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STEP (XAG) Maintenance: Portion of XL Closed for Staging Area – September 8-25, 2020 (September 4, 2020) – A contractor will be replacing tubes for Boiler #2 in the South Thermal Energy Plant (STEP), located in the Ximenes Avenue Garage (XAG), from Tuesday, September 8, 2020 through Friday, September 25, 2020. Portions of the Ximenes Avenue Lot (XL), located on the west side of the XAG, will be used as a staging area for equipment, trailers, and vehicles. Pedestrians will not be able to use the sidewalk in the staging area and vehicle traffic along the west side of the XAG will have a reduced lane. For additional information, please refer to the attached map or contact the Facilities Service Center at (210) 458-4262. STEP (XAG) – XL Map – 9.8.20-9.25.20

Main Campus: Compressed Air Outage (September 4, 2020) – UPDATE: A backup air compressor was repaired last evening and providing compressed air to labs and other facility systems on campus. We are awaiting a part to repair the primary compressor and hoping to have it repaired soon. We will send a follow up email when the primary compressor is operational. Please call the Facilities Service Center, at (210) 458-4262, if you have any questions or concerns with the compressed air system. We apologize for the inconvenience. (September 3, 2020) – Compressed air service for the Main Campus buildings (excluding West Campus) is down, to include laboratories. We hope to resolve this issue as soon as possible. Facilities will send a follow-up email notification when the repair is complete and compressed is restored. For additional information, please contact the Facilities Service Center at (210) 458-4262.

MB: Entrance 0.100-1 Closed for Repair (September 3, 2020) – Main Building (MB) entrance 0.100-1, located on the south side of the building, is closed, as the sliding door is not functioning properly. We are awaiting parts and it may take several days to make the repair. We will send a follow up notification when the entrance is reopened. For additional information, please refer to the attached map or contact the Facilities Service Center at (210) 458-4262.

LST: Air Conditioning Outage (August 26, 2020) – UPDATE: The air conditioning in office areas and equipment room has been restored. We are awaiting parts needed to repair the air conditioning in the bay and will send an update email when the air conditioning is working in the bay. (August 6, 2020) – Air conditioning in the Large Scale Testing Laboratory (LST) is down, resulting in warm temperatures throughout the building. Facilities is working to resolve this issue and will send a follow-up e-mail when the repairs are complete and normal building temperatures restored. For additional information, please contact the Facilities Service Center at (210) 458-4262.

Protective Barrier Request Process The Public Health Task Force supports the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), such as clear plastic barriers, to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The university’s Recovery Operations Committee (ROC) has approved criteria for assessing spaces to determine whether or not a barrier is warranted. For complete details on how to submit a protective barrier request, please visit https://facilities.utsa.edu/protective-barrier-request-process/