Facilities Management's teams maintain our building's critical air-conditioning and ventilation systems throughout the year. We have over 1,400 buildings on the Davis campus and they perform well, however, each building performs differently based on its age, the equipment in the building and critical human factors — we cannot stress enough the importance of keeping doors and windows closed when it's smoky outdoors.
The 2022 Green Fleet Awards recognized the UC Davis Facilities Management (FM) Fleet Services for their steps toward a more sustainable and innovative fleet.
Brad Butterfield and his team manage the UC Davis WWTP. During a recent tour, they showed the latest technology in using UV light to sanitize wastewater as it passes through the UV light system. A significant overhaul of the system updated the equipment.
A team effort between the Energy & Engineering team, and Building Maintenance Services (BMS) shops for sheet metal, ventilation, plumbing, and electrical created a big win at the Vet Med 3A Multipurpose Teaching (MPT) facility.
The Asset Management Facilities Condition Assessment (FCA) and ICAMP teams within Facilities Management (FM) are currently tracking nearly 200 deferred maintenance projects funded by Assembly Bill 94 (AB94) from 2019, 2020, and 2021 along with the State Budget Act from 2021. What a huge undertaking! Let’s check in with the team and see where we are today.
A project designed to remove ammonia from the digestate (the material remaining after the anaerobic digestion of a biodegradable) and then used to make beneficial fertilizer products is coming to life at the Renewal Energy Anaerobic Digester (READ) facility!
When an outdated heating system caused the water temperature in Storer Hall’s tropical fish lab to drop to dangerously low levels, Facilities Management’s Building Maintenance Services (BMS) HVAC and Energy and Engineering team collaborated with the Laskowski Lab researchers to improve operations.
No idea is too big or small when saving energy and improving systems. Joe Lestanguet, Inspector, Planner, and Estimator for Facilities Management Building Maintenance Services (FM BMS), shared an energy-saving idea with Sam Cole, an Energy Project Engineer from the Energy and Engineering office, and they recently implemented the project together.
In February 2022, the Earth and Physical Science (EPS) Building earned LEED Gold Certification in the Existing Buildings: Operations & Management category with 75 out of 110 total points.
All work orders and follow-up information flow through the Customer Experience Center. You can feel the charge in the air from all of the moving parts being put into place as this group takes information from customers and ensures it goes to the right technician quickly.
