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10/25/10 Update

The following is an update regarding the 7th, 6th, and 5th floors: The 7th floor is in the final stages of construction. The current plan is to open the floor on Tuesday, November 2, at 8 a.m. The 6th floor remains closed to the public and staff as construction on that floor continues. Pending any […]

Copy Center in Olin Library temporarily closed during construction

The Copy Center in the Olin Library basement will be temporarily closed: approximately from Tuesday 7/20/2010 through Friday 8/16/2010. Patrons can still request copying and thesis services by the online link at http://bigredprint.cornell.edu/.  Services will also be available at the Print Shop at 695 Dryden Rd (255-2524, digital@cornell.edu) or Center Sage located in B26 Sage […]

Basement Restrooms – Asbestos Abatement

The asbestos abatement in the B1 men’s and women’s rest rooms and the B42A and B30 storage rooms is still scheduled to begin on Friday, May 21 and last until Wednesday, June 2.  The attached floor plan <Basement-Bathrooms-Abatement-4> shows the “No Access” zone.  Dale Houseknecht from Facilities Services will have an asbestos information session at […]

Asbestos Abatement – 2nd Floor

As part of the pre-construction enabling work for the Olin Library Fire Safety Improvements Project, there will an asbestos abatement of the corridor ceiling on the second floor that will occur over spring break. From noon on Friday, March 19 through Tuesday, March 23, the collections on the second floor of Olin (some Zs and […]

Asbestos Abatement-8th Floor

Between December 21 and January 15 there will also be an asbestos abatement in the west mechanical room on the 8th floor of Olin. This project will be completely outside of staff and public areas, however, in order to perform the abatement, following very strict NY State guidelines, it will be necessary to turn off certain […]

Asbestos Abatement-Basement Level

From December 21st through January 15th there will be another series of asbestos abatements in Olin Library, in the basement stack area corridor (to the east of the abatement outlined above, along the same column lines, up to the east stairwell), in the southeast corner of room B17 (Maps), in the northeast corner of B18 […]

Asbestos Abatement-B40, B41, and Corridor

From Friday December 18th through till 6AM Monday, December 21 there will be a relatively small asbestos abatements in rooms B40, B41 and the corridor immediately adjacent to these two rooms.  The abatement contractor, Sunstream will begin to set up for the abatement at 3:30 PM on that Friday the 18th. From Friday the 18th […]

Asbestos Info Sessions

Asbestos information sessions will be held in Olin 703 on Tuesday, December 15, 2-3 pm and Wednesday, December 16, 9-10 am. However, if you have any concerns or questions but are unable to attend one of these sessions, please contact Dale Houseknecht of Environmental Health and Safety at (607) 327-1359 or email dwh5@cornell.edu.

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