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Dear BHCC Community,

On Wednesday, November 22, fire alarm testing is scheduled on the Charlestown campus for Building C and the addition.  The testing will occur during the hours of 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. During testing, you may hear intermittent alarms, horns, and see flashing strobes. Please remember this is only a test.  In an actual emergency, you will receive instructions from Campus Police and/or the Boston Fire Department.

Source: All-College email

Dear BHCC Community,

Please be advised that there will be fire alarm testing on Thursday, October 19 from 6-9 a.m. in buildings B and E on the Charlestown Campus.  During testing, you may hear intermittent alarms, horns and see flashing strobes. Please remember this is only a test. In an actual emergency, you will receive instructions from Campus Police and/or the Boston Fire Department. 

Source: All-College email

Please be advised that there will be fire alarm testing in the new Student Success Center for approximately one week. This is simply a notification of work taking place that may be disruptive in your classrooms, offices, and labs. 

Beginning October 16, and continuing through October 20, National Grid will be installing an underground natural gas line in the perimeter road parallel to Rutherford Avenue. National Grid and Bond Building will attempt to keep the perimeter road open for one lane of traffic. No Parking will be allowed on perimeter road during this time. All parking lots will remain open. BHCC Campus Police will be providing a detail to ensure safety for the work crews and anyone driving through the construction zone. There will be subsequent emails with periodic updates during the week of October 16 - October 20 informing of potential closures or schedule modifications. 

Source: All-College email

The B-Building elevator will be out of service from 6-9 a.m. on Wednesday, September 13 and Thursday, September 14, 2023.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Source: All-College email

Construction of a controlled access intersection through Level 1 C-Building corridor has begun. The intersection will be built to allow construction access through the B-D Building courtyard into the new addition courtyard. When the corridor is not in use by construction, two removable wall panels on either side of the corridor will be able to be removed to allow student access through the hall.

Please see attached floor plan for detailed information.

Source: All-College email

Dear Colleagues,

Please be advised that the third-floor B-Building Lobby/Hallway and the A300 level offices will be closed off through Friday, August 18, 2023, to complete tile work. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns.

Kind regards,
Heather Tortola
Director, Facilities Planning, Construction and Energy Management

Source: All-College email

Dear Colleagues,

I am writing to inform you that the A300 entrance will be closed and under construction through Friday, August 19, 2023.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Source: All-College Email

On Thursday, July 27, a short power interruption will affect B and D building elevators. The outage will occur between the hours of 6-8 a.m.

In addition, the first-floor connector between buildings C and D will be frequently closed for construction. The contractor is constructing a secure passage from the Rutherford Avenue side of the C-Building into the new courtyard. Access to the first floor of D-Building can be accessed using the D- Building stairway. The construction may extend for two months.

Source: All-College email

Dear BHCC Community,

From Monday, July 10, through Wednesday, July 12, we will have our second quarter fire alarm, sprinkler, and pre-action inspections. They will start at 7 a.m. During the inspections, you may hear intermittent alarms and horns and see flashing strobes. Please remember, this is only an inspection. In an emergency, you will receive instructions from Campus Police and/or the Boston Fire Department. 

Source: All-College email

Dear BHCC Community,

As part of the B-Building Bathroom Renovation, we will be shutting off the water tomorrow, June 13, from 6 a.m. – 12 p.m. in a portion of the B-Building. As part of this shutdown, the third-floor sink, The DISH Food Pantry, and the Aladdin first-floor café will be without water for the morning.

We apologize for the inconvenience.   

Source: All-College email

The restrooms in the D-Building will be undergoing modifications during the next several weeks. The restrooms will be taken offline by floor. Below is the schedule:

• Third floor restrooms are currently closed and will reopen on Monday June 12.
• Work will begin on the second floor of D-Building on Monday June 12 and will reopen on Monday June 26, 2023.
• Work will begin on the first floor of D-Building on Monday June 26 and reopen on Monday July 10, 2023.

Thank you for your patience during the modifications.

Source: All-College email

Dear BHCC Community,

On Monday, June 5, and Tuesday, June 6, fire alarm testing is scheduled for all buildings at the Charlestown Campus except for the G-Building. Testing will occur around 6 a.m. and should be completed by 3 p.m. each day. During testing, you may hear intermittent alarms and horns and see flashing strobes. Please remember this is only a test. In an actual emergency, you will receive instructions from Campus Police and/or the Boston Fire Department.

Source: All-College email

For those driving to the BHCC Charlestown campus, please be advised that the perimeter road will be closed on Friday, May 26 from 7-10 a.m. so we can wash the exterior windows in the B-Building. 

Source: All-College email

Please be advised that water is off in the sink in the C3 staff lounge. The water will be off for approximately two months. 

Source: All-College email

On Tuesday March 21, 2023, fire alarm testing is scheduled for C and D-Building on the Charlestown Campus. Testing will occur around 6 a.m. During testing, you may hear intermittent alarms, horns, and see flashing strobes. Please remember this is only a test. In an actual emergency, you will receive instructions from Campus Police and/or the Boston Fire Department.

Source: All-College email

The Facilities Department has moved to E-023 (in the basement of E-Building). Please email John Chirichiello at jchirich@bhcc.edu, Caroline O’Brien at cobrien@bhcc.edu, or Gary Bigelow at gbigelow@bhcc.edu, to make an appointment if you require an in-person meeting or submit a work order request through Asset Essentials. 

A contractor will be installing VCT (vinyl composition tile) in the hallways on the 1st floor of B-Building during the week of January 16 – 20, 2023. The Assessment Center will remain open and accessible at all times. All offices in the B-Tier will be open and accessible. The classrooms will not be accessible.

Please contact Gary Bigelow if you have questions or comments.

Source: All-College email

The B-Building restrooms are offline. The demolition process is underway.

The renovated restrooms in D-Building will be open on Monday January 9, 2023. Until that time restrooms in E and G are available for use.

BHCC has contracted with a demolition contractor to remove floor tile between the restrooms on the 1st and 3rd floors of D-Building. This work will be completed by the end of the week.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Source: All-College Email

Fire Alarm Testing

On Monday, December 19 and Tuesday, December 20, fire alarm testing is scheduled for all buildings on the Charlestown Campus. The testing will be completed by end-of-day December 20. During testing, you may hear intermittent alarms and horns and see flashing strobes. Please remember this is only a test. In an actual emergency, you will receive instructions from Campus Police and/or the Boston Fire Department.

Source: All-College Email

Fire Alarm Testing

On Tuesday, December 13, fire alarm testing is scheduled for D Building on the Charlestown Campus. Testing will occur around 6 a.m. and should be completed by 9 a.m. During testing, you may hear intermittent alarms, horns, and see flashing strobes. Please remember this is only a test. In an actual emergency, you will receive instructions from Campus Police and/or the Boston Fire Department.

Source: All-College Email

C-Building Maintenance – hallway closure

Beginning October 24, 2022, the first floor C-Building hallway connecting B-Building and D-Building will be closed to remove, prepare, and replace the floor tile. To access the first floor of building B or D, please use the second floor and then the stairs to the first floor of B or D building. The closure will run through November 18, 2022.

Fire Alarm Testing

From Monday, October 24 through Wednesday, October 26,  fire alarm testing is scheduled for buildings C and D on the Charlestown Campus. The testing will be completed by end-of-day Wednesday, October 26. During testing, you may hear intermittent alarms, horns, and see flashing strobes. Please remember this is only a test. In an actual emergency, you will receive instructions from Campus Police and/or the Boston Fire Department.

Source: All-College Email

Good morning,

Sorry for the late notification – On Monday, due to construction, if you are parking in lot 5, you may enter  the BHCC Campus from Rutherford Ave.   If you are parking elsewhere on the campus, please continue on Rutherford Ave cross Austin Ave and enter the BHCC campus between parking lots 1 & 2. Apologies for the inconvenience. 

Thank you, 

John Chirichiello
Bunker Hill Community College
Director of Facilities Management

Sent on behalf of Gary Bigelow, Executive Director Facilities Planning, Construction & Energy Management

Notice to all who are driving to BHCC campus:

Eversource will periodically be closing the perimeter road on Wednesday, August 24 and possibly Thursday, August 25 to replace transformers on the MBTA property under and adjacent to the Gilmore Bridge and Parking Lot 3.

Sent on behalf of Gary Bigelow, Executive Director Facilities Planning, Construction & Energy Management

The pedestrian bridge connecting the BHCC pedestrian plaza to Bunker Hill Mall will be closed July 25, 2022 through July 28, 2022 for repairs. Please plan your route accordingly.

Sent on behalf of John Chirichiello, Director of Facilities Management

Dear BHCC Community,

On Wednesday, June 1 to Friday, June 3, fire alarm testing is scheduled for all buildings on the Charlestown Campus. The testing will be completed on Friday, June 3 by the end of the day. During testing, you may hear intermittent alarms, horns, and see flashing strobes. Please remember this is only a test. In an actual emergency, you will receive instructions from Campus Police and/or the Boston Fire Department. 

Sent on behalf of Gary Bigelow, Executive Director Facilities Planning, Construction & Energy Management

Dear BHCC Community,

Please be advised that water service has been restored to buildings A, B, and C.

Thank you for your patience during this campus renewal project.

Source: All-College Email

Dear BHCC Faculty and Staff,

As a reminder, beginning tomorrow at noon, water in buildings A, B, and D will be shut off, and restrooms in those buildings will be closed until Friday afternoon. The Café in Student Central will also be closed from noon Thursday through Friday. Water in E and G Buildings will be on and restrooms in E and G will remain open.

Recognizing that the reduced number of restrooms may pose challenges, we encourage employees who are able to work remotely tomorrow and Friday to do so.

Tomorrow’s Spring Professional Development Day will be held online and employees can participate remotely. Those events begin at 1 p.m. (please see the earlier email today from BHCC Events for further Professional Development Day details).

Thank you for your patience as this important campus renewal work continues.

Source: All-College Email

On Thursday April 14, 2022 at noon, the water will be shut down in buildings A, B and D. Water will remain on in buildings E and G.

The restrooms will be closed and locked in the B-Building. The D-Building restrooms are blocked for the restroom renovation project and are not available. All restrooms will remain open in E and G.

The water will be restored late Friday afternoon on April 15, 2022.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Source: All-College Email

Parking for the remainder of this week:

Beginning tomorrow, April 12, 2022, and for the next several days, the perimeter road ingress and egress from Rutherford Ave (southbound) will be closed.

Please enter the campus by traveling through the intersection at Rutherford Avenue and Austin Street and entering the campus between parking lots 1 and 2.

A barricade on the perimeter road at G-Building will direct all traffic into the gravel lot. Please exit the gravel lot in the direction of lots 1 and 2 to access Rutherford Avenue.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Source: All-College Email

Dear BHCC Community,

As part of the campus-wide Restroom Renovation project, we wanted to make the community aware of some upcoming changes to restroom availability on the Charlestown Campus.

As you may know, the College has embarked on a multi-phase project to upgrade restrooms and to create additional ADA compliant, gender-inclusive restrooms throughout our campus. The College is committed to providing safe and accessible campus restroom facilities to all members of our community. We encourage individuals to make choices about restroom usage based on their own level of comfort and their gender identity or expression. Our goal is to provide restroom facilities that meet a full spectrum of needs.

Beginning on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, all D-Building restrooms will be closed for renovation. We expect the renovations to be complete and to reopen the restrooms by early September. We are working on all of the D-Building restrooms simultaneously because the facilities are stacked vertically on floors 1, 2, and 3. While these facilities are closed, signage will be placed to direct users to available restroom. The closest restrooms to the D-Building are located in the E-Building.

The following restrooms are currently available: 
E-Building – both men’s and women's restrooms on floors 1,2,3 & 4 
G-Building - single-occupant/gender-inclusive restrooms on floors 1 & 2; both men’s and women's restrooms on floors 1 
B-Building – one temporary, gender-inclusive multi-stall restroom on floor 1; men’s restrooms on floors 1,2, & 3; women’s restrooms on floors 2 & 3

Beginning on Wednesday, materials will be delivered to campus and temporary walls put in place to separate the work area from the hallway. As with many projects, there may be noise and dust generated during the demolition process, which our teams will work to mitigate as much as possible. Please understand this process is difficult and at times will be disruptive. 

The restroom renovation project signifies another major step forward to achieving renewal of the BHCC physical plant. In the coming weeks, you will receive an update on plans for the Restroom Renovation project as well as construction of the new Academic Student Success Center. 

Thank you for your cooperation and patience as we work to make this a better, more inclusive learning environment for the BHCC community.  
 
Pam Eddinger, President 
James Canniff, Provost/Vice President, Academic and Student Affairs  
John Pitcher, Vice President, Administration and Finance 
Gary Bigelow, Executive Director Facilities Planning, Construction & Energy Management 

Source: All-College Email

Parking Lot 4 Construction

The delivery of the jobsite office trailers has been delayed because of last week’s weather and the MDOT permits for oversize loads. The jobsite office trailers will be delivered on Monday, March 7 to parking lot 4. The electrician will begin preparations in the B1 electric closet on Thursday, March 3. Please be cautious if you are walking, riding, or driving on the perimeter road or connecting sidewalks on Monday, March 7.

Source: All-College Email

Elevator Service Scheduled February 8-9, 2022

The elevator in the D-Building and the E1 elevator car in the E-Building will be taken out of service on Tuesday, February 8 and Wednesday, February 9 to update the software. 

Please contact Facilities with questions or comments.

Source: All-College Email

Elevator Test Thursday January 27 at 9 a.m.

The final test for Elevator E2 is scheduled for Thursday January 27 at 9 a.m. During the test, the fire alarm may sound at various intervals as each floor stop is being tested. Please disregard the alarm. If there is an emergency, BHCC Public Safety will provide direction. This is the final step in the Elevator Replacement project.

We would like to extend our thanks and gratitude for everyone’s patience and understanding during this process. If you have questions or comments, please contact the Facilities department.

Source: All-College Email