped off areas.
Once the temporary fencing has been removed, please use the pedestrian walkways. Do not walk on the grassed areas until the newly sown grass has started to grow.
Please direct any enquiries to fmassist@canterbury.ac.nz.
Facilities Management
