Facilities Services

November 2009 What's New

Good Forms:

Accident Report Form This form needs to be filled out for all campus injuries.

Campus Land Use Procedures April 2009 This form explains the application procedures required to use the College’s property.

Campus Production Report Fill out this form for all art installations and events that involve a large number of off campus guests. If you wonder whether or not to submit one, call Space Scheduling at x 6314.

Facilities Services Brochure Handy pamphlet that describes each department of Facilities Services and its responsibilities.

Facilities Work Requests Any work that you want/need done, from shelving installation and plugged toilets to light bulb replacement and heat/cooling discomfort.

The FAD News Blog gives current information on events happening in the College's Finance and Administration Department of which Facilities Services is a part.

The Longhouse is back on-line and available for space scheduling. The kitchen still remains unfinished due to vendor quality issues. We hope to resolve this soon. The installation of the floor art inside the main entry has also been delayed due to unforeseen vendor issues. We are working hard to finish these final details. Photos taken by David Shellman. For more information on this project please contact David Shellman x6556.

• Fencing is up for your safety so please avoid the area.
• ADA wheelchair access from Housing to Red Square is no longer available through the CAB, so please use the elevators in SEM2 or the Library building.
• Please be aware of an increased traffic from the lay down area behind the Library building.
Relocation of offices moved from the CAB:
• The Greenery is open in Library 4300 for food service
• Conference Services has moved to their new space on Seminar I; 4 th Floor. Marketplace has moved and re-opened on March 31 in Library; 1 st Floor.
• Bookstore has moved into Seminar I; Annex F.
• Student Activities and Student and Faculty Lounge has moved to Seminar I.
• CPJ moved Seminar II C3105.
• The Bike Shop has moved to the basement (First Floor) of the Seminar I building.
• KAOS moved to Seminar I; Annex B.

CAB Updates:

The Design of the Communications Building:

The Design and Construction of a Sustainability Lab:

The new Sustainable Agricultural Laboratory building project is progressing. Our architect (HKP Architects out of Mt. Vernon, WA ) is collaborating with the students in the program Sustainable Design: A new building for the Organic Farm. The student led programming phase is producing many great ideas. The architect will take these ideas and work with sub-consultants to produce Schematic Design drawings. At the end of Winter quarter these designs will be available for the campus community to review.

(Contact David Shellman for additional information x 6556)

The Design and Renovation of the Art Annex:

Minor Works Projects planned for 2009-2011 Biennium

Existing Chicken Coop Demolition

The old chicken coop at the Organic Farm has been demolished and removed. This project is complete. (Contact Brian Anderson for additional information: x 5422)

• The Evergreen State College received a grant which helped us buy four solar panels. The solar photovoltaic array (PV array) is operational. The College is selling the electricity it generates back to Puget Sound Energy (PSE) at about 30 cents per kWh. The revenue generated serves as indicator of our intent to increase TESC's renewable energy production and use. The project also serves as a learning lab for the appropriate academic programs.

  A photovoltaic array has also been installed to generate and provide lighting in the new bus shelter at McCann Loop.

• Steam, chilled water and several important domestic cold water meters have been added throughout the Olympia campus. These meters will permit calculation of the Energy Utilization Index, the energy used per square foot per year for all major campus buildings for the first team. The recent meters report information to the Environmental Management System (EMS). Existing meters, including many of the electrical submeters owned by the college, will be updated when funding is available to automate their reporting the EMS, as well. Contact Rich Davis, College Engineer, at x6136 for more information.

• Mike Drennon, Mechanical Services Manager, has been steadily monitoring energy use on campus. As part of budget reductions, the College has committed itself to reducing utility costs by 10% or $285,000 (number based off of 2008-2009 utility costs). Please be conscious of our conservation goals and help us meet them.

• In the past year we have completed a suite of energy conservation projects which are expected to reduce our utility bill by $70,000, our carbon out put by over 500 tons, and the College will receive a rebate from PSE for about $420,000. The college is providing PSE with performance data, a final step before the funds are released.

• For the past year the FAD department has leased a high speed gas/electric hybrid car for staff to take on business trips. This has increased the number of employees carpooling to meetings off campus as well as reduced mileage costs for our departments.
• Facilities Services has also bought four new electric cars for employee use on campus.

October 2009