Dear Colleagues,
Soon after months of hard perform by groups of fully commited OVCAS staff and contractors, I am pleased to announce that all UIC structures and rooms are doing the job well at the starting of the slide semester on the 23rd. We have been ready to noticeably increase both the quantity of new air that is supplied to every setting up and the overall ventilation rate. This implies that all properties have improved air exchange prices. We were being also in a position to enhance the degree of air filtration in quite a few structures.
Considering that the starting of the pandemic, OVCAS employees have labored from a large wide variety of purposeful places, which include warmth, light-weight, and power the Office environment for Environmental Defense and Safety Setting up, sustainability and job management and buying, sourcing and content distribution, in collaboration with contractors, consultants and suppliers, to make sure the basic safety of the UIC properties for those who study and get the job done on campus.
Ultimately, in excess of 40 distinct collaborative groups were being involved in operating the HVAC evaluation project, an vital part of our campus reaction.
Despite the fact that this was difficult and a steep learning curve, the OVCAS teams took up the option. In report time, they sketched out a task scope, opened communication channels and proven procedures that took into account the frequently evolving CDC rules and governing administration demands and took into account the one of a kind and dynamic desires of our several campus places, which have been divided into 5 bodily spots: UIC East, UIC West , Peoria, Rockford and UIC Legislation. Weekly update calls were being held to share progress, system for the following 7 days and take away limitations, which helped take care of problems promptly and continue to keep the challenge on routine, even in the face of delays thanks to national supply chain problems.
The analysis and the work are now comprehensive. The scope of get the job done at a higher degree at the UIC spots in Chicago, Rockford, Peoria and the Law University is as follows:
- 98 buildings were being assessed
- 513 air flow gadgets and 494 product lovers ended up rated
- Airflow analyzed and balanced in about 4,200 unique rooms
Our air flow rating reviews and information and facts for certain rooms are out there on the web and OVCAS engineers will carry on to observe process overall performance and execute preventive upkeep throughout the semester.
I would like to specific my own many thanks to the personnel at OVCAS, and especially the HVAC team, for being on campus for the past 18 months, providing up holiday seasons and other cost-free time to preserve the campus local community secure. I couldn’t be more proud of anything you have accomplished and keep on to do, and I hope you are as well.
Be sure to send out an e-mail to ovcas@uic.edu if you have any issues or require more information about this undertaking.
Preferably,
Johannes Coronado
Vice Chancellor for Administrative Providers
