Caught In The Act

These employees have recently been recognized for going above and beyond expectations in Customer Service, Teamwork, Innovation, Safety, or Excellence

Doug Brown, Mike McCloskey, Paul Petersen, Houston Rowe, Josh Singleton, Shireen Ghorbani, Missy Tyrrell, Liz Blackner, Craig Davis, Danyal Edgerly, Jon Dean

Caught In The Act

These employees have recently been recognized for going above and beyond expectations in Customer Service, Teamwork, Innovation, Safety, or Excellence

Keith Perry, Missy Tyrrell, Glen Nelson, Sam Robertson, Luke Williams, Todd Langston, Bill Billingsley, Colby Kalian, Zach Henderson, PJ, Bob Wilson, Rob Robinson, Ryan Hillam, Louis Frese, John Cross,

Caught In The Act

These employees have recently been recognized for going above and beyond expectations in Customer Service, Teamwork, Innovation, Safety, or Excellence:

Alex Varley, Glen Nelson, Larry Urbaniak, Luke Williams, Tony Polidori, Leroy Winn, Heather Henderson

Caught In The Act

These employees have recently been recognized for going above and beyond expectations in Customer Service, Teamwork, Innovation, Safety, or Excellence

Connan Smith, Steve Hughes, Richard Smart, Alexander Adams, George Greenwood, Kim Collard, John Cross, Reed Behling, Sarah Jo Gordon, Kevin Williams, Brady Ryan

Caught in the Act

These employees have recently been recognized for going above and beyond expectations in Customer Service, Teamwork, Innovation, Safety, or Excellence

Bob Norwood, Dennis Denham, Nate Miles, Matt McCoy, Josh Singleton, Kevin Toeniskoetter, Bob Wilson, Josh Peay, Lonnie Medina, Sara McBride, Jayna Gelsinger, David Mead, Missy Tyrrell, Shireen Ghorbani, LeRoy Winn, Michael Whittaker, David Quinlivan, Liz Blackner, Tim Snideman, Ranaq Srivastav

Caught In The Act

These employees have recently been recognized for going above and beyond expectations in Customer Service, Teamwork, Innovation, Safety, or Excellence

Angie Meeks, Rick Johansen, Troy Danvers, Aislynn Schultz, Ryan Hillam, Craig Erickson, Bob Stilson, Marin Hebdon

Caught In The Act

These employees have recently been recognized for going above and beyond expectations in Customer Service, Teamwork, Innovation, Safety, or Excellence.

Craig Erickson, Bill Triplett,  Larry Urbaniak, Angie Meeks; Harry Corsi , Dennis Denham, Troy Young

Caught in the Act

These employees have recently been recognized for going above and beyond expectations in the following value areas:

Customer Service, Jake Thomas, Ryan Hillam, Matt Vreeland, Justin Barnes, Rob Robinson, Josh Singleton, Matt McCoy, Kim Collard, Jason Cloward,
Excellence, Grant Krinke, Mark Tennant, Steve Hughes, John Atkins, Brady Ryan, Lora Mortensen, Heather Henderson, Ryan Hillam, Matt Vreeland, Justin Barnes, Rob Robinson, Josh Singleton, Matt McCoy, Kim Collard, Jason Cloward, Todd Allred, Missy Tyrrell, Sara McBride,
Jon Dean, Rod Rodgers,
Teamwork, John Palo, Rod Rodgers, Jon Dean, Sara McBride, Heather Henderson, Missy Tyrrell, Todd Allred, Lora Mortensen, Brady Ryan, Ryan Hillam, John Atkins, Jason Cloward, Kim Collard, Matt McCoy, Josh Singleton,
Innovation, John Atkins, Jon Dean, Rod Rodgers, John Palo.
Safety,  Jason Cloward, John Palo, Jon Dean, Rod Rodgers,

Summer Changes in Facilities

Facilities Management rose to the statewide Clear the Air Challenge and wildly surpassed all other teams competing to save trips and make travelwise choices in the month of July. Together we eliminated 7,515 trips, for a total of 62,792 miles. Under the leadership of Mike Perez, also known as Mike on a Bike, 130 employees representing all departments of FM worked together to reach this goal.

Motor Pool will now be known as Fleet Services. The name change better reflects the charge of this department to manage and provide access to a diverse selection of vehicles and services. Fleet Services oversees fuel for government vehicles, monthly leases, and repair and maintenance for university/government owned vehicles.

Earlier this summer, the Plumbing Shop changed campus locations from its previous location in VRTUSB 350 to Building 215 on Guardsman Way. This needed change provides a more spacious environment for the Plumbing Shop while creating more space for the Carpenter Shops, which will remain in their previous location. The Plumbing Shop services buildings on main campus, Fort Douglas, and in Research Park. Among other duties, they are responsible for water mains, sewer mains, storm drains, gas mains, and secondary water lines on campus. They manage and maintain hot and cold water lines, drinking water reservoirs and campus swimming pools. Stop by and visit them in their new space.

Campus Utility Systems (CUS) in Facility Operations also experienced a number of changes. Kelly Gibbons, Adam Rohde, Rick Deming, Scott Hartwig and Kevin Thomas are all now part of the Engineering Group in CUS. To better meet the growing HVAC needs on campus, Heating/Ventilation and Refrigeration will now be two shops, still both housed in the same location. John Atkins will supervise the First Responders and Facility Coordinators and a new Maintenance Manager position was created to lead the trade shops in CUS as a part of this change.

At the end of July, FM took on four employees from the UCard office. Three of those individuals will join Facility Operations, see new additions, and one, Mike Thurman, will join Chad Thurman in Business Services IT. We welcome all of four of these individuals to FM and look forward to another productive year.

Facilities Management rose to the statewide Clear the Air Challenge and wildly surpassed all other teams competing to save trips and make travelwise choices in July.

Aline Wilmot Skaggs Biology Air Handler and Cooling System Project

Recently the chiller in the Aline Wilmot Skaggs Biology building was replaced with a new evaporative cooling unit by Facility Operations due to chronic temperature control problems.  The new equipment has software control that allows for full maximization of the system. A change to the sequence of operations better utilizes the wet bulb temperatures to keep the building cool without the use of chillers. Chillers, like more familiar household air-conditioning units, are used in large buildings to cool the water used in industrial air-conditioning practices.

Evaporative technology is older but with the use of advanced technology through the control software, the unit is able to cool more efficiently. When temperatures reached 100 degrees Monday, June 10^th the unit was able to maintain 55 degree air discharge temperature through the use of evaporative cooling which cooled the building to 72 degrees inside.

Evaporative cooling is used in both new and older buildings where applicable. For example, the new business building has an evaporative and indirect cooling system alongside chillers.  The savings in emissions and energy use are substantial when able to use evaporative and indirect cooling systems.

Those consulted on this project were Building Automations, HVAC, Facility Operations, Energy Management, Sustainability, and Russ Weaver at Atkinson Electronics. This is the type of teamwork, dedication, and innovation that contributes to the continued success of the University of Utah.

Caught in the Act Core Values - Safety

  

It’s safe to say that these individuals enjoyed their reward for being Caught in the Act from March to May:

Ben Killpack – Plumbing – Safety, Teamwork

Bill Davis – Electric Shop – Teamwork, Innovation, Safety, Excellence

Bob Wilson – Transportation – Customer Service, Excellence

Brady Ryan – Waste Management – Teamwork, Excellence

Chris Powers – Custodial Area 1 – Customer Service, Teamwork, Safety, Excellence

Courtney Bray – Construction Project Delivery – Customer Service

Dale Hoskins – Metal Shop – Customer Service, Excellence

Elena Ilcov-Belei – Custodial Area 2 – Teamwork

Glen Nelson – Custodial Area 3 – Teamwork

Grant Krinke – HVAC Shop – Excellence

Idalino Godhino – Custodial Area 2 – Teamwork

Jake Thoma – Plumbing – Customer Service, Teamwork, Excellence

Jason Cloward – Electric Shop – Customer Service, Teamwork, Safety, Excellence

JD Feliciano – Custodial Area 2 – Teamwork

Jedd Updegrove – Electric Shop – Teamwork, Innovation, Safety, Excellence, Customer Service

Joeleen Thompson – Dispatch – Teamwork

John Palo – Facility Automation – Teamwork, Innovation

Johnny Dawson – Custodial Area 2 – Customer Service, Teamwork, Safety, Excellence

Jon Dean – Electric Shop – Customer Service, Teamwork, Safety, Excellence, Innovation

Josh Singleton – Plumbing – Safety, Customer Service, Teamwork, Excellence

Justin Barnes – Work Planning – Customer Service, Excellence

Kim Collard – Data Systems – Customer Service, Teamwork, Excellence

Larry Smith – Custodial Area 2 – Teamwork

Lonnie Medina – Metal Shop – Customer Service

Lora Mortensen – Facility and Construction Operations – Teamwork, Excellence

Mark Godfrey – Electric – Teamwork, Innovation, Safety, Excellence

Mark Tennant – HVAC Shop – Excellence

Matt McCoy – Plumbing – Customer Service, Teamwork, Excellence, Safety

Matt Vreeland – Custodial Area 3 – Customer Service, Excellence

Missy Tyrell – Construction Project Delivery – Innovation

Reggie Williams – Custodial Area – Customer Service

Rob Robinson – Construction Project Delivery – Customer Service, Excellence

Robert Garcia – Custodial Area 2 – Teamwork

Ryan Hillam – Construction Project Delivery - Customer Service, Excellence

Steve Hughes – HVAC Shop – Excellence

Troy Danvers – Metal Shop – Customer Service, Excellence

Do you know of someone who should be recognized for going above and beyond to support our core values? Let a supervisor know!

Core Values:

Customer Service

Excellence

Safety

Innovation

Teamwork

Safety

We protect ourselves, those we work with, and others around us from harm as we perform each task.

Facilities Management Green Team

The new Facilities Management Green Team is a group of staff members from diverse departments of FM that are meeting regularly to educate themselves and their colleagues about sustainability, examining the sustainability of current office and shop practices, and creating innovative solutions.  The kickoff meeting this week saw lots of energy and enthusiasm and everyone brought their best ideas to the table to brainstorm several projects to do around FM.

From the shops to Public Safety, anyone from a department within FM is welcome to join the FM Green Team.  There are about 20 other Green Teams on campus, from the Marriott Library to Health Sciences to the College of Law.

Watch for new initiatives to come out from the FM Green Team!  If you’re interested, please contact Stephanie.dolmat@fm.utah.edu or join the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/UofUGreenTeam.

How can you go green right now?

1. Print double sided, or print only what you need
2. Purchase recycled paper
3. Turn your computer monitor and screen off when you leave
4. Try bicycling, carpooling, or taking TRAX or UTA to work.  You’ll be surprised at the cost savings and relaxation of not driving a car every day!
5. Remember to recycle—put it in the right bin and rinse out any food waste.

Facilities Management Scholarship Summer 2013

If you would like to be considered for the Facilities Management Scholarship for the Spring 2013 Semester, please review and complete the attached application.  Applications must be received by Monday April 15, to be considered.

Facilities Management would like to encourage education within our department. To support this, there will be one $350 award given each fall and spring; and one $300 award given summer semester. This scholarship may be used toward tuition at the University of Utah.  This scholarship is available to those employed in a full-time position (75% FTE or greater)with Facilities Management or a spouse or dependent of eligible employee.  (Employee must have worked for the University in a full-time benefit-eligible position for 6 consecutive months and be admitted to the University of Utah.)

For more information on the Facilities Management Scholarship visit our webpage.

If you have questions, please feel free to contact a member of the scholarship committee.
FM Scholarship Committee
Craig Bohn (1-5609)
Lynn Rohland (5-1162)
Rochelle Randazzo (1-5743)
Angie Meeks (1-3134)