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,

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.

FM - Employee Survey Contest

How many of the 554 employees do you think will take the FM-Employee Survey?  A huge thanks to all who have already completed the survey. Our goal is 500 and we know you can help us get there!

Too add a little fun, once you have completed your survey submit your guess of how many Facilities Management Employees will complete the survey to your division Secretary/Admin.

All guesses should be placed in the subject line for example – FM-Employee Survey Contest - 479

or

you can post your guess to the Facilities Operations Facebook page under the Employee Survey post  for a chance to win a $25.00 Campus Bookstore gift certificate!

All guesses must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 24, 2013.

A winner will be announced Tuesday May 28.

Let your voice be heard. Complete your survey today!

Employee Survey Kickoff

 

1^st Annual Employee Survey Kickoff

Wednesday, May 15^th

Anytime between 11 am to 1 pm

Arbor Café, Building 350

Come and celebrate the 1^st Annual Facilities Management Employee Survey, have a refreshing treat and ask any questions you may have regarding the survey or the survey process. 

As a convenience, computers will be setup every day in the cafe area for employees to complete the survey from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. the May 15 – 22, 2013.

Help us reach our goal of 90% employee participation and let your voice be heard!

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.