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Staff in Action

Dozens of people pose for a group photo at a Safety Lighting Walk

Campus Safety Lighting Walk Recap

  • by FM Communications
Every year, the Campus Safety Lighting Walk brings together students, staff, and local community members to assess campus lighting conditions, broken light fixtures, and identify areas in need of improvement. We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who participated in this year’s walk. Your involvement plays a crucial role in enhancing campus safety, and we deeply appreciate the time and effort you contributed to this important cause.
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Custodial Services Tackles Aggie Square

  • by FM Communications
Aggie Square represents a major expansion of the university’s footprint. With multiple buildings and a mix of campus-leased and privately occupied spaces, the project requires a uniquely tailored approach to maintenance and operations. To support this new development, FM has launched a custodial services project to ensure that Aggie Square remains a clean, efficient, and well-maintained environment for students, faculty, researchers, and industry partners.
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Emergency Shower Alarms

  • by FM Communications
Recently, Facilities Management launched a new initiative to monitor emergency showers across multiple campus buildings in order to prevent water damage and improve response times when emergency showers are activated. This project marks the first time FM has taken steps to monitor on-campus showers and represents an important step toward making our campus safer and more efficient!
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VMTH Exterior Project

  • by FM Communications
 

Facilities Management, or FM, is constantly working behind the scenes to maintain and enhance our campus, ensuring it meets the highest standards of safety, functionality, and aesthetics. One of FM’s recent successes was a collaborative effort with Building Maintenance Services and the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine to revitalize the barns at the William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, or VMTH. This critical project was completed in preparation for the hospital’s Fall 2025 Veterinary Accreditation program.

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A Dynamic Redesign

  • by FM Communications

The Facilities Management Landscape Architecture and Site Planning (FM-LASP) team recently completed the Physical Sciences District Framework Plan, a major design plan that aims to resolve long-standing safety concerns, enhance the campus environment, and create dynamic public spaces. We sat down with Mayton Xu, a licensed Landscape Architect (LA) on the FM-LASP team, and lead LA for this project, to learn more about this exciting redesign plan!

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Flipping the Switch

  • by FM Communications

Building Management Services (BMS) is always working on new projects around campus. We sat down with Refik Smlatic, Inspector, Planner, Estimator for Facilities Management (FM) BMS, to delve into the background and details of an impressive project that has led to a complete overhaul of Hoagland Hall’s lighting system and aims to increase campus efficiency as a whole.

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Roots of Tradition

  • by FM Communications

Our campus has long been known for its delightful greenery and natural beauty, but it’s easy to overlook the amount of care and planning that goes into making the UC Davis campus the lush space that it is. Beyond their beauty, campus gardens contribute to sustainability efforts, foster community engagement, and serve as living laboratories for educational exploration. The Gorman Museum of Native American Art, which opened its doors on campus just last year, recently got a garden makeover from Ryan Deering, GATEways Horticulturist, and his Sustainable Horticulture team.

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Sustainable Solutions for our Campus Community:

  • by FM Communications
 

In 2016, UC Davis embarked on an ambitious project to enhance the Arboretum Waterway. Following the successful completion of

 the first phase, additional funding was secured to continue the improvements. Construction resumed in March 2024 and is expected to be completed in 2026. This massive undertaking aims to significantly enhance campus sustainability, research opportunities, and aesthetics. We sat down with landscape architect Andrew Fulks, who played a major role in launching this project, to learn more about the innovative changes taking place.

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