Inside Facilities

The COVID-19 pandemic posed many challenges for the Yale community and its building infrastructure. Mark Perez and his team have done a fantastic job and continue to do so by keeping Yale’s occupied and unoccupied buildings maintained during these strange times. A facilities equipment and...

Yale’s Child Study Center (CSC) underwent a major renovation and was recently recognized for its reimagined design. The award-winning design project started in 2018 and involved moving the CSC’s clinical and community-based operations all under one roof while providing a bright and...

Sachem Woods is open! The long-neglected park, situated off Sachem Street and surrounded on three sides by several Yale science buildings, underwent an extensive renovation and reopened for visitors in January. The once desolate sloping hill is now a tidy park where people can sit, saunter, or...

Special thanks to the almost 90 Yale staff, faculty and graduate students who submitted recipes. The winners will be announced in January 2021 on the It’s Your Yale homepage. At that time, a link will be published for the Yale Community to access or download the...

The Yale Camp at Great Mountain Forest is in the Litchfield Hills of northwest Connecticut. Deeded to Yale in 1940, it sits on eight acres in the middle of the 6,000+ acre Great Mountain...

Built in 1807 by Yale alumni and former U.S. Senator James Hillhouse , the house at 87 Trumbull Street has had a long and interesting history. Throughout the years it has had many uses – recently housing spaces for the Institution...

Tsai CITY, a stunning two-story, oval, steel, and glass building tucked neatly behind Becton Center on its Plaza, opened recently. At 12,500 square feet, it includes a large, flexible workspace that can be configured for a variety of studio set-ups, along with smaller meeting rooms and communal...

As Yale reopens, returning faculty, staff, and students will notice new COVID-19 safety signs in public spaces throughout campus. Yale Facilities teamed up with the Office of the University Printer to develop and install COVID-19 safety signs around the campus. Using guidance from the State of...

Each year the Associated General Contractors of Connecticut (AGC) honors excellence in construction management and trades through their Build CT Awards Program. This past spring, Dimeo Construction received AGC’s first place in the “New Large Construction” category for the Yale Science Building...

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...

Yale University Design Standards, used by architects and engineers to build and remodel structures, or design landscapes, are regularly reviewed and revised. Recently, new standards and guidelines were developed for exterior landscape design, management, and maintenance. The latest updates are...

The University and Local 34 are pleased to continue our commitment to the training and development program for C&T staff. Sponsored by the C&T Training and Development Committee, this summer’s program will be offered virtually and is centered on the theme “Learning online. Growing real-...

Yale Health anticipates being able to offer drive-through testing for Yale Health Plan members at the ground level of the Sachem Street garage soon. A practice run is scheduled for Thursday March 19. Yale Health professionals wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) will administer tests for...

Walking around Yale’s campus, it’s easy to take for granted the beautifully designed buildings, their intricate details, and grand entryways. It is hard to imagine all the work that goes into the restoration and upkeep of these massive entrance doors. Recently, the large wooden doors...