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Guide		 Maintenance Provided by Facilities Services

 

Building Maintenance
Campus Services
Custodial Services
Maintenance Support
Project Coordination Center

 

Facilities Services provides professional maintenance and repair of university facilities. Facilities Services operates, maintains, and repairs the physical environment and provides support services for the university. This includes the buildings, research laboratories, athletic complexes, and grounds of the university campus and outlying facilities. Below is a review of the divisions within Facilities Services. If you have any general questions regarding Facilities Services, you may call 294-0692.
Building Maintenance Building Maintenance maintains and develops mechanical, electrical, structural, and environmental systems associated with campus facilities. This includes regular and preventive maintenance, carpentry, painting, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC). Energy management staff operate the building automation system. The building automation system is interconnected campus-wide to operate the heating, cooling, security, and fire safety systems for most buildings. This building automation system is controlled from a central location to monitor, adjust, and optimize the operation. Building Maintenance also manages in-house remodeling and repair projects. Area mechanics are distributed throughout the campus buildings to provide more immediate response to routine maintenance activities. If you have any questions regarding Building Maintenance, you may call 460-8531.
Campus Services Campus Services maintains the exterior physical environment of the campus grounds, comprising 1,984 acres, for the safe enjoyment of students, faculty, and staff. In addition they provide services such as, snow removal, refuse removal, recycling service, pest control, and equipment operations. If you have any questions regarding Campus Services, you may call 290-4006.
Custodial Services Custodial Services is responsible for general housekeeping in all academic and administrative buildings to maintain interior building appearance and sanitary conditions. Thirteen self-directed teams, with approximately nine members each, are directly responsive to their areas of assignment. Their services include regular cleaning, trash removal, snow removal from the building entries, and light bulb replacement. They move furniture only when it is associated with their cleaning process. They are available to perform special assigned tasks upon request, such as preparation and cleanup requirements for conferences and special events. If you have any questions regarding Custodial Services, you may ask your area custodian or call 294-2826. More information can be found on the Custodial Services homepage.   For emergency custodial service you may call 290-0616.
Maintenance Support Maintenance Support assists other services within FP&M by providing technical and statistical support including electrical/mechanical and mobile/vehicle planned maintenance programs. Additional responsibilities include administering outside contracts for operational and safety inspections and follow-up repair records for elevators, autoclaves, and other similar equipment. They also oversee in-house inspection records and schedules for the fire alarm and fire extinguishing systems. If you have any questions regarding Maintenance Support, you may call 294-8277.

 

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