Winter Curtailment
Winter curtailment will begin on Monday, December 23, 2024 through Wednesday, January 1, 2025. Normal operations will resume on Thursday, January 2, 2025. During curtailment, services will be very limited.
- Emergencies: For an immediate threat to life and safety, please call 911 from any campus landline phone or push the red button on a Blue Light emergency phone. From a cell phone, dial 510-642-3333.
- Security: ALWAYS carry your Cal 1 card and key(s). There will be no service to provide access if locked out.
- Building: Stanley Admin & Facilities Office will be closed. Our 24/7 on-call line will remain available. All maintenance emergencies should be first called into Campus Facilities Services immediately at 510-642-1032 and then reported to 510-326-0496. Examples of maintenance emergencies are:
- Broken water pipes/flooding areas
- Sewer back-up
- Building exterior doors not locking
- Cold or warm room temperature alarm
- Backup freezer availability due to unexpected lab equipment failure (call 510-326-0496 directly)
- Lighting: Campus observed holidays (December 25th and January 1st) will have a lighting schedule like the weekend. Please familiarize yourself with the instructions for telephone overrides if you plan to come in on those days.
- Liquid Nitrogen: Please top off your dewars before the holidays, and then top off once more on Friday, December 27th, to last through January 3rd.
- Custodial Services: There will not be any routine cleaning. Cal Zero Waste will continue to collect waste from our dumpster and wheel carts out on our loading dock.
- Mail Services: No mail during the curtailment period.
- Receiving: The receiving department will be closed. No receiving for or delivery to labs.
Shutdown Calendar
The calendar below is intended to provide visibility to scheduled shutdowns in Stanley Hall. All events are coordinated through building staff in conjunction with Facilities Services and Capital Projects.
Shared Equipment Status Tracker
Here’s a Google Sheet that lists all the autoclaves, glasswashers, and ice machines in different locations throughout the building. It identifies which ones are operational and which ones are temporarily out of service.
Questions?
If you have any questions about the scheduled shutdowns or notice any discrepancies in the equipment status, please email qb3stanley@berkeley.edu.