Life Science North Building Outage – On 02/06/2025

To: Life Sciences North (LSN) Building Users

From: Sarah Abdellatif, Substation A Communication Specialist/Program Analyst

Please be advised that Planning, Design & Construction will be performing a project that may impact you. Below are the details of the scope of work and anticipated impacts:

Scope of Work: Relocate transformer mechanical device in support of the electrical infrastructure upgrades throughout the building. 

Reason for Project: Work associated with the Electrical Infrastructure Upgrades project in support of current campus needs and future growth.  

Anticipated Impacts: As part of the campus electrical upgrades project, a planned electrical outage for the building is required. There will be periodic construction personnel traffic in and around the building throughout the entire duration of the work.

The outage will entail a total loss of power for the duration specified below, affecting systems such as heating and air, lighting, receptacle convenience power, card/access/access control, elevators, etc. It is highly recommended that sensitive equipment unable to withstand an outage should be powered down the day before to avoid unanticipated impacts to the equipment during the outage window.  

After the outage, users will be able to re-enter the building and confirm that power is restored, and systems are fully functional. Any issues should be communicated immediately to the project team using the contact information provided at the end of this notification.

** Please note that the outage only impact systems and equipment not supported by the emergency generator. Any equipment plugged into designated outlets supported by the emergency generator will only experience a brief interruption. Also note that the building will be closed to the public throughout the outage window detailed below. **

Duration of Impacts:

Start Time / Date: 04:00 AM, Thursday, February 6, 2025 

End Time / Date: 07:00 AM, Thursday, February 6, 2025

Contact:  Please direct any questions or concerns to Sarah Abdellatif, Substation A Communication Specialist/Construction Program Analyst at (858) 888-3215 or [email protected]. For questions about health and safety measures, please contact Gillian Marks, Senior Director of Environmental Health & Safety at (619) 594-2853 or [email protected].

For more details about this impact, please visit the website. This notification along with all other notices regarding the Electrical Infrastructure Upgrades (EIU) Project will be posted and archived for ease of reference on the EIU website.

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