The domestic water will be shut down at Research Way Building November 6th, 2024, at 1:00 pm until November 8th, 2024, at 4:30 pm in order to facilitate emergency sewer line repairs. This will affect all domestic water building wide, including kitchens and restrooms. Portable restrooms and handwashing stations have been placed on site. Restrooms are also available across the street at the Coast Range Building.
For questions or comments on this notice contact, Richard Olsen at 541-737-7025.
Scheduled: Annual Fire Rollup Door Testing
Effective Date(s): December 18-20, 2023
An outside contractor will be performing testing on fire rollup doors December 18th-20th . The testing is approximately ½ hour per door. The door will be closed for that time, and there may be some noise as the door closes and opens. Please see the list of impacted buildings below.
For questions or comments on this closure, contact Alarm Shop at 541-737-2969.
Convergint will be conducting annual fire alarm & sprinkler testing. Testing will take place in the buildings listed below. The testing will be brief and include both sounding of alarms and strobes. As part of the testing building occupants may notice occasional beeping coming from the fire panel and horns and strobe lights activating throughout the building. Signage will be posted on exterior doors while testing is being conducted.
August 28th
August 29th
August 30th
August 31st
September 1st
For questions or comments on this notice contact, Facilities Services at 541-737-2969.
Facilities Services will be performing annual load bank testing for the below listed building emergency/
stand-by generators. Each test will take approximately 3 hours. There may be excessive noise and
possible exhaust fume odors associated with testing. Each generator will be refueled after testing.
Week of August 7th
• Pharmacy Building
• Cordley Hall
• Kerr Administration Building
• Kerr Administration Building Telecom
Week of August 14th
• Western Shops Building
• Sinnhuber Aquatic Research Lab
• Salmon Disease Lab #1
• Research Way Building
Week of August 21st
• Research Lab #2
• Research Lab #3
• Research Lab #4
• Portable Generator #3
• Portable Generator #4
For questions or comments on this notice contact, Facilities Services at 541-737-2969.
The passenger elevator at Research Way Building is currently shut down for emergency repairs. A restoral date is unknown at this time, replacement parts are on order. Updates will be provided when they are available. For questions contact Facilities Services at 737-2969.
Facilities Services will be performing annual load bank testing for the below listed building emergency/ stand-by generators. Each test will take approximately 3 hours. There may be excessive noise and possible exhaust fume odors associated with testing. Each generator will be refueled after testing.
Week of August 1st
Week of August 8th
Week of August 15th
Week of August 22nd
For questions or comments on this notice contact, Facilities Services at 541-737-2969.
Closures are often subject to changes and delays, so please visit the OSU Campus Closures, Shutdowns, and Detours page for updates on this and other campus closures.
Please forward this notice to anyone who would benefit from this information.
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Facilities Services
University Facilities, Infrastructure & Operations
Oregon State University
830 SW 35th Street | Corvallis, OR 97331 | 541-737-2969
As part of the basement improvements for Library Archives project at the Research Way Building renovation project, access to the basement storage area will be restricted for patching of spray foam insulation and fire coating at the ceiling. Work will start on Friday, July 8, 2022 through Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Cleanup of masking will occur on Monday July 18, 2022.
For questions or comments about this closure, contact Project Manager Amy Keene at 541-214-1038.
Facilities Services will be performing annual load bank testing for the below listed building emergency/ stand-by generators. Each test will take approximately 3 hours. There may be excessive noise and possible exhaust fume odors associated with testing. Each generator will be refueled after testing.
Week of August 2nd
Week of August 9th
Week of August 16th
Week of August 23rd
For questions or comments on this notice contact, Facilities Services at 541-737-2969.
As part of the Research Way Building – Library Archive project, spray insulation work at the ceiling will happen at the Research Way Building, starting on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Work will continue through Tuesday, March 30, 2021. We are providing this notification to building users, and to those who visit the Research Way Building from campus. This activity may have the possibility of fumes and smells during the installation time. The spray foam work will happen off and on during this period as they prep and spray different areas until the basement ceiling insulation is complete. The general contractor will post signs at entry points into the basement to warn users of the insulation activity during this time frame.
For questions or comments on this closure, contact Construction Manager Amy Keene at 541-214-1038.
As part of the Research Way Building Library Archives project, work will occur in the basement of the Research Way Building. Insulation mock-up work at the ceiling will happen starting on Wednesday, Jan. 6 through Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. The Research Way Building is located at 4700 SW Research Way in Corvallis. We are providing this early notification to the building users, and to those who visit from campus, that this activity may have the possibility of fumes and smells during the installation time. The general contractor for the project will post signs at entry points into the basement to warn users of the insulation activity during this installation.
For questions or comments on this closure, contact Construction Manager Amy Keene at 541-214-1038.
