Inside Facilities News from 06/2020

Updated safety standards and protocols for construction projects

June 22, 2020

Yale Facilities temporarily halted most active, on-campus construction projects for thirty days on Friday, March 20, due to the pandemic. This pause in work was then extended through Wednesday, May 20. During that time, a team was formed to focus on creating best practices for the construction...

Facilities Reopening Plan for University Buildings

June 19, 2020

The University is beginning a phased reopening of several buildings to allow research and other campus functions to start up. In support of this, Facilities has put together the Facilities Reopening Plan for University Buildings, which can be...

What COVID-19 taught us about paper and printing sustainability

June 19, 2020

There have been many changes to the Yale campus and community since the start of the pandemic. The good news is some of these unexpected changes resulted in many green benefits, including less printing on campus. While we can’t tell you how much toilet paper was saved, we do have a few...