11/11/10 Update
Construction on the first floor will begin this coming Monday, November 15, in the 106 Olin/Uris Administration and Research and Learning office suite and classroom. In preparation, all staff currently located in 106 will move to one of the three Olin locations (107, 107A, 218/229, 701) Thursday, November 11 and Friday, November 12. Location information for a specific individual is available at the Circulation and Reference desks.
The contractor erected scaffolding in the stair 2 (east end/Stimson end) staircase at the 7th floor level in order to do some essential code related work. The goal is to complete the work and take down the scaffolding by the end Friday, November 12. Therefore, access to the 7th floor through Friday is only from the west end (Uris end) of the building either by stair 1 or the public elevator. However, stair 2 is available for emergency access at all times.
Upcoming tests:
Friday, November 12, 8:00 – 10:00am – Fire Pump test
- Activity will be noticeable in the front of the building to the south of the front doors, in the area of odd looking fire hydrant (also known as the “Siamese” connection or “test header” for the sprinkler system).
- Cornell EH&S, City, Contractor & Cornell Project representatives will be present throughout the process.
- Hoses will be hooked up to the fire hydrant, the “test header”, and water will be discharged to confirm that the pump is operating correctly – many construction and Cornell staff will supervise this process.
- The emergency generator will come on during the test to confirm that the pump has been correctly wired to the generator. We have been assured that it will not affect power in Olin.
Tuesday, November 16, 8:00 – 8:30 am – Fire alarm test
- The new fire alarms on the 6th floor will be tested. This means that all of the other new fire alarms – sub basement, basement, second floor, 7th floor – will also sound. As installations in each phase are tested the horns that were installed in the previous phases will also sound.
- Before the test there will be an announcement of the imminent test. There will also be an announcement when the test is over.