Building Health and Safety

Hope’s buildings play a key role in the overall health and safety of Hope faculty, staff, students and visitors.

Asbestos Building Reports

Full building asbestos surveys were started in 2005 for Hope buildings and properties that were constructed before 1980. Asbestos building survey information were generated from inspection data collected by certified environmental asbestos consultants. Floor plans and room numbers in these reports may have changed and asbestos-containing materials may also have been abated or encapsulated since the surveys were initially conducted.

Should any material be encountered during maintenance or custodial activities that is not identified within the log or report, work should not proceed, and a sample of the material must be reviewed, collected and analyzed by an accredited lab prior to disturbing the material to determine whether or not it contains asbestos.

Please contact the Occupational Health and Fire Safety Office at 616.395.7999 if you have any questions regarding the survey data listed, or need a material analyzed.

Academic, Athletic, and Operational Buildings

The Asbestos-Containing Materials Log for Academic, Athletic and Operational Buildings is a quick reference guide to look up any academic, athletic or operational building to see what year the building was constructed and whether or not there is asbestos-containing materials in the building. If asbestsos-containing materials reside in the building, the log lists the locations and quantities of where the asbestos-containing material resides. Please remember that floor rooms and floor plans may have changed since the survey was initially conducted, and asbestos materials may have been abated since the survey.

Asbestos-Containing Materials Log: Academic, Athletic and Operational Buildings

For buildings built before 1980, click the building of interest below to view the building’s full inspection report (requires Hope account).

195 E. 15 St – Campus Services Warehouse

Boiler Plant

DePree Art Center

DeWitt Cultural Center

Dimnent Chapel

Dow Center

Graves Hall

Knickerbocker Theatre

Lubbers Hall

Maas Center

Physical Plant

Thiel-Nyenhuis Research Center

Transportation

VanderWerf Hall

VanZoeren Hall

Residential Buildings (Apartments, Cottages, Halls)

The Asbestos-Containing Materials Log for residential buildings is a quick reference guide to look up any apartment, cottage, or hall to see what year the building/cottage was constructed and whether or not there is asbestos-containing materials present. If asbestsos-containing materials reside in the property, the log lists the locations and quantities of where the asbestos-containing material resides. Please remember that floor rooms and floor plans may have changed since the survey was initially conducted, and asbestos materials may have been abated since the survey.

Asbestos-Containing Materials Log: Residential Buildings (Apartments, Cottages, Halls)

For properties built before 1980, click the property of interest below to view it's full inspection report (requires Hope account).

Albers-Dorian Cottage

Anchor Cottage

Arcadian Cottage (former Stryker)