Interior Spaces

The information below pertains to McGill-owned spaces/buildings on the downtown and Macdonald campuses.
In case of any discrepancy, the terms laid out in leases or Memorandum of Agreements with the University (RIAL) prevail.


Asbestos

Service Provided by Contact Charge/No charge

Questions on the presence of suspected asbestos dust and debris

Environmental Health & Safety

Facilities Call Center

More info in the Asbestos Incident Response Protocol

No charge


Cleaning

Service Provided by Contact Charge/No charge

Custodial Services, incl.

  • Cleaning of interior spaces
  • Floor stripping
  • Carpet cleaning

Downtown Campus: Buildings and Grounds

Macdonald Campus: Macdonald Campus Operations

Some services outsourced

Facilities Call Center

Charges may apply depending on the requesting unit and service requirements.

No charge for other units for regular frequency of service (see the Interior spaces cleaning schedule).

Additional Custodial Services:

  • Cleaning glass partitions
  • Cleaning microwaves, refrigerators, and other appliances
  • Cleaning student lockers
  • Requests above and beyond the services listed in the schedule for interior spaces

Downtown Campus: Buildings and Grounds

Macdonald Campus: Macdonald Campus Operations

Some services outsourced

Facilities Call Center

Charge


Equipment purchase

Service Provided by Contact Charge/No charge

Assessment of facility requirements for new research and teaching equipment

Facilities Management and Ancillary Services (FMAS)

Facilities Call Center

No charge


Furniture

Service Provided by Contact Charge/No charge

Furniture guidance and support

Design Services infodesignservices [at] mcgill.ca

Charges may apply depending on the requesting unit and service requirements.

Consult our Design and Technical Standards.


Laboratories

Service Provided by Contact Charge/No charge
  • Commissioning/decommissioning
  • Decontamination
  • Evaluations
  • Inspections
  • Occupational health services
  • Issuance of permits
Environmental Health & Safety Call EHS 514-398-4563
  • Charge for some services
Repairs and annual inspection of fume hoods and related ancillary equipment

Building Operations

Facilities Call Center

Charge

Removal, storage, or disposal of hazardous materials from laboratories that are:

  • Changing vocation
  • Moving
  • Undergoing major renovations
  • Being decommissioned

i.e. check space (counter tops, drawers, fume hoods etc.) for hazards and remove all potential hazards and waste

Hazardous Waste Management

Visit the HWM website for more info and to view the waste disposal guidelines


Complete the webform to request a pick-up

No charge up to one drum (80 liters)

Charge if more than one drum (80 liters)

Charge for lab decommissioning

Repair and replace lab benches in research laboratories

Building Operations

Facilities Call Center

Charge


Lights

Service Provided by Contact Charge/No charge
Change lightbulbs

Downtown Campus: Buildings and Grounds

Macdonald Campus: Macdonald Campus Operations

Facilities Call Center

Charges may apply depending on the requesting unit and service requirements.


Parking Garages

Service Provided by Contact Charge/No charge

Cleaning, maintenance, and repairs of parking garages and related equipment

Campus Public Safety

Downtown: Facilities Call Center

Mac: macdonald.security [at] mcgill.ca (Email )or call Parking and Security Services 514 398-7770

No charge


Pest Control

Service Provided by Contact Charge/No charge
Pest control

Downtown Campus: Buildings and Grounds

Macdonald Campus: Macdonald Campus Operations

Facilities Call Center Charges may apply depending on the requesting unit and service requirements.

Repairs

Service Provided by Contact Charge/No charge

Minor repairs to interior spaces

Building Operations

Facilities Call Center Charges may apply depending on the requesting unit and service requirements.

Signage

Service Provided by Contact Charge/No charge
Signage guidance and support Design Services Facilities Call Center Charges may apply depending on the requesting unit and service requirements.

Space layout / Decoration

Service Provided by Contact Charge/No charge
Minor aesthetic enhancements

Building Operations

(Depending on scope, may be submitted as a renovation project for execution by Design Services/Project Management)

Facilities Call Center

Charge

Guidance on minor space layout alterations Design Services Facilities Call Center

Charge


Waste

Service Provided by Contact Charge/No charge
Collection of garbage and non-hazardous waste

Downtown: Buildings and Grounds

Macdonald Campus: Macdonald Campus Operations

Some services outsourced

Downtown: BuildingServicesOperations [at] campus.mcgill.ca (Email )Buildings & Grounds

Mac: fcc.fod [at] mcgill.ca (Email )or call Facilities Call Centre 514-398-4555

Charges may apply depending on the requesting unit and service requirements.

Collection of used fluorescent lightbulbs (linear, cfl, HID, etc.) Hazardous Waste Management Send a Universal waste disposal request in myLab

No charge

Collection of refrigerators, old electronics, laboratory equipment, and scrap metal


Examples: Obsolete computer equipment, batteries, toner cartridge

Hazardous Waste Management Visit the HWM website for more info and to view the waste disposal guidelines

No charge*

*Charge for heavy refrigerated units

Hazardous waste collection and disposal


Examples: Lab waste, chemical, biomedical and radioactive waste, oil from garages, paint

Hazardous Waste Management Visit the HWM website for more info and to view the waste disposal guidelines

No charge for research-related collection (exceptions below apply)

Charge for:

  • Non-research related requests
  • If waste is not prepared, packaged or identified according to McGill guidelines
  • For exceptional volumes exceeding the normal capacity of the operating budget
  • Waste from equipment maintenance
  • Analysis costs for unknown compounds
Disposal of abandoned hazardous waste Hazardous Waste Management hwm [at] mcgill.ca (Email )or call HWM 514-398-5066

Charge

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