Dear Ken,
When thinking about renovation/construction impact on our facilities, these
are the major things we considered:
-Paths for liquid N2 and He. How can we make sure our magnets get the
cryogens we need.
-Vibrations and whether our anti-vibration legs could handle them.
-Plans for unexpected power outages (whether that's UPS and backup
emergency power or just good communication about what users should expect).
-Chilled water outages- switch to room-temp probes that don't require
air-cooled compressors
-Compressed air reliability/availability. If this is suspect, we order
liquid N2 tanks and run off high-pressure N2 gas. We also limit the 'extra'
uses of compressed air as much as we can (so no temp control)
-HVAC/Air handling - We used temporary portable AC units to help keep temps
down when we've had HVAC work done. Hopefully your facilities crew has some
that will be available to you.
-Communication and setting of expectations is always important in our
position, but EXTREMELY important here. Help the users understand that
you're exploring options but that unpleasant surprises are likely to occur.
You'll do your best to be prepared and to mitigate the effects, but no plan
survives contact with the enemy.
-Not sure if you're on any of the groups/committees that are planning the
renovation, but make sure you've got a 'source' on that group who can
provide you with accurate, current information. If they're willing to lobby
for you, even better!
Good luck, and hopefully the end result will be a net positive for you and
the facility!
Peter
On Wed, May 17, 2023 at 10:22 AM Kenneth Sharp-Knott <kknott_at_vt.edu> wrote:
> Have any of you undergone major building renovations and how did you
> handle this in your NMR facility? I'm would like some advice from those
> who have gone through this process.
>
> I'm unclear just how gutted the building is planned to be, but I believe
> it will be a fairly major renovation including HVAC and chilled water, etc.
> so I'm not sure how the facility can coexist during the process.
>
> This is many years ahead, but I would like to advise the department on the
> impact to the NMR facility which obviously can't just be moved to another
> temporary location.
>
> Best
>
>
>
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