On Jan. 23, Director of Housekeeping Services Herb Richmond welcomed University staff and community members to the Kennon Cheek and Rebecca Clark Building to celebrate the building’s recent renovation and the opening of an exhibit dedicated to housekeepers Kennon Cheek … Read more

Members of the University and local communities are invited to attend one of several upcoming workshops to provide feedback about the opportunity for renewal and redevelopment of buildings surrounding Porthole Alley, the area where Carolina’s campus meets downtown Chapel Hill … Read more

Construction of the UNC School of Medicine’s new Medical Education Building will begin Tuesday, Jan. 14, and is expected to be completed July 2022. The new eight-story building will replace Berryhill Hall with a state-of-the-art facility that will allow the … Read more

Construction of the Curtis Media Center will begin Dec. 30 and is expected to be completed January 2021. The 13,000 square foot state-of-the-art media center will house flexible learning spaces, production studios and technical support spaces, and will serve students … Read more

Receiving new electronics during the holidays? Don’t throw out old computers, phones or other electronic equipment. Electronics can be recycled at all Orange County Solid Waste Convenience Centers.

Students cleaning out or moving out of campus residence halls can limit the amount of waste going to landfills by recycling or donating unwanted items.

Chapel Hill receives an average of seven inches of snow a year, and while most snow or ice events occur in January, Facilities Services begins to prepare for winter weather in September. That’s when the Grounds Services Snow Team, lead … Read more

Since 2012, UNC-Chapel Hill has safely lowered building temperatures and campus energy use during University holidays, particularly during the winter holiday when the University is closed for about nine consecutive days. During the 2019 Winter Holiday Energy Saving Initiative (Dec. … Read more

Jason Ross, a painter in Facilities Housing Support, says the military taught him order, discipline and how to work with all kinds of people.

The demolition of 37 residential buildings in Odum Village is now in progress and will be completed in phases through June 2020. Normal project work hours will be Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Surrounding roads and … Read more