Inside Facilities

Take a moment to elect to receive your W-2 electronically if you did not already consent to do so last year. Beyond simplifying your personal tax filings, this method will ensure the following benefits:

The block between Prospect Street and Hillhouse Avenue is transforming daily. A steel framework on Trumbull Street now connects 28 and 30 Hillhouse Avenue with 77 Prospect Street. This active construction site will eventually serve as new program space for Yale’s Department of Economics...

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council , provides a framework for green building design, construction, operations, and performance. Recently, Tsai CITY, a distinctive...

Every five years or so, a few Yale residential colleges receive a refresh. It’s part of an overall university building maintenance plan. This summer’s rotation included Branford, Saybrook, and Trumbull Colleges. Maintenance included addressing roof, wall, or foundation leaks, repainting all...

Yale University’s three campuses and athletic complexes, comprising more than 520 buildings (owned or leased), literally cover a lot of ground. The majority of the approximately 21 million gross square feet (GSF) of Yale’s space is inventoried, including floors, rooms, offices,...

On any given day, you can be sure some renovation project is taking place somewhere on campus. Over the past year, there has been lots of activity on the sixth floor of 300 George Street. Originally home of Yale Medicine Administration, the floor was emptied and gutted. In January 2020, a...

Located just southwest of the Yale Bowl, adjacent to Reese Stadium, is the brand new Tsai Lacrosse Field House. Thanks to the generous gift from former men’s lacrosse player Joseph C. Tsai ’86, ’90 J.D., and his wife, Clara Wu Tsai,...

Yale’s glaziers and masons are a friendly and talented team. Walk into the lunchroom at 344 Winchester Avenue at mealtime, and they are gently ribbing each other, talking about hobbies, family, and sharing chocolate. When lunch ends, it’s all business. They grab tools, jump into trucks and head...

Often, little projects can be big in scope and impact. Replacing an elevator at the Cedarhurst School took several years. The project involved using a crane, having limited work access due to class schedules, and arranging for the school’s physically disabled students to find alternative...

It takes a village to run a university. One group helping to do so is the Yale custodial team. Many of its members haven’t ever seen or interacted with the people whose spaces they clean. Their days began in darkness at 4:00 a.m., entering buildings, classrooms, and spaces, and ended when...

Richard Reid knows a lot about building airflow. As a Facilities Senior Controls Manager, Rich and his team maintain all the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems for over 20 buildings on the Medical School campus. This includes over 130 air handlers and anything connected to...

This past year has been filled with challenges, stress, and sorrow. Hope is on the horizon as COVID vaccines are being administered across the US. Below are videos and information discussing the vaccine how it works, how it helps, and myths vs. truths.

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...