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�鶹��Ѱ��Boulder Launches New Snow Removal Webpage

Nancy Portner — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 14:46:56 +0000

�鶹��Ѱ��Boulder Launches New Snow Removal Webpage Nancy Portner Fri, 03/07/2025 - 07:46

�鶹��Ѱ��Boulder has unveiled a new webpage dedicated to snow removal, providing information on how the university manages snow to ensure campus safety and accessibility.

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Take a look at Josh’s incredible murals!

Nancy Portner — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 17:53:41 +0000

Take a look at Josh’s incredible murals! Nancy Portner Thu, 03/06/2025 - 10:53

Our talented painter from the structural shop, Josh Bertolini, created ten masterpieces for a campus customer on the 4th floor of the ARCE building, and one (the Flatirons mural) for our FacMan sign shop.

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�鶹��Ѱ��Boulder Surplus Store reduces environmental impact, saves money

Nancy Portner — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 17:27:31 +0000

�鶹��Ѱ��Boulder Surplus Store reduces environmental impact, saves money Nancy Portner Thu, 01/16/2025 - 10:27

The �鶹��Ѱ��Boulder Distribution Center announced plans to open a storefront—located at 3300 Walnut Ave., Unit A, Boulder, CO 80301—where students, faculty, staff and community members will be able to shop for surplus goods no longer in use by campus departments.

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Campus delays and closures: What you need to know

Nancy Portner — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 16:56:02 +0000

Campus delays and closures: What you need to know Nancy Portner Thu, 01/16/2025 - 09:56

Winter and springtime along the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains can bring volatile weather conditions. �鶹��Ѱ��Boulder’s campus closure policy clarifies delays and closures caused by extreme weather, power outages and other emergencies. Here’s what campus community members need to know.

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�鶹��Ѱ��Boulder secures $3.4M in funding for electric buses

Nancy Portner — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:57:14 +0000

�鶹��Ѱ��Boulder secures $3.4M in funding for electric buses Nancy Portner Mon, 12/16/2024 - 14:57

In the ongoing march to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, �鶹��Ѱ��Boulder has been awarded two separate grants totaling $3.4 million to support the expansion of the electric Buff Bus fleet.

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I&S is now I&R

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 18:26:48 +0000

I&S is now I&R Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 09/17/2024 - 12:26

Dear Infrastructure and Sustainability team,

I am writing to share with you some sustainability-related organizational changes we are making within Strategic Resources and Support, including changing the name of the Office of Infrastructure and Sustainability.

Why we’re making these changes

With Chancellor Justin Schwartz’s creation of a new vice chancellor for sustainability position that will lead the university’s efforts to combine strides in academic, research and operational sustainability, SRS is making these strategic changes now to best align our people and operations in support of university goals and the new campus structure.

What’s changing

The Office of Infrastructure and Sustainability will become the Office of Infrastructure and Resilience, and Chris Ewing’s title will change to vice chancellor for infrastructure and resilience. This will not fundamentally change the work of the organization. Taking action to incorporate sustainable operations across our campus and deliver upon the goals of the Climate Action Plan will remain a key driver of the team’s work. However, the name change will help avoid overlap/confusion with the new vice chancellor’s office.
Chief Sustainability Officer Heidi VanGenderenwill take on the title of senior advisor for sustainability and climate, reporting to Deputy COO Jennifer McDuffie in my office. Heidi’s duties will include, among others, advising campus leadership, advancing strategic sustainability initiatives, onboarding of the new vice chancellor for sustainability, collaborating on implementation of the Climate Action Plan, and continuing to help broaden the local, regional and international reputation of �鶹��Ѱ��Boulder.
The Office of Infrastructure and Resilience is creating a new director of sustainable operations role that will help I&R continue to infuse sustainability across its full portfolio of work in coordination with the new VC for sustainability. The director will focus on implementation of the Climate Action Plan and other campus sustainability recommendations in our built environment.

Timeline and next steps

The I&S name change and Heidi’s new position take effect immediately, though there will be a transition period for the name change as we work to inform campus partners and update websites and other collateral. The new director of sustainable operations role will be posted online in the coming weeks, and I encourage you to share the posting with your networks.

Gratitude

I am grateful for Chris and Heidi for their university-first approach and flexibility as we navigate this period of transition. And I am grateful for all of you for your dedication and adaptability. Climate action and sustainability, now more than ever, are the work of everyone on campus – but particularly so for this group, whose efforts will play such an important role in decarbonizing our campus and achieving the ambitious goals laid out in our Climate Action Plan. These changes will help us augment the collective efforts we will be making as a university.

Sincerely,

Pat

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The Operations Control Center has moved

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 19:56:43 +0000

The Operations Control Center has moved Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 08/06/2024 - 13:56

After being located in the Folsom Field stadium for over 20 years, the Operations Control Center (OCC) has moved to the East District Energy Plant (EDEP).

The OCC, which operates around the clock, including on weekends and holidays, serves as campus’s first point of contact for facility-related service calls and other urgent situations. Moving to EDEP puts the OCC team in the same building as the utility plant operators, who also occupy the space 24 hours a day. In addition, this move eliminates the challenges staff have encountered associated with coming and going during large stadium events.

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New sunflower bed celebrates �鶹��Ѱ��pride

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 19:54:13 +0000

New sunflower bed celebrates �鶹��Ѱ��pride Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 08/06/2024 - 13:54

This year, I&S’s Outdoor Services team planted a new “campus colors” garden featuring the �鶹��Ѱ��red cockeral sunflower. The garden creates a beautiful gateway to campus on the west side of the broadway multi-use path, south of Pleasant Street and west of Hale Science.

The garden design features the university's colors with dark millet and three kinds of rudbeckia: Denver daisy, Indian summer, and prairie sunset. To add contrast, we included Artemisia “Parfum d' Ethiopia” for a touch of silver and “white imp” Bidens for early blooms. We hope you enjoy this vibrant and thoughtfully curated garden!

Sunflowers can also be found in other locations on campus, such as the north side of Regent and in a roundabout near Fleming.

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I&R hosts zero waste outdoor picnic

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 19:45:02 +0000

I&R hosts zero waste outdoor picnic Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 08/06/2024 - 13:45

Our recent Staff Appreciation event resulted in a 93% diversion rate thanks to the enthusiastic support from I&R employees and event planners. By using reusable dishes and silverware and scraping plates into a “food-scraps-only” bucket, we achieved zero waste. An event, household or operation is considered “zero waste” when 90% or more of its discards are diverted from the landfill.

As you may be aware, changes in acceptable compost feedstock made items like “compostable” plates, napkins and service-ware no longer acceptable. These rule changes made it nearly impossible to host zero waste events on campus for the last couple of years, so this really is a milestone accomplishment for campus. Thanks to all who made this possible!

2024 I&R zero waste picnic, by the numbers

We had 7.9 pounds of trash (almost exclusively paper napkins), which is going to the landfill.

We had:

31 pounds of aluminum
21 pounds of cardboard/fiberboard
9.6 pounds of recyclable stretchy plastic film
48.3 pounds of food scraps

All of which will be diverted from the landfill. Using the standard diversion rate formula: Diverted/(Diverted+Landfill)= 109.9/(109.9+7.9)=.933= 93.3% diversion rate.

Anything 90% or greater is considered Zero Waste, so we absolutely, bona fide, crushed it. Keeping almost 50 pounds of food scraps out the landfill alone is extremely impressive! And there was absolutely no contamination in the food-scrap bin, being monitored as it was.

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Congratulations to our new assistant director of Outdoor Services

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 18:49:47 +0000

Congratulations to our new assistant director of Outdoor Services Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 07/31/2024 - 12:49

It is with great pleasure that I announce we have selected Ryan Heiland to be the new assistant director of Outdoor Services. In this role, Ryan will be overseeing the Facilities Management grounds maintenance activities, which includes the grounds maintenance, horticulture, irrigation, arboriculture/forestry work units as well as turf and equipment maintenance. Ryan has worked within Outdoor Services for over 22 years and previously held the assistant manager position. Ryan will begin his new role effective August 1st.

Please join me in congratulating Ryan.

Thanks,

Jessica Bradley, ME, CEFP

Director, Facilities Services

Facilities Operations and Services

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