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We are pleased to announce that Joe Ockert will become the new assistant director of Design Services, effective Feb. 20. Ockert has worked at UNC since 2015, when he was hired as a facilities architect in the Facilities Planning and Design department of Facilities Services. In this role, he has…

Following an extensive search, we are pleased to announce that Cotanus “Herb” Richmond is the new director of Housekeeping Services, effective Feb. 6. Richmond, a native North Carolinian, has served as the interim director of the Housekeeping Services department since May 2016. He brings the experience and institutional knowledge gained…

University officials will be closely monitoring campus conditions throughout the weekend. Facilities Services crews have pre-treated and brined primary campus walkways, roads and parking lots.

A utility project to repair and/or replace pipes beneath Lenoir Drive will impact parking on both Lenoir and Emerson Drives from Monday, Dec. 19, 2016 through Friday, Jan. 5, 2017.

During the 2016 Winter Holiday Energy Saving Initiative (December 23 – January 1), building temperature set points will be lowered in unoccupied buildings, which saves chilled water, steam, natural gas and electricity, thereby reducing utility costs. This program can be highly successful depending on the weather, saving the University thousands of dollars in energy bills.