Bldg. 266 - Elings Hall / CNSI - Annual Preventative Maintenance Notice - Interruption of ventilation, cooling, heating and exhaust

Scheduled for Aug 24, 05:00 PDT  -  Sep 1, 14:00 PDT

Scheduled

Location: 266 CNSI
Date: August 24 to Sept 1, 2026
Time: 5am to 2pm intermittently

FM Preventative Maintenance staff will be performing scheduled preventative maintenance work on the building’s heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. This work includes inspection and replacement of air filtration media and fan motor belts, lubrication of motors, and inspection/repair of associated ventilation and hydronic heating and cooling systems.

Monday August 24, 2026
Supply Fan AH-1 will be off, before normally scheduled hours
Supply Fan AH-2 will be off, before normally scheduled hours
Exhaust Fans EF-1 & EF-4 will be off from 8 am to 12 noon
(These fans supply air, general exhaust, and fume hood exhaust for the first and second floors of the lab section (south wing of building), and perimeter areas of the third floor of the lab section.)
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Tuesday August 25, 2026
Supply Fan AH-3 will be off, before normally scheduled hours
(This fan serves levels 1,2,3 of the north east section of the building: Rooms 2001, 2003, 2005, 2024, 2601, 2603, 2611, 2615, 2619, 2621, 2809, 2810, 3001, 3005, multipurpose rooms 1601, 1605, and the sphere room.)
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Wednesday August 26, 2026
Clean Room Air Handler Units – PAH, CAH-1 & CAH-2 will be off from 7:00AM to 3:00PM

Exhaust Fans EF-2; EF-3 will be off from 7:00AM to 3:00PM

(These fans provide supply air, general exhaust, and fume hood exhaust for CLEAN ROOM, other labs on the third floor and lab maintenance rooms.)

Emergency Generator will be tested from 7:30am to 8:30am

(Generator tests will affect emergency circuits, throughout Elings Hall, parking structure, and Courtyard Café. Emergency circuits will lose power briefly during the test - less one minute while switching to the generator.)
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Thursday August 27, 2026
Exhaust Fan EF-5 will be off, 7:00 am to 9:00 am and restored by manual operation.
Check room before start 2404

(This exhaust fan serves all labs on all floors, primarily for chemical storage cabinets, vacuum pump exhaust, and other minor equipment. It also serves the wet benches in the clean room.)
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Friday August 28, 2026

House Vacuum may be disrupted for service from 10am to 12 Noon

(House Vacuum System serves vacuum on all lab floors)

Please contact Michael Lindner, Facilities Management Preventative Maintenance Superintendent with any questions of concerns: michael.lindner@ucsb.edu.
Posted Aug 19, 2026 - 20:28 PDT
This scheduled maintenance affects: CAMPUS BUILDINGS (Elings Hall - UCSB Building 266).