Disruptions

Access to larger elevator at 205 Richmond St. W. (RHA)

Students, employees and visitors attending 205 Richmond St. W. (RHA) may find the elevator in the lobby of this building is too small for some assistive devices. An alternative, larger elevator is available at the rear of the building. Visitors who find they cannot use the smaller elevator should contact their hosts for support in accessing the larger elevator. 

If you are a student or employee who requires ongoing use of the larger elevator, or would like to be able to help visitors use this elevator, please contact securitysupervisors@ocadu.ca. You will receive training that includes safety protocols for this elevator. Once completed, your OCAD U ID card will be enabled for the street-level entrance to the larger elevator.

 

Washroom upgrades in MCA 100 McCaul St.

Beginning on Monday, January 20, 2025, OCAD U will begin renovations to upgrade and enhance a few of the washrooms in the main building at MCA 100 McCaul St. This work will complete in late March. 
 

Affected washrooms:

  • MCA 367 (Women's multi-stall washroom near the pink stairwell):
    Recommended alternate washrooms are the single-stall private, accessible washroom at MCA 365 or the multi-stall women's washroom MCA 385, near the green stairwell.
  • MCA 482 and 483 (single-stall private all gender washrooms);
    Recommended nearest alternate washrooms are MCA 462 multi-stall women's, MCA 465 multi-stall men's or down one level to a single-stall private accessible washroom in MCA 365.

Noise and disruption from construction is expected to be minor. For any issues in general and on site during construction, please contact the Campus Planning and Projects team at team_cpp@groups.ocadu.ca. 
 

Aug. 18-22: Elevator service disruption at 100 McCaul St.

Notice:

From Monday, Aug. 18 to Friday, Aug. 22, OCAD U is replacing the floors in elevators 1, 2 and 3 at 100 McCaul St.

As a result, elevator service may be intermittently interrupted.

As a reminder:

  • Elevators 1 and 2 provide service to the first, fifth and sixth floors
  • Elevator 3 provides service to the second, third and fourth floors

However, please note that elevators 4 and 5 will remain fully operational. You can also use the stairs, as an alternative.

A message from the Facilities Department

Oct. 11 to 19: Closures to 100 McCaul St. and Butterfield Park

From Saturday, Oct. 11 to Wednesday, Oct. 15, Butterfield Park will be closed to support work being done to replace mechanical rooftop units at 100 McCaul St. This project is part of the University’s multi-year Decarbonization initiative.

From Saturday, Oct. 11 to Sunday, Oct. 19, HVAC services may be intermittently interrupted in certain areas of the 100 McCaul St. building. As a result, there will be no access to the 5th and 6th floors of 100 McCaul St. This means no events can be held on these floors at this time.

We thank you in advance for your understanding and cooperation.

A message from Campus Planning & Projects and Facilities

Tues. Sept. 30: Access Control updates

An update to the access control system is being made on Tues. Sept. 30, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

If you encounter any issues, please contact the Security Control Desk at extension 366 or by email. They will respond as quickly as possible.

Photo ID services will be unavailable on Monday, Sept. 29 to accommodate these updates.

Electrical work on Level 6 of the Rosalie Sharp Centre for Design, Oct. 6 to 10

To prepare for previously announced work taking place on the rooftop during the Fall midterm break, electrical upgrades will take place on Level Six of the Rosalie Sharp Centre for Design from Oct. 6 to 10 in several rooms on the north half of the building.

The areas affected include:

  • MCA 601, the open area outside the express elevators
  • MCA 620, 620A, 622, 623, 625, 625A, 631, 632, 633, 634
  • MCA 667 2D Design Riso Studio
  • MCA 669 Studio Seminar room
  • Washrooms MCA 630, 674 and 673.

These rooms contain conduit that will be accessed by the electricians from McLellan Electrical, a firm that works on the campus routinely, respectfully and with minimal disruption.

If you have any questions, please contact the Campus Planning & Projects team.