Facilities Management

School of Dental Medicine (SDM) Advanced Care Clinic

In February of 2020 SIU SDM broke ground on the new 17,390 square foot, $8.5 million Advanced Care Clinic. Within this new facility are 16 clinical chairs and two dental surgery suites with a common area where students can gather to collaborate. 

Construction is a little over 50% complete and the building’s shell will be sufficiently complete before winter construction hits full swing. This milestone will enable the mechanical, el...

Facilities Management is happy to announce the Founders Hall renovation continues on track for completion. We will working through the summer and eagerly anticipate all floors of Founders Hall to be open for academia for the fall 2020 semester.

This summer, two new fire prevention systems will go on-line improving life safety in Founders Hall. The building is now equipped with a sprinkler system and a fire barrier has been installed in the atrium. In the event of a fire, the fire barrier will e...

Founders Hall

With the 2019 fall semester in full swing, Facilities Management (FM) has completed the swing space moves to and from Founders Hall, Science East, and the Vadalabene Center. These moves required a considerable amount of planning and attention to detail from our architectural staff and we have made every effort to meet the university’s needs with the spaces available. FM would like to thank everyone affected by the Founders Hall project as our success in this endeavor is depe...

With the fall semester less than two weeks away, Facilities Management (FM) is continuing to work hard to complete summer projects. A short update is provided below, but first I want to take a brief moment to recognize you, the SIUE community, for the flexibility we have been afforded to provide the best physical learning environment to all three campuses. Your support and understanding has been crucial as we have worked through a variety of construction and scheduling issues, compounded by mult...

Phase I of the move back into Founders Hall has begun. On June 24, Facilities Management (FM) began moving office furniture and equipment back into some Founders Hall offices. We will begin the occupants move in for these offices on July 8. On July 15, FM will begin moving office furniture and equipment into another group of offices, followed with the occupants move in on July 29.

 Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing work is complete and ready for start-up testing. The north restrooms on ...

Construction on all four tower walls at Founders Hall continues. The southwest tower has been constructed to its full height and concrete is currently being poured for floor installations within the tower. At the northwest tower, the lower level and first floors have also been poured. Window installation on the east side of the building is approximately 95 percent finished, with caulking yet to be completed. Within the building, mechanical, electrical and plumbing rough-in work co...

Facilities Management (FM) continues to make significant progress constructing all four seismic towers at Founders Hall (photos 1 and 2 show the southwest and northeast towers respectively). Additionally, new decking, new roof slab and the extension of the penthouse roof has allowed the removal of the roof tent. Tower roof decking and concrete pour will follow completion of the towers.  We also continue to make progress installing the new energy efficient windows (photo 3) and with mechanic...

Facilities Management (FM) appreciates the positive feedback we’ve received concerning cleanliness in Founders Hall. Our Building Service Workers and contractor have, and continue to, work hard to maintain a clean and safe educational environment for students, faculty, staff and visitors at SIUE.

FM continues progress on framing and concrete at the southwest tower, as well as mechanical, plumbing, and electrical work within the building. Next week, we will begin window framing on the 2nd ...

In anticipation of the current unusual and extreme weather, Facilities Management completed an inspection of Founders Hall earlier this week to identify potential heating issues. While we did find and address some opportunities, including sealing some ducts that had been dissipating warm air to the second floor, we realize that further efforts are needed to bring temperatures to acceptable levels in certain areas of the building. Tomorrow morning we will receive and place three additional forced...

Facilities Management (FM) is happy to announce the work scheduled over the semester break affecting occupied areas of Founders Hall is complete. This includes work in the 1st floor restrooms, which are back in use. With this being said, building cleanup is, and will continue to be, an ongoing process. If you notice areas that need additional attention, please contact FM customer service at (618) 650-3711.

We have covered the 3rd floor roof over the penthouse with heavy-duty tent material to wa...

Over the semester break, we will complete electrical and mechanical work on all levels of Founders Hall, including currently occupied areas. While this work will result in dust, construction debris, and noise throughout the building, it must be done at some point and we are working during the break to minimize disruption of daily university operations. Before the spring semester starts, we will complete two rounds of cleaning, one by our contractor and another by our Building Service Workers.

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As the semester break approaches, Facilities Management continues to making great progress at Founders Hall. At the west towers, we are building forms and pouring concrete. In the next two weeks we will complete a significant amount of demolition work. To accommodate this and provide access for our contractors to the 1st floor and lower level, our Architects are currently coordinating furniture moves. For anyone working over the break, please expect an increase...

Facilities Management (FM) has received new particulate matter data from tests performed by Emergency Management and Safety on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. Results indicate that all areas were below our testing threshold of 10,000 parts per million (ppm), with the exception of one location in the southwest corner of the building that was slightly above at 10,050 ppm.

After receiving complaints from occupants of the smell of diesel fumes on Tuesday, December 4, 2018, FM tracked the source to a die...

Over the next 30 days, now that both west tower pier caps are in-place, the contractor will continue to construct the walls for both of the west towers.  Penthouse demolition is ongoing and the contractor will begin to remove parts of the roof in late December.  Pier construction for the two east stair towers is progressing and should be complete within the next month. Tunnel mechanical, electrical and plumbing work is ongoing.  

We continue to monitor particulate matter dat...

During the next 30 days, we will pour the west towers’ pier caps and start building tower walls. Currently, the penthouse mechanical, electrical and plumbing demolition is nearly complete. Additionally, northeast demolition is complete as well as construction of piers at both towers on the east side. Tunnel mechanical, electrical and plumbing work is ongoing.  

We are currently installing steel caging for the northwest tower foundation and will...

Final drilling and emplacement of support piers concludes today with completion of the northeast tower piers. Because this process has been muddy, we have asked the contractor to keep the sidewalks and roadways clean.

Over the next 30 days, we will pour the west towers’ pier caps and start building tower walls. Additionally, we will complete penthouse demolition and have roof steel delivered onsite.

Inside, we will continue mechanical, plumbing and electrical work on the 2nd and 3rd...

Founder’s Hall construction progress continues with several milestones achieved since last week. 

Most significantly, Silica testing is complete and the results are in; no Silica levels were detected (Silica Quartz, Cristobalite or Tridymite).  The results were completed by SGS Galson, Syracuse, New York, a leading lab for Silica analysis. 

Also, tests received this week for formaldehyde levels show results are well below the US Occupatio...

The renovation is moving along and great progress has been made both outside and inside the building. First and foremost, while the contractor is completing steps necessary to isolate the bottom two floors for heating this winter, the sudden drop in temperatures this week have resulted in lower temperatures in the building than what we would like. While the cross-over is on-track to be completed by the end of this week, in the meantime we have undergone the following steps to try to improve the ...

Facilities Management is in the process of hanging emergency egress floor plans at the north and south exits of Founders Hall. These large signs show the fastest route to evacuate the building in case of an emergency.

We continue to make progress on the excavation for the southwest tower and began pier drilling on October 10, 2018. Also, the atrium barriers between the first and second floors in Founders Hall are now complete, mitigating the amount of noise, dust, and debris entering occupied a...

Construction of the 2nd floor atrium barriers is complete and scaffolding has been removed. The installation of the drilled pier foundations for the seismic towers will start with mobilization of drilling equipment on Monday, October 8, and drilling anticipated starting on Tuesday, October 9. We continue to test the air quality and will have another week’s worth of results to report soon.

 As part of our ongoing commitment to providing a safe working environment, Facilities Management, in partnership with Emergency Management and Safety and Farmer Environmental Services, LLC, has conducted air quality tests for Founders Hall. Results indicate low levels of particulate matter, Carbon Monoxide, Carbon Dioxide, and total volatile organic compounds (VOCs) below safety standards set by OSHA. Hydrogen Sulfide and LEL (combustibles) were not present at the time of testing. Oxygen l...

Water service for Founders Hall will be shut off on Saturday, Sept. 22 at 5 a.m. Water service should be restored by 8 a.m. Please use restroom facilities and water fountains in Alumni Hall during this period.

Construction activity to isolate the work areas from the interior occupied spaces is ongoing.  Once completed the noise and disruptions to the offices and classrooms should be reduced dramatically.   Please be advised the 2^nd and 3^rd floors are closed for construction.  Please use the stairs and elevators only to access the 1^st floor and lower level of Founders Hall.

Starting Monday, September 17, 2018 demolition work will begin to remove portions of the preca...

Starting Monday, August 20, 2018 construction to renovate Founders Hall building will effect pedestrian foot traffic around Founders Hall, Alumni Hall and Parking Lot “A”.  Please be advised that a construction fence is installed in Parking Lot “A” and around portions of Founders Hall.

Access between Founders Hall and Alumni Hall to Parking LOT A will remain with an opening in the construction fencing, but will be periodically closed as construction progresses, cutt...

• The Science East classroom installation continues and will be ready for the fall semester
• The temporary swing spaces are nearly ready for the School of Business faculty to move into, so the renovation of Founders Hall can begin this fall
• Sidewalk, water valves and fire hydrants are being replaced, while synthetic turf has been installed to refresh the Korte Stadium soccer field
• At the MUC, you’ll notice a big wooden box that is safety protection as the skylights and the Goshen Lounge ...