Service Categories
Our notification service is based on subscribing to one or more of these service categories.
| Category | Services Included |
|---|---|
| Accessibility | Any service that affects accessibility devices in a building. |
| Building Access | Building closure, or a portion thereof. |
| Custodial/Environmental | Limited custodial services in effect, compactor inoperative. |
| Electrical | Electricity, emergency power. |
| Elevators | |
| Fire Systems | Fire alarm system, sprinkler system, fire extinguishers. |
| Heating, Cooling, Ventilation | Heating, cooling, exhaust systems (fume hoods), fan coil systems, coolers/freezers, Liebert units (in server rooms.) |
| Mechanical | Water, steam, natural gas, compressed air, swimming pool. |
| Parking/Grounds | Closure of parking lots, roads, and walkways. |
Service Descriptions
This is a more complete list of services that fall under the categories above.
| Service Name | What is Affected |
|---|---|
| Building Access | Full building closure or closure of an area or entrance that will change access to an area or reroute pedestrian traffic through a building. |
| Chilled Water | Summer cooling of buildings, lab equipment. |
| Compressed Air | Lab equipment. A full shutdown will result in the loss of temperature control. |
| Air Conditioning | Cooling of buildings. |
| De-ionized water | Lab equipment. |
| Domestic Cold Water | Loss of building cold water through washrooms, kitchens and labs. |
| Domestic Hot Water | Loss of building hot water through washrooms, kitchens and labs. |
| Electricity | Power can be isolated to one area or affect an entire building. In this case general power, elevators, door openers, etc. will be affected. Emergency Lights will remain on. |
| Elevators | Elevator will be out of service. Alternate routes may be necessary. |
| Emergency Power | Emergency Power relates to generator power. These may be taken offline or run for testing. UPS devices are the responsibility of the department. |
| General Exhaust | General exhaust will affect the building fresh air supply and building ventilation. Some fume hood and kitchen equipment may be affected. |
| Fan Coil System | Heating and cooling not supplied through the general ventilation system. Humidity control is also affected. |
| Fire Alarm System | Shutdown or testing of campus fire systems. |
| Natural Gas | A natural gas interruption will affect heating and domestic hot water for buildings outside of ring road. |
| Low/High Pressure Steam | An interruption will affect heating and domestic hot water for buildings inside ring road. |
| Nitrogen Gas | Lab equipment. |
| Road Access | Full or partial closure causing traffic redirection. |
| Soft Water System | Work on soft water systems requires the shutdown of domestic hot water. Food Services equipment may also be affected. |
| Non-potable water | Lab equipment. |
| Parking Lot Closure | Partial or full closure. |