In 2016, Facilities Management (FM) started a venture with the University of California, Office of President (UCOP) to create a UC-wide program to evaluate every significant piece of real property on campuses. This program would evaluate the property’s current condition, potential failure and mission-critical-importance level. Today, ten UC campuses utilize this program to have an accurate assessment of Deferred Maintenance (DM) needs for all UC buildings and infrastructure including equipment based on actual asset conditions.

It is all about creativity and communicating for third year, Communications and Professional Writing student Cassandra Ng. She began working in Operations Support as the Communications Intern in November 2020. Her associate of arts degree in journalism allowed her to hit the ground running at a socially distanced pace and quickly become a valuable asset to the team. Since then she has been using her talents to create billboard slides, creating and editing newsletter articles, and revamping the Facilities Management social media pages.

Acknowledging stormwater as a valuable resource, The UC Davis Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) has guided new campus construction to incorporate stormwater strategies to mitigate construction impacts by reducing runoff and improving water quality.  Campus Planning and Landscape Architecture works closely with EH&S to guide and shape the designs for these features. 

With the closure of the bike parking areas near Rock Hall and Walker Hall, Campus Planning and Landscape Architecture worked to identify solutions to the short-term loss of bike parking that would not require costly temporary improvements. Two areas were identified as appropriate for permanent long-term bike parking that would serve future and current needs — the west side of Rock Hall and the north side of Everson Hall.  In both areas lawn panels that required considerable maintenance and water were converted to bike parking and low-water landscapes.