2023 - Alerts and Outages Notifications

Update: The central heating to campus was restored at 10:48 am, and the repairs to the Central Plant are now complete.

We appreciate your patience and understanding during this scheduled outage.  

If you have any questions or concerns about this shutdown, please contact Chief Engineer Mark Polishchuk at mpolishc@sfsu.edu. 

The Facilities Service desk may be reached at facilities@sfsu.edu, or 415-338-1568.

A domestic cold-water shutdown is scheduled for the Student Health Center on Friday, 3/31/23 from 7:00 am – 3:30 pm. This shutdown is necessary to repair a leak in Student Health Center room #9.

If you have any questions or concerns about this shutdown, please contact Chief Engineer Mark Polishchuk at mpolishc@sfsu.edu.

The service desk may be reached at facilities@sfsu.edu, or 415-338-1568.

Please be advised: Facilities and CPDC have scheduled repairs with contractor SBAY, to complete electrical repairs to the Central Plant. Facilities has scheduled a central heating shutdown on Thursday, 3/30/23, from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm.  

This shutdown will affect almost all buildings on campus; however, we anticipate the impact to campus will be minimal due to the duration of the shutdown.     

The following buildings will not be affected and will have access to central heating and hot water:

• All Housing Buildings
• Student Services Building
• Business
• Marcus Hall (partial heat)
• GYM (partial heat)
• Early Childhood Education Center

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

If you have any questions or concerns about this shutdown, please contact Chief Engineer Mark Polishchuk at mpolishc@sfsu.edu. 

Facilities will be conducting annual fire extinguisher inspections with vendor (Ace Fire Equipment & Service) to check for outdated fire extinguishers and replace as needed.

Inspections will take place between 7:00 am – 4:00 pm starting Thursday, March 30, 2023 through Monday, April 10, 2023 and will adhere to the following schedule:

• Thursday, 3/30/23: Thornton Hall, Hensill Hall, Temporary buildings, Greenhouse, Science
• Friday, 3/31/23: Cesar Chavez Day, campus closed. No inspections
• Monday, 4/3/23: Administration building, HSS, Business
• Tuesday, 4/4/23: Library, Creative Arts, Humanities
• Wednesday, 4/5/23: Burk Hall, SSB, Student Health Center, Ethnic Studies
• Thursday, 4/6/23: Fine Arts, GYM, Field House, Press Box, Warehouse
• Friday, 4/7/23: Corp Yard, UPD, Annex I, Annex II, Children’s Campus, Lot 20, Central Plant, Waste Management, Mashouf Wellness Center, Marcus Hall
• Monday, 4/10/23: Remainder of campus buildings  

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

The Facilities Services desk may be reached at facilities@sfsu.edu, or 415-338-1568.

Please be advised: Facilities and CPDC have scheduled repairs with contractor SBAY, to restore the new wiring to the Central Plant. Facilities has scheduled a central heating shutdown on Friday, 3/24/23, from 7:00 am – 5:00 pm. 

This shutdown will affect almost all buildings on campus and no central heating and hot water will be available in the affected buildings during these repairs.

The following buildings will not be affected and will have access to central heating and hot water:

• All Housing Buildings
• Student Services Building
• Business
• Marcus Hall (partial heat)
• GYM (partial heat)

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

If you have any questions or concerns about this shutdown, please contact Chief Engineer Mark Polishchuk at mpolishc@sfsu.edu.

Capital Planning Design and Construction (CPDC) has scheduled an electrical power shutdown for Humanities on Friday, 3/24/23 from 7:00 am – 1:30 pm.  This shutdown is required to install temporary breakers for power usage for the West Campus Green project.  Facilities staff will be on-site and will assist CPDC and the contractor as needed. The contractor assigned to this job is McCarthy, and will make every attempt to minimize the disruption as much as possible.  Facilities Fire & Life Safety Manager David Abordo has set-up Fire Watch coverage for Humanities during the shutdown period, and staff assigned will be inspecting every floor at 30-minute intervals and logging their findings.

If you have any questions or concerns about this project please contact Principal Inspector Gareth Beilby at gareth@sfsu.edu.

The Facilities contact for this project is Chief Engineer Mark Polishchuk at mpolishc@sfsu.edu.

Facilities Fire & Life Safety Manager David Abordo may be reached at dabordo@sfsu.edu.

The Facilities Service desk may be reached at facilities@sfsu.edu, or 415-338-1568.

The domestic-cold water has been restored to all buildings affected.  However, due to an issue with the domestic cold water feed affecting Manzanita Square, this DCW shutdown will be re-scheduled during summer break. A notice will be provided once a date is confirmed.

The Facilities Service center may be reached at facilities@sfsu.edu or 415-338-1568.

We appreciate your patience and understanding and apologize for any inconvenience this may of caused.

Please be advised that a domestic cold-water shutdown has been scheduled for Sunday, 3/19/23 at 2:00 pm through Monday, 3/20/23 at 2:00 pm for the following buildings on campus:

• Administration
• Library
• Business
• Cesar Chavez Student Center
• Fine Arts
• Creative Arts

This shutdown is necessary to replace the Administration & Library backflow assemblies. During the repair time, the bathrooms listed in the buildings above will be closed and unavailable for use. Signage will be posted on bathroom doors as a reminder and ADM, LIB, BUS, CA, FA, & CCSC building occupants must use alternate restrooms in other campus buildings while the shutdown occurs.

Facilities Fire & Life Safety Manager David Abordo has set-up Fire Watch coverage for the buildings listed above during the shutdown period, and staff assigned will be inspecting every floor in every listed building at 30-minute intervals and logging their findings.

If you have any questions about this project, please contact Fire & Life Safety Manager David Abordo at dabordo@sfsu.edu.

If you have any questions about this shutdown, please contact Chief Engineer Mark Polishchuk at mpolishc@sfsu.edu.

Facilities Grounds crews have mobilized a tree removal vendor as of 1:30 pm this afternoon, and they are assisting with the removal of two large trees near the GYM and Hensill Hall.  We anticipate having both areas clear by 6:00 pm today.  Further tree work is scheduled to be performed on several trees across campus, throughout the rest of the week.

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your cooperation as we actively work to safely remove debris and downed trees.  With the high wind advisory, and the possibility of further downed trees, we ask that the campus community be aware of your surroundings and remain vigilant.

To report any downed trees, and for all Facilities related requests the Facilities Service desk may be reached at 415-338-1568, or facilities@sfsu.edu.

Due to the high-winds, and several downed trees on-campus, please be advised of the following road closure.

• Access road / bike path to Campus behind Cox Stadium

Facilities is on-site assessing the various tree issues across campus and will work with a vendor to safely remove trees when available.

We ask that the campus community remain vigilant and aware of your surroundings when traveling around campus.

To report any downed trees, the service desk may be reached at 415-338-1568, or facilities@sfsu.edu.

Additional updates will be provided as they are available.

With a recent shift in the weather forecast, we would like to take this opportunity to remind all faculty, staff, and building occupants to please keep your windows closed during inclement weather to prevent loss of university property and /or subsequent damage.  This will also help us keep the buildings at a comfortable temperature during cold weather.

Please report any windows in your area that will not shut properly by creating a service request here.

If you need assistance the Facilities Services desk may be reached at facilities@sfsu.edu, or 415-338-1568.

Facilities is working with 3^rd party contractors, (JCI, Vortex) to complete repairs to a roll up door in Thornton Hall 706. These repairs are scheduled for Monday, 3/6/23, from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm. Please note, there may be noise while this work is being performed.  The contractors will try their best to minimize any potential disruption.

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

The service desk may be reached at facilities@sfsu.edu, or 415-338-1568.

The domestic hot water for the Gymnasium has been restored.  We anticipate that it may take a couple of hours for the storage tanks to fill and plumbing fixtures to produce hot water to the sinks and showers.

We appreciate your patience and understanding while this work was being performed.

If you have any questions or concerns about this shutdown, please contact Chief Engineer Mark Polishchuk at mpolishc@sfsu.edu.

The service desk may be reached at facilities@sfsu.edu, or 415-338-1568

Please be advised that Facilities has shut down the domestic hot water for the Gymnasium.  This shutdown will affect hot water only to the sinks, and showers. The GYM pool will not be affected.

This shutdown is required to allow building service engineers to repair a control valve for the heat exchanger that controls the temperature to the showers. We anticipate restoring domestic hot water service by the end of the day on Thursday, 3/2/23. 

We apologize for the late notice and appreciate your patience and understanding while we work on fixing this issue. Additional updates will be provided as they are available.

If you have any questions or concerns about this shutdown, please contact Chief Engineer Mark Polishchuk at mpolishc@sfsu.edu.

The service desk may be reached at facilities@sfsu.edu, or 415-338-1568.

Please be advised that there will be an interruption to Domestic Hot Water Supply in the buildings listed above starting Tuesday, February 28, 2023 8:00AM to 4:00PM.

This is necessary to make repairs to the boiler hot water loop.

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding while this work is being performed.

The Facilities Service Center can be reached at 415-405-0579 or facilities@sfsu.edu

A domestic cold-water shutdown is scheduled for the HSS building on Saturday, 2/25/23 from 7:30 am – 10:00 am.  This shutdown is needed to replace broken angle stops in Men’s Restroom- T128, and Women’s Restroom T129.

If you have any questions or concerns about this shutdown, please contact Facilities Coordinator Jason Deang at jdeang@sfsu.edu. 

The service desk may be reached at facilities@sfsu.edu, or 415-338-1568.

Facilities is working on-site with vendor Sheedy Crane to remove a downed tree at Fine Arts.  The crane will be staged between Café Rosso and Fine Arts and will be working on the north-side of the building. Facilities has reached out to EHS, and the FA building coordinator to assist with evacuating a portion of the building, where the crane work will take place. 

The crane work will begin once a portion of Fine Arts has been evacuated, and we anticipate this will take a few hours for the tree removal.

We apologize for the last-minute notice and appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to safely remove this tree.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Facilities Coordinator Jason Deang at jdeang@sfsu.edu.

The service desk may be reached at facilities@sfsu.edu, or 415-338-1568.

Please be advised: CPDC and Facilities have scheduled repairs to a pipe leak in the heating hot water loop system with contractor Express Plumbing.  Facilities and the contractor will be working on-site between the GYM and Ethnic Studies / Psychology.

As a result of this work, Facilities has scheduled a central heating and hot water shutdown for the GYM and Ethnic Studies & Psychology buildings, on Friday, 2/17/2023 from 7:00 am – 4:00 pm. We anticipate restoring central heating and hot water service by Friday 2/17/23 evening.

Additional updates will be provided as they are available, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

If you have any questions or concerns about this shutdown, please contact Chief Engineer Mark Polishchuk at mpolishc@sfsu.edu.

The Facilities Service desk may be reached at facilities@sfsu.edu, or 415-338-1568.

A domestic cold-water shutdown is scheduled for the Creative Arts building on Saturday, 2/18/23 from 7:00 am – 2:00 pm.  This shutdown is needed to replace a drinking fountain in Creative Arts room 108.

If you have any questions or concerns about this shutdown, please contact Chief Engineer Mark Polishchuk at mpolishc@sfsu.edu.

The service desk may be reached at facilities@sfsu.edu, or 415-338-14568.

Please be advised: The campus loop has been restored and central heating and hot water are now available to all buildings on campus.    

If there are any issues specific to your building(s) please contact the Facilities Service desk at facilities@sfsu.edu, or 415-338-1568.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and appreciate your patience and understanding.

If you have any questions or concerns about these repairs, please contact Chief Engineer Mark Polishchuk at mpolishc@sfsu.edu.

Please be advised: CPDC and Facilities have scheduled repairs to the campus loop with contractor SBAY. Facilities has scheduled a central heating shutdown on Thursday 2/2/23 in the evening, and we anticipate to restore central heating service on Saturday 2/4/23 afternoon.  

This shutdown will affect almost all buildings on campus and no central heating will be available in the affected buildings during these repairs.

The following buildings will not be affected and will have access to central heating:

• All Housing Buildings
• Corporation Yard
• Student Health Center
• Student Services Building
• Business

CPDC and Facilities are actively working with the contractor to repair this issue as soon as possible and we will provide additional updates as they become available.

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

If you have any questions or concerns about this shutdown, please contact Chief Engineer Mark Polishchuk at mpolishc@sfsu.edu.

The Facilities Service desk may be reached at facilities@sfsu.edu, or 415-338-1568.

Facilities has been working with a 3^rd party vendor UCAL and we are pleased to report that the main ADA sliding doors (near Peet’s Coffee) in the Library have been repaired.

We appreciate your patience and understanding while this work was being performed.  

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Facilities Coordinator Jason Deang at facilities@sfsu.edu.

The service desk may be reached at facilities@sfsu.edu, or 415-338-1568.

Please note that the central heating and hot water are now available to all buildings on campus.

Facilities and contractors have completed a temporary fix until additional parts are available to complete this repair. Once parts are available, an additional shutdown will be scheduled sometime next week.  We will send notifications and updates as needed. 

We appreciate your patience and understanding and thank you for your continued support of our efforts. 

If you have any questions or concerns about this project, please contact Chief Engineer Mark Polishchuk at mpolishc@sfsu.edu.

The Facilities Service desk may be reached at facilities@sfsu.edu or 415-338-1568.

As previously mentioned in our last notice on (1/12/23) another shutdown is required to allow for Facilities and Contractors to troubleshoot and complete repairs to the central plant system.  The Central Plant has been shut down until further notice.  We will keep the campus community informed of any changes and hope to restore service by Friday, 1/20/23. If any unexpected delays arise, we will be sure to inform the campus community.  

This shutdown will affect almost all the buildings on campus and no central heating and hot water will be available in the affected buildings during these repairs.  

The following buildings will not be affected and will have access to hot water and central heating: 

• All Housing Buildings
• Corporation Yard
• Student Health Center
• Student Services Building
• Business

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

If you have any questions or concerns about this project, please contact Chief Engineer Mark Polishchuk at mpolishc@sfsu.edu. 

The Facilities Service desk may be reached at facilities@sfsu.edu, or 415-338-1568.

Please be advised, the central heating and hot water are now available to all buildings on campus. The Central Plant has been restored for now; however, additional troubleshooting is necessary and will be scheduled at a later time.  We will send notifications and updates as needed.

We appreciate your patience and understanding and thank you for your continued support of our efforts.

If you have any questions or concerns about this project, please contact Chief Engineer Mark Polishchuk at mpolishc@sfsu.edu.

The Facilities Service desk may be reached at facilities@sfsu.edu or 415-338-1568.

Please be advised that sub-contractor Express Plumbing, and Facilities have identified the source of a leak affecting the central heating and hot water loop system.  Facilities is on-site working near Burk Hall and the Student Health Center.  Due to the urgency of this repair, the Central Plant has been shut down until further notice to allow for further troubleshooting and repairs.

This shutdown will affect almost all the buildings on campus and no central heating and hot water will be available in the affected buildings during these repairs. 

However, the following buildings will not be affected and will have access to hot water and central heating:

• All Housing Buildings
• Corporation Yard
• Student Health Center
• Student Services Building
• Business

Facilities is actively working with the contractor to repair this issue as soon as possible and we will provide additional updates as they become available.

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

If you have any questions or concerns about this project, please contact Chief Engineer Mark Polishchuk at mpolishc@sfsu.edu.

The Facilities Service desk may be reached at facilities@sfsu.edu, or 415-338-1568.

The road leading down to COX stadium has been re-paved and is now available for use. A section of pipe has been replaced, and this portion of the heating hot water loop project with contractor SBAY is now complete.  Please note that this is part of a multi-phase project to address the campus hot water loop system, and further troubleshooting is required for additional repairs. We will send notifications and updates for future road/access closures as needed.

We appreciate your patience and understanding and thank you for your continued support of our efforts.

The Facilities Services desk may be reached at facilities@sfsu.edu, or 415-338-1568.

Please be advised that the South Parking Lot 20 Elevator No. 1 has been restored and is back in service.  TKE elevator fixed an electrical issue with a power unit (tank).

We appreciate your patience and understanding during these repairs.  

The Facilities service desk may be reached at facilities@sfsu.edu, or 415-338-1568.

In preparation to repair a portion of the campus hot water loop system, Facilities has scheduled a central heating and hot water shutdown for Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at 7 a.m. until further notice.

The following buildings will not have central heating or hot water:

• Corporation Yard
• Science
• HSS
• Gym
• Ethnic Studies & Psychology

Facilities has scheduled a 3rd party contractor to respond to campus first thing tomorrow morning to excavate and perform repairs to the hot water loop system. Please note there is a strong possibility the central plant will need to be shut down completely, and this will affect additional buildings. Facilities will provide updates as soon as they are available.

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

If you have any questions or concerns about this shutdown, please contact Interim Chief Engineer Mark Polishchuk at mpolishc@sfsu.edu.