Inside Facilities

Training Opportunities - April and May

April 4, 2019

The following LEED credentialing seminars are show and go, no registration is required.

Healthy Building Materials - April 24, 2019

Presented by Alison Mears, M. Arch, Director of the Healthy Materials Lab at Parsons School of Design, and Co-Director of the Healthy...

Ritz-Carlton Leads Customer Service Excellence Training at Yale

April 4, 2019

The Ritz-Carlton, known for its unwavering commitment to service, recently visited Yale to deliver an energizing three-hour session on customer service excellence. More than 185 Facilities Operations employees attended, including managers, union leaders, and staff. Overall, 26 Yale departments...

Facilities supports two sustainable spring events

April 4, 2019

Yale Facilities likes a green campus. The leadership and staff are enthusiastically supporting two campus-wide programs to support the reuse of materials.

Declutter, Destress, Donate

The ...

Husband and wife duo retiring after 30 years of service

February 21, 2019

It’s been an amazing thirty years for Tony and Donna Ferrara, who retired on January 31. Over the past few decades, many people on campus have interacted with Tony and Donna. In the late 80s and early 90s, when a department needed a building repair or other facilities related work, they first...

Design Standards Updated

February 14, 2019

Yale University Design Standards, used by architects and engineers to build and remodel structures, are regularly reviewed and revised. In December, the latest round of updates was posted on the...

Milestones November 1, 2018 - January 31, 2019

February 14, 2019

New Hires – November 1, 2018 - January 31, 2019

Ferriola, Stephen C., Groundskeeper 4 Page, Brian, Supervisor Electrical Trades Pinnock, Charmaine Angela, Custodian/Custodian Short Term Coverage Duties Puzycki, Jacob, Groundskeeper 4 Reid Sr., Richard Quincy, Physical...

Yale’s Millworkers: Making the new look old again

February 14, 2019

What happens when you combine an eclectic mix of carpenters with modern day tools and technology—premium craftsmanship done efficiently.

Years ago, Yale Facilities employed master carpenters specializing in handcrafted millwork to create and repair detailed wooden doors and other...

Yale builds - Current construction projects

February 14, 2019

In 2018, the Yale Board of Trustees approved construction for 20 major projects. Here is a quick look at one new building, two renovations and a landscape improvement. All the building projects are targeted to be completed in 2020. While the West Campus landscape project will be done this spring...

Facilities work orders just got social with new photo attachment function

January 30, 2019
Yale customers needing facilities repairs can now attach photos to a new or existing facilities work request (FWR). This new functionality is designed to help facilities staff diagnose the...

Revised Design Standards for Capital Projects – What’s New

November 15, 2018

Yale University Design Standards, which are used by architects and engineers to build and remodel structures, are vital to building projects on campus.

While these standards are regularly reviewed and revised, a significant update was recently completed by the Facilities Operations and...

Around campus with Yale Sustainability

November 15, 2018

New sustainability website launched

In October, the Office of Sustainability officially launched an update to sustainability.yale.edu. The new website features...

Bulb-Planting Parties – Dirt, digging, and donuts

November 15, 2018

The Landscape and Grounds Management team throws a good party. There is no beer, just bulbs, and lots of them, at these outdoor events. Led by Supervisor Joe Signore, this team has been holding bulb-planting parties across central campus since 2013.

This community-building event is...

Medical School Team gets the job done at Brady Memorial Laboratory

November 15, 2018

Recently, a team of seven plumbing mechanics at the medical school executed a successful, well-planned valve replacement project at Brady Memorial Laboratory (BML). They replaced all the reheat and perimeter, butter-fly valves in the fifth-floor mechanical room and pipe chases. These valves were...

Celebrating 100 years of central utilities services at Yale

November 15, 2018

Yale’s Power Plants have been keeping the campus warm, cool and bright for 100 years!

Built in 1918, the Central Power Plant (CPP) provides steam heat and power to central campus buildings— from Science Hill to Old Campus and everywhere in between. Only a handful of locations on central...

Training Opportunities – November and December

November 15, 2018

LEED credential maintenance

LEED Training is held the fourth Wednesday of every month (except December), from 12:00pm – 1:30 at WGS room 802.

November 28 - Solar Energy at Yale, presented by Julie Paquette, Director of Energy Management, and Anthony Kosior,...

Staff Recognition - July 1 - October 31, 2018

November 15, 2018

New Hires – July 1 to October 31, 2018

Butler, Richard M, Plumber, YSM Facilities Fraser, Joelene, Painter, Physical Plant Frattasio, Angelo Giovanni, Supervisor HVAC, Controls & Automation, Physical Plant Labriola, Genaro Robert, Controls Mechanic YSM Facilities...

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