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With asbestos removed, DOE starts month-long move back into Federal Building

Posted at 8:53 am August 29, 2013
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Oak Ridge Federal Building

The asbestos-containing insulation has been removed, and U.S. Department of Energy employees and contractors started a month-long move back into the Joe L. Evins Federal Building this week.

The asbestos-containing insulation has been removed, and U.S. Department of Energy employees and contractors started a month-long move back into the Joe L. Evins Federal Building this week, a spokesman said Wednesday.

The move back into the five-story building should be complete by the end of September, said Ben Williams, public affairs specialist for the DOE Oak Ridge Office. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Oak Ridge Office, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos-containing insulation, Ben Williams, Building 2714-G, Chuck Fleischmann, DOE, DOE Office of Inspector General, environmental management, GSA, Joe L. Evins Federal Building, Katmai Support Services LLC of Alaska, Mike Koentop, Oak Ridge Office, Office of Scientific and Technical Information, office space, Safety and Technical Services, Saudia Muwwakkil, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. General Services Administration

Asbestos removal in final stage at Federal Building

Posted at 6:46 pm April 26, 2013
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Joe L Evins Federal Fuilding

A four-month project to remove asbestos-containing insulation from the Joe L. Evins Federal Building in Oak Ridge is wrapping up, and federal employees and contractors could move back in next month.

Work crews are wrapping up a four-month project to clean up and remove asbestos-containing insulation from the Joe L. Evins Federal Building in Oak Ridge, and displaced federal workers and contractors could move back into the building next month, a spokeswoman said Friday.

“We have reached the final stage of the project and expect to have the building available to tenants in May,” said Saudia Muwwakkil, regional public affairs officer for the U.S. General Services Administration, which owns the building.

There have been about 350 workers in the five-story building, which is home to the U.S. Department of Energy Oak Ridge Office as well as a district office for U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann. The workers include roughly 200 federal employees and close to 150 contractors. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal, Government, Oak Ridge Office, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos-containing insulation, contractors, federal employees, GSA, Joe L. Evins Federal Building, Katmai Support Services LLC, Mike Koentop, Saudia Muwwakkil, Synergy Solutions, U.S. Department of Energy Oak Ridge Office, U.S. General Services Administration, U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann

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