McIntyre post-fire update - July 26
To all members of the Faculty of Medicine,
The Emergency Operations Centre (EOC)Ìýhas confirmed that,Ìýstarting Friday, July 27,Ìý7:00 a.m.,ÌýMcIntyre Floors 7 to 13 will reopen for all faculty and staff members and students, with the exceptions identified below.ÌýNew air filters have been successfully installed in three of the four main HVAC systems serving these floors. All are functioning properly, and temperatures are dropping. Please enter via the 6th Floor Pine entrance, as barriers have been installed to isolate the top floors from those below. The 6thÌýfloor Pine entrance must also be used by the ARC.
Please note that fire and emergency exit/evacuation routes for Floors 7 to 13, as well asÌý14Ìýto 16,Ìýare explained here.ÌýIt is important that you read and familiarize yourself with these instructions.
We recommend that you ease into normal operations, limiting the number of individuals who return on the firstÌýdayÌýto allow temperatures to continue to decrease and stabilize.
Exceptions:
- We continue to work closely with lab supervisors andÌýmembers to clean three labs onÌýFloors 7 to 13 (Rooms 713,Ìý800 and 1236). OnceÌýthe cleanup protocol is completed,Ìýthese spaces will be reopened and lab members will be notified.
- Office space occupied by AdministrativeÌýExcellence CentreÌý12 remainsÌýclosed; AEC 12 staff were relocated earlier this week toÌýthe 13thÌýfloor at 2001 À¦°óSMÉçÇø College.
Rooms served by the fourth HVAC system:
While rooms on Floors 7 to 13 served by the fourth HVAC system will also reopen Friday, July 27, 7:00 a.m.,Ìýwork will continue on the ventilation through next week.ÌýIt is important to note that, while these rooms are safe, they will not be ventilated, so conditions will be warm and suboptimal.ÌýThese rooms are identified here. The protocol toÌýclean this more heavily impacted HVAC unitÌýisÌýbeing finalized, and may involve additional temporary closures on a floor-by-floor basis.
1stÌýfloor laboratories:
The EOC expects to receive the scope of work for Floor 1 next week. In the interim, we have begun developing a Plan B to relocate the labs located on this floor, if deemed necessary, while demolition and reconstruction ensues. In the meantime, the protocol for one-hour access to Floor 1 labs remains the same,Ìýand you will continue to use the 1stÌýfloor entrance.
If you have concerns regarding temperatures and freezer/refrigeration units in your labs, emailÌýbuildingdirector.med [at] mcgill.caÌýwithout delayÌýto request a mobile air cooling unit.
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Please watch for the next update, which will include a summary of questions and answers from today’s special information session in the Strathcona amphitheatre.ÌýThank you to everyone who came to the session to raise the important concerns in your areas, and to all who are dedicated to this major effort.
Thank you, in advance, for circulating these updatesÌýto students and others in your McIntyre labs, as needed, to ensure all are aware of the work in progress.
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Sincerely,
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David Eidelman, MDCM
Vice-Principal (Health Affairs)
Dean of the Faculty of Medicine