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New Lighting in Dogwood Parking Deck Will Significantly Reduce Energy Consumption
UNC Health Care patients and campus visitors parking in the Dogwood Parking Deck on Manning Drive will notice that the lighting throughout the deck is now brighter and whiter. Facilities Services recently completed a comprehensive upgrade of the deck’s lighting systems, replacing the high pressure sodium fixtures in the deck…
Categories: Construction News
Utility Improvement Project Will Close Segment of South Road Beginning May 15
A utility improvement project will require the closure of a segment of South Road beginning May 15, 2017, through Aug. 4, 2017. During this period, South Road will be closed to through traffic between UNC Student Stores and Raleigh Street.
Categories: Construction News, Summer Construction News
McAdoo and Lwin Earn Prestigious Massey Award
Two Facilities Services employees, Delmazine McAdoo and San San Lwin, were selected by Chancellor Folt to receive the 2017 C. Knox Massey Distinguished Service Award, one of the most coveted distinctions earned by faculty and staff. The late C. Knox Massey of Durham created the awards in 1980 to recognize…
Categories: Awards and Recognition
Evan Yassky Named Executive Director of Facilities Planning and Design and Assistant University Architect
Following an extensive search, Evan Yassky, AIA, will become the new executive director of Facilities Planning and Design and assistant University architect, effective May 1. In his new role, Yassky will oversee the planning, capital budgeting and project management of all University capital improvement projects and provide leadership to the…
Categories: Facilities Planning and Design News
Second Phase of Porthole Alley Project Begins April 24
The second phase of the Porthole Alley construction project will start Monday, April 24, 2017 and is expected to last through June 30, 2017. A portion of Porthole Alley (Old Fraternity Row) will be closed to pedestrian traffic. Pedestrians should remain alert to traffic and sidewalk changes and follow signage…
Categories: Construction News, Summer Construction News