2019 - Alerts and Outages Notifications

Repairs performed on the hot water piping on Saturday, December 21, 2019 have caused the hot water to be brown in color. Only the hot water was impacted, and this is a temporary condition that will clear up as the piping gets flushed. All staff can help us mitigate this situation by flushing hot water as much as possible in their respective buildings.

We apologize for any inconvenience and stress this may have caused our campus community, and as stated earlier, this is a temporary condition.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Paul Sahota at paulsahota@sfsu.edu.

Please be advised that the Grounds crew will be working with a 3rd party contractor to remove dead tree near Lot 2. A crane and a log truck will be staged as indicated in the diagram above.

The scheduled dates for removal are Wednesday, January 15, 2020 and Thursday, January 16, 2020 between 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.. There may be some noise during the times listed above, and access to the Lot 2 parking lot will be unavailable.

The contact information for this work is Robert Murphy at (415) 338-6071.

We regret any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your patience and understanding. 

Facilities planned annual elevator testing will take place in the following locations listed below. Each elevator will be tested one at a time, to minimize service interruption.

• Mashouf Wellness Center – January 6, 2019
• Village at Centennial Square A, B, C - Week of January 13, 2019
• Student Services Building - Week of January 13, 2019

The completion of each testing phase may take upwards of 4-5 hours. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience and understanding.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jason Deang at jdeang@sfsu.edu or (415) 338-1863.

On Tuesday evening (Dec. 17), a University vendor contacted Facilities Services to alert the staff that a set of unmarked master keys to the residential halls and apartments on central campus and in University Park North and South had been lost. It is estimated that changing locks in affected buildings will begin Dec. 26.

The following actions have been initiated:

• A 24-hour security service has been initiated, making a security officer available at each affected site.
• Locks will be changed and new keys created for all affected buildings. It is estimated the process will take approximately two to three weeks.
• UPD has increased patrols in the vicinity of the affected residence halls and apartments.

For FAQs and updates, visit housing.sfsu.edu. For emergencies, contact the University Police Department at (415) 338-2222.

From,

David Rourke - Director of Residential Life
George Haris - Associate Director, Employee & Family Housing

As of Saturday, December 14, 2019, repairs were completed and the domestic cold water has been restored.

Facilities will be working on repairing an angle stop in the GYM T117 Women's Restroom on Saturday, December 14, 2019. Domestic cold water will be unavailable during these repairs.

The Plumbing Shop anticipates this to be a 2-3 hour repair, and the water should be restored the same day. The appropriate signage will be posted and the restrooms will be locked.

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience and understanding.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Jason Deang at jdeang@sfsu.edu or (415) 338-1863.

Starting January 6, 2020 through January 17, 2020, the Office of State Fire Marshal (SFM) will perform Building Inspections for the following Campus buildings in the order listed below. Facilities would like to partner with our Building Coordinators to help us pass along the message to raise awareness of the most common violations.

Below is the list of common violations and how to avoid them. The Fire and Life Safety Manager, David Abordo, will be escorting the Fire Marshal, and they will be inspecting every room in each building. As a courtesy heads up, we would like to give all building occupants adequate time in advance to look out for these potential violations. Work orders may be submitted if assistance is needed from Facilities Services.

• Administration
• Library
• Cesar Chavez Student Center 
• Creative Arts 
• Fine Arts 
• Burk Hall
• Ethnic Studies/Psychology 
• Student Health Center 
• Student Service Building 
• Humanities 

Here is a list of common violations which should be corrected prior to the SFM Inspections: 

• Daisy Chaining Power Strips: Power strips are widely used in households and offices. Much of the time they are used because there are not enough outlets to meet the electrical demand. The proper use of a power strip usually does not cause a hazard. It’s the improper use that can cause safety issues, such as creating a potential electrical failure and/or a possible fire hazard. An example of using power strips unsafely is when they are “daisy chained” together.
  • Alternatives to Daisy Chaining: The Office of Compliance gave several safe solutions in place of daisy chaining power strips and extension cords. These included:
    • Replace a power strip with a power cord of adequate length to reach an outlet.
    • Move equipment or desks or whatever needs electrical power closer to existing outlets.
    • Choose the appropriate kind of power strip that will meet the electrical power needs.
    • If possible and feasible, add more outlets to meet the electrical power needs.
       
• Storage Ceiling Clearance: All storage, regardless of the type, shall be kept at least 24 inches below a ceiling in non-sprinklered areas and at least 18 inches below the ceiling in sprinklered areas of the building (IFC 315 3.1)
  • Solution: Reduce storage ceiling clearance to 24 inches below ceiling or 18 inches below fire sprinkler heads
     
• Means of Egress: Combustible material shall not be stored in exit or enclosures for stairways and ramps.(IFC 315.3.2)
  • Solution: Remove all combustible material
     
• Storage in Equipment/Electrical Rooms: Combustible material shall not be stored in boiler rooms, mechanical rooms, elevator rooms, or electrical equipment rooms. (IFC 315.3.3). 
  • Solution: Remove all combustible material
     
• Space/Portable Heaters:  SFSU is permitted to prohibit use of portable electric heaters in occupancies or situations where such use or operation would present an undue danger to life or property. Portable electric heaters shall be designed and located so that they cannot be easily overturned. (NFPA 1 Section 11.5.3)
  • Solution: Replace space/portable heater with tip-over protection switch

If you have any questions or concerns please kindly contact David Abordo at dabordo@sfsu.edu. If you would like to submit a service request please use the following link or call the service desk at (415) 338-1568 or (415) 405-0579.

The exterior doors in the Administration building facing the west side have been repaired as of early morning, Thursday, December 5, 2019.

We appreciate your patience and understanding.

The exterior doors in the Administration building facing the west side are unavailable and out of service. Appropriate signage will be posted. The ADA ramp and door on the east-side are unaffected and available for usage during this outage. These doors are scheduled for replacement on December 4 - 5, 2019 by a 3rd party contractor.

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience and understanding.

Overnight, the Facilities PM crew staff discovered a leak in the Creative Arts Building. On the Tapia & Holloway side of the building, there will be no domestic hot or cold water. In certain parts of the north side of the Creative Arts building, water is on and available.

Facilities is working with the Custodial staff who will be closing the restrooms affected by this outage. Facilities staff is onsite actively working to repair this issue. Unfortunately, there is no ETA at this time.

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience and understanding.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact facilities@sfsu.edu or (415) 338-1568.

The water leak in the Gym has been repaired and access to offices, labs and other facilities, including Lot 6, is available starting at noon today, November 18, 2019. However, classes remain canceled for November 18, 2019 in the main gymnasium (Gym) at San Francisco State University and will resume Tuesday, November 19, 2019.

Facilities crews have been tending to a leak that was reported inside of the basement of the Gymnasium. In order to minimize the damage and control the water flow, the water has been shut down to the entire building. Facilities is actively working on the water extraction and clean up. 

Due to the nature of this issue, the Gymnasium will be closed as of Monday, November 18, 2019.

Further updates will be provided as they become available.

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate you patience and understanding.

Facilities will be working with a Fire Sprinkler Inspector (vendor) who will be inspecting fire hoses in the following buildings on Friday, November 8, 2019 from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.:

•    New Administration
•    Thornton Hall 

These inspections will not affect any classrooms or offices and will not create any audible fire alarms.

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience and understanding. If you have any questions please contact David Abordo at dabordo@sfsu.edu or (415) 876-1643.

Facilities will be working with a Fire Sprinkler Inspector (vendor) who will be inspecting fire hoses in the following buildings on Tuesday - Friday, November 5 - 8, 2019 from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.:

• Creative Arts
• Fine Arts
• Burk Hall
• Student Services Building

These inspections will not affect any classrooms and are not connected to the building's fire alarm systems.

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience and understanding.

If you have any questions, please contact David Abordo at dabordo@sfsu.edu or (415) 876-1643.

The Fine Arts Elevator has been restored and is back in service as of October 31, 2019.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as the Kone crew worked to resolve the issue.

The Fine Arts Elevator EL101 (access to the 5th floor) is currently out of service.  At the moment, our elevator technician is actively working to bring this elevator back in service. We hope to complete these repairs as timely as possible and will provide an update by close of business today.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and we appreciate your patience and understanding.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Jason Deang at jdeang@sfsu.edu or (415) 338-1863.

Facilities will be performing a Fire Sprinkler test in the following buildings listed below:

• Student Services Building, Tuesday, October 29, 2019, 7:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. (stairwells, all floors)
• Creative Arts Building, Wednesday - Thursday, October 30 - 31, 2019, 7:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. (basement only)

The scheduled Sprinkler testing is localized and will not create any audible alarms. Facilities will have staff onsite, and UPD will be on standby and notified prior to this test.

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience and understanding.

If you have any questions please contact David Abordo at dabordo@sfsu.edu or (415) 876-1643.

Facilities will be conducting Fire Sprinkler testing in the Administration Building basement & New Admin stairwells on Friday, October 25, 2019 from 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.. UPD will be notified prior to the testing and there will be no audible alarms.

Facilities crews will be onsite and UPD will be on standby. We apologize for the late notice and appreciate your understanding.

If you have any questions, please feel free and contact David Abordo at dabordo@sfsu.edu or (415) 876-1643.

Facilities will be performing a Fire Sprinkler test in the basement and stairwell areas of the following buildings on the dates and times listed below. UPD will be notified prior to the test.

• Burk Hall - October 23, 2019 from 10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
• Ethnic Studies - October 23, 2019 from 10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
• Fine Arts - October 24, 2019 from 7:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

The scheduled sprinkler testing is localized and will not create any audible alarms. We apologize for the late notice and appreciate your patience and understanding.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Fire and Life Safety Manager David Abordo at dabordo@sfsu.edu.

Facilities crews have completed repairs, and the water has been tested and restored to the following buildings:

• Children's Campus (North State Dr.)
• Annex 1
• Annex 2

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience and understanding during these repairs.

Due to an underground water line rupture on North State Drive, Facilities crews have shut off the water supply to the following buildings listed below:

• Children's Campus (North State Drive)
• Annex 1
• Annex 2

Facilities crews are responding to excavate the site and repairs will be made as quickly as possible. There is no further update at this time. Facilities will provide additional information as it becomes available.

If you have any questions, please contact the Facilities Service Desk at (415) 338-1568 or facilities@sfsu.edu.

Facilities will be conducting a 5-year fire sprinkler test for the following Campus buildings listed below from Friday, October 11, 2019 - Tuesday, October 22, 2019.

The list below details the building, date, and time of test, as well as the specific testing location.

• Corporation Yard: Friday, October 11, 2019, 7 a.m. - 12 p.m. - Warehouse
• Thornton Hall/Hensill Hall: Friday, October 11, 2019, 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. - Loading dock
• New Administration: Monday, October 14, 2019, 7 a.m. - 12 p.m. - Basement, 1st, & 2nd floor lobby
• Burk Hall: Monday, October 14, 2019, 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. - Basement areas
• Library: Tuesday, October 15, 2019, 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. - All floors
• Ethnic Studies/Psychology: Wednesday, October 16, 2019, 7 a.m. - 12 p.m. - Basement
• Student Services Building: Thursday, October 17, 2019, 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. - All floors
• Fine Arts: Friday, October 18, 2019, 7 a.m. - 12 p.m. - Basement
• Creative Arts: Monday & Tuesday, October 21 - 22, 2019, 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. - Theaters, prop shops, basement

Electricians will be present throughout the duration of this test, and UPD will be notified prior to the actual test. No audible or visual alarms will be activated during this test.

Please contact David Abordo if you have any questions at dabordo@sfsu.edu.

Please be advised that the access road/bike path to Campus behind Cox Stadium will be temporarily blocked off on Thursday, October 10, 2019 from 6:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.. The Grounds crew will be removing a dead tree along the pathway. There will be some noise from the chipper during the times listed above; however our Grounds team will minimize usage as best as we can.

Service vehicles using the service road inside Cox Stadium are advised to use the access road through Maloney Field as an alternate as indicated in the map above.

The contact information for this work is Robert Murphy at (415) 338-6071.

We regret any inconvenience this may cause, and urge the campus community to follow the posted construction/traffic signs for safety.

An audible fire alarm test is scheduled for Friday, October 1, 2019 around 7:15 a.m. in the Business Building. The test should last approximately 10 minutes.

Please contact Jason Deang at jdeang@sfsu.edu if you have any questions.

Central heating and hot water have been restored to the campus. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Facilities Services Customer Service Desk at (415) 338-1568 or facilities@sfsu.edu.

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience and understanding during these repairs.

Facilities is scheduled to shutdown the hot and cold water supply to the Fine Arts building on Saturday, August 28, 2019 from 7 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.. Facilities Plumbers will be on site working on repairs, including a leak in the basement.

We regret the inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your patience while we work on resolving the issue.

If you have any questions, please contact the Facilities Services Customer Service Desk at (415) 405-0579 or (415) 338-1568 or facilities@sfsu.edu.

An audible fire alarm test is scheduled for Friday, September 27, 2019 around 7:15 a.m. in the HSS Building. The test should last approximately 10 minutes.

Please contact Jason Deang at jdeang@sfsu.edu if you have any questions.

The source of the leak has been located. Unless further damages are discovered or any additional challenges arise, we expect the heating and hot water loop system to be repaired this week. Facilities will provide additional updates as they become available.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Facilities Services Customer Service Desk at (415) 338-1568 or facilities@sfsu.edu.

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience and understanding.

On Sunday, September 23, 2019, there was a hot water line break on campus between the Cesar Chavez Student Center (CCSC) and the Old Gymnasium, affecting the heating and hot water loop system. Academic buildings have diminished heating and domestic hot water at this time. We currently have teams onsite to advance repairs.

Facilities will keep you apprised of any updates as they occur. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Facilities Services Customer Service Desk at (415) 338-1568 or facilities@sfsu.edu.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and we appreciate your patience and understanding.

Water has been fully restored to the Villages.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as the department worked to resolve the issue.

Water has been restored to Villages A and B.

Village C is still experiencing a water outage. Facilities Services crew is on site. We regret the inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your patience while we work on resolving the issue.

If you have any questions, please contact the Facilities Services Customer Service Desk at (415) 405-0579 or (415) 338-1568.

Villages A, B and C are currently experiencing a water outage. Facilities Services crew is on site. We regret the inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your patience while we work on resolving the issue.

If you have any questions, please contact the Facilities Services Customer Service Desk at (415) 405-0579 or (415) 338-1568.

Due to the ongoing Academic Summer program finalizing during the week of August 12th - 16th, the planned electrical outage to the Campus and Housing Core has been rescheduled to Friday, August 16, 2019 from 6 p.m. - 12 a.m..

In order to provide additional assistance to the Housing program, Facilities will have portable generators onsite to the following locations:

• Mary Ward Hall
• Mary Park Hall
• Dining Center

These generators will provide complete electrical power during the outage. Also, electricians will be onsite during the entire duration of the planned electrical outage.

If you have any concerns, feel free to contact Michael Sablich at msablich@sfsu.edu or Jason Deang at jdeang@sfsu.edu.

A planned power shutdown in connection with the substation project is scheduled on August 12, 2019 and August 13, 2019 between 8 p.m. - 2 a.m.. This shutdown is to provide testing to insure electrical reliability during the school year.

The following buildings will be affected during this outage:

• Administration
• AS Early Childhood Education Center
• Burk Hall
• Business
• Creative Arts
• Children's Campus
• Cesar Chavez Student Center
• Central Plant/Waste Management
• Corp Yard
• Dining Center
• Fine Arts
• Gym
• Hensill Hall
• HSS
• Humanities
• Library
• Lot 20
• Mary Park Hall
• Mary Ward Hall
• Mashouf Wellness Center
• Science
• Student Health Center
• Thornton Hall
• Towers (TJS)(TCS)
• Village A, B, C
• Student Services Building

We regret any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your patience and understanding.

For all questions or concerns, please contact Michael Sablich at msablich@sfsu.edu or Jason Deang at jdeang@sfsu.edu.

Until further notice, there will be no gas service to the following locations:

• Thornton Hall
• Hensill Hall
• Science
• HSS
• Gym
• Burk Hall
• Cesar Chavez Student Center
• Fine Arts
• Field House
• Psychology
• Student Health Center

PG&E has identified and is investigating a gas issue. This will affect any gas-operated appliances and devices.

We regret any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your patience and understanding.

If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact Jason Deang at jdeang@sfsu.edu. Further updates will be provided as more information becomes available.

A 3rd party vendor (Vortex) will be installing new hardware on the Admin Bi-Parting doors facing 19th Avenue on Friday, August 2, 2019 between 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.. During this time, the doors will be unavailable for use. The ADA accessible ramp will be available on the west side facing the Old Administration building.

Feel free to contact Jason Deang at jdeang@sfsu.edu if you have any questions. Updates will be provided as they become available.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Electricians will be troubleshooting a fault in the motor control center panel on the 3rd floor of Hensill Hall on Thursday, 08/01/2019 between 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. There may be temporary power interruptions affecting the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd floors of Hensill Hall during this time.

Interruptions may last upwards of 15 minutes or so. Electricians will be on site and available to reset any breakers immediately.

If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact Jason Deang at jdeang@sfsu.edu.

We regret any inconvenience this may cause, and we appreciate your patience and understanding.