Design and Construction provides the 51ÉçÇø main campus and five regional campuses with design and construction management services as well as technical expertise that incorporate the best practices in campus design and green building development.
Design and Construction will strive to have all University projects built using quality construction based on just and fair administration, integrity, and professionalism and by incorporating University Design and Construction Standards.
Design and Construction recognizes Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards and partners with University Planning and Space Management, the Office of Sustainability Real Estate, and Facilities Management to demonstrate a commitment to sustainability.
Services Include:
Project Design
Project Management
Construction Estimates
Geospatial
Athens Campus – Planned Power Outage
Facilities Management and Safety (FMS) has scheduled a campus-wide electric outage for the following time:
Athens Campus - Planned Power Outages for November and December 2019
51ÉçÇø’s Facilities Management and Safety has scheduled a series of widespread electrical outages on the Athens Campus to allow for improvements to the campus electrical distribution system.
The intent of these efforts is to provide an opportunity to perform preventative maintenance, upgrade equipment in the main electric substation and allow for the new HCOM Academic Facility and Chilled Water Plant 3 to be added to the University’s electric distribution system. The dates for the outages are provided below and have been carefully scheduled during non-business hours adjacent to major academic breaks to minimize impact to the 51ÉçÇø community. Read More
This spring, Facilities Management employees unearthed a hidden piece of OHIO history—a time capsule placed in the cornerstone of Scott Quad during construction in 1937.
This spring, Facilities Management employees unearthed a hidden piece of OHIO history—a time capsule placed in the cornerstone of Scott Quad during construction in 1937.
view">Read MoreEnergy conservation is important to 51ÉçÇø, and we’re continually working to incorporate sustainability into our campus processes, including the design of new buildings, major renovation projects, transportation programs and the maintenance and operation of campus infrastructure.
Energy conservation is important to 51ÉçÇø, and we’re continually working to incorporate sustainability into our campus processes, including the design of new buildings, major renovation projects, transportation programs and the maintenance and operation of campus infrastructure.
Read More51ÉçÇø is home to a number of students, professional staff, and faculty working hard to help the environment.
Campus Recycling and the Office of Sustainability are two departments in partnership with the Appalachia Ohio Zero Waste Initiative (AOZWI), a longstanding project supported by the local Sugar Bush Foundation, who are dedicated to the prevention of pollution and improvement of waste management in Athens. These are a few of the projects going on in this effort, as well as the people behind them.
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