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FACILITIES NEWS FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

A NOTE OF THANKS INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Thank you for all the work that takes to maintain and enhance the coming months. ■ STEPHEN ROBERT ‘62 1 was accomplished over the our historic campus. CAMPUS CENTER With the flu season here, don’t OPENS past few months—the Univer- 2 In addition to maintenance, forget to get your flu shot. sity celebrated another suc- ■ KEEPING BROWN renovation, and construction There will be several clinics COOL cessful commencement, Uni- projects, under the energy effi- around campus including one ■ ART ON CAMPUS 3 versity event and conference ciency investment program, at 295 Lloyd Avenue on Octo- service offices were consoli- ■ GROUNDBREAKING there are more than 156 en- ber 14th. FOR ATHLETIC dated, more than 60 projects COMPLEX PROJECT ergy-related projects of various were completed over the sum- Lastly, with the academic year size and scope either com- ■ PHASE II, BROWN-TO- 4 mer, the Stephen Robert ‘62 underway and the holidays BROWN pleted, in progress, or under Campus Center was dedicated, right around the corner, I look development. Read the full ■ ENERGY EFFICIENCY there was a groundbreaking for forward to seeing you all at our report at Sustainability Progress ■ TECH TIP—GMAIL 5 the athletic complex project, department events over the Report. ■ BROWN LIGHTS UP and so much more! This issue next few months. Check out HARVARD of Facilities News highlights If you haven’t heard about the the Save the Dates on the last ■ EVENT & CONF. 6 these undertakings and more. effort underway to develop a page. SERVICES department vision statement Whether reading the article Sincerely, ■ LADD OBSERVATORY and values and beliefs, I en- about the Ladd Observatory courage you to speak to your transit room or the grounds ■ PRUNING NEWTON’S 7 supervisor or manager. Look APPLE TREE—GROUNDS article, the articles in this edi- Vice President AT WORK for more news on this effort in tion provide a sense of what it Facilities Management ■ REMINDERS 8

■ SAVE THE DATE—FLU STEPHEN ROBERT ’62 CAMPUS CENTER OPENS CLINIC, HOLIDAY PIE/ FOOD DRIVE KICK OFF, TAILGATE, AND MORE! The Stephen Robert ’62 Cam- completed in August 2010. The

pus Center in Faunce House project directly supported over was dedicated during a cere- 155 temporary jobs in Rhode mony on Friday, Oct. 1, 2010. Island in construction and re- After a $20-million renovation, lated industries, according to the 1904 building now features an independent analysis by a glass archway leading to a Appleseed Inc. of New York. visitor’s center, expanded din- ing facilities, and new areas for students to gather, study, and socialize. The photos on this page are from the new Stephen Robert ‘62 Campus Renovation for the center be- Center. Stop by and see it for yourself. gan in summer 2009 and was KEEPING BROWN COOL COOL BROWN KEEPING Speaking of cool, check out the ‘skin’ of the new Perry and Marty “chiller”, a large device which generates cooling by circulating by circulating cooling device generates which alarge “chiller”, degrees Fahrenheit. This water is sent back though the 52 approximately is inthebuildings, up theheatfromcoils picked having totheroom. chilledwater, The returning livered andthende- blown thecoolingcoils across is ventilation, vide returned fromthebuilding,ofte Air largerbuildings. whichserve units, also inlargeair-moving these are installed in cabinet-style boxesin small offices and pumpedthroughcoils; itis where buildings pipe tovarious about 42degrees sentoutthrough Fahrenheitand insulated as themedium.ischilledto “chilled” waterOrdinary vide coolingfromacentrallo were in thevicinity ofthenew piping network. In order topro- that buildings but alsolargeacademicandadministrative installedtoco water pipingwas undergroundchilled- undergroundutilities, aging replace its search facilitiesbeganto grow their owndedicatedcoolingsystems. Asthe science andre- had generally buildings ourcampus ago, Prior to15years cooling systems. andtr operation, maintenance, neering staffdevote agreatdeal staff—HVAC, controls,andsecond systems thatcool entire areas of ducted systems served bycentra which rangefromwindowaircond Most buildings on campus have mal carefacilities. labsandani- intheir conditions the necessaryenvironmental staff haveacomfortable envi pation with“coolness”ismaking also one that occupies many ofusin Facilities. Our preoccu- astyle-cons tant questionto animpor- this onlyis cool?Not its doesBrownmaintain How FACILITIES NEWS Granoff Center for the Creative Arts cious, prospective student but cation, wemust usecold or ronment and researchers have andresearchershave ronment and, later, asBrown later, and, beganto oubleshooting ofourcampus n mixedwithoutside airtopro- nnect not only these buildings nnect notonlythese some typeof cooling system, oftimeandenergytothe sure students, faculty, and thecampus. Facilities’ trade lized unitsto“chilledwater” shift—alongwiththeengi- itioners in small buildings to buildings insmall itioners

Now, it’s time toswitch to theheating season! Margolies Athletic Center (OMAC). Center—andtheOlney- andConditioning Strength Varsity ter, theNelson Fitness Center, andtheDavidJ.Zucconi’55 Cen- ColemanAquatics Moran completed—Katherine once itis facility newest theathleticcomplex’s serve chillerwill new The Plant. locatedintheCentral Heat which be will campus, on system afourthcentralchilled-water have will Soon we and justrunourcoolingtowers and pumps. usto shut offtheelectric enables This chillers air. outside change the heat picked upby side temperatureandhumidity cal standpoint,Brownhasimpl from anelectri- expensive, coolingis allthis Since generating comparison.) equaltothatofacapacity large windowairconditioner,for tons ofcapacity. entire loop,includingtheLSB eventually haveacapacityof Metcalf renovation buildings. The J. Walter Wilson plant will Campus CenterandLymanHall, but italsoextends south topick uptheStephenRobert‘62 nected notonlywithLSB/BioMedandthePembroke Campus, oneandisintercon- nowthelargest is loop Wilson Walter Library and eight other buildings on the west campus. The J. ings inthearea.The Rockefellersystemincludes Library, Watson/CIT,andGeo-Ch son. The MacMillan systemincludes MacMillan Hall, Sciences Wil- J.Walter and Rockefeller, oncampus—MacMillan, loops, Right now, wehave three central chilled water systems, or air conditioner). gas andliquidphase(thinkofa inagiantwindow refrigerant (One ton, in refrigeration lingo, is a cooling isacooling lingo, inrefrigeration (One ton, 3,000 tonsof cooling; and the chillers, willhaveover5,000 chillers, the chilled water directly with directlywith the chilledwater emented strategies whenout- emented strategies conditions are right toex- areright conditions em, along with smaller build- and willsoonincludethenew Page 2 Page

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ART ON CAMPUS PUBLIC ART

a donkey in a boat, multilayered glass installa- which was installed on tion, which adorns the pedes- the Thayer Street fa- trian bridge of the Sidney E. çade of the Univer- Frank Hall for Life Sciences sity’s Sciences Library. building. Recently completed The most recent loan, was Ann Hamilton’s an 87 x 127 x 78 inch “ground,” a carpet (on the stainless steel sculp- third floor of Pembroke Hall) ture by Arthur Carter, that graphically represents Since its inception in the fall a 1953 alumnus, was in- speaking and listening. Cur- of 2002, the “Art on Campus stalled on the Main Green in rently underway are a sound Program,” inaugurated by the August and will remain on work by alumna Nina Katcha- Ann Hamilton’s “ground”— Public Art Committee has fa- view through the summer of dorian, untitled Advice from a Pembroke Hall cilitated long-term loans of 2013. Former Student, for the significant works for installa- Stephen Robert ’62 Campus The PAC also oversees the tion at public sites around Center. University’s Percent-for-Art campus. program, A subcommittee of the Corpo- which desig- ration Committee on Facili- nates one ties and Design, the Public percentage Art Committee (PAC) has of construc- brought world-class works by tion budgets internationally recognized art- for the pur- ists to campus. Examples in- chase or clude Isamu Noguchi’s 10- commission foot stone sculpture “To Tall- of art. The ness” and Paola Pivi’s popu- first commission, completed lar and playful photograph of in 2006, is Diane Samuel’s

GROUNDBREAKING FOR ATHLETIC COMPLEX PROJECT

A major new addition to the athletic Isamu Noguchi’s “To Tall- complex, including the Katherine Moran ness”—The College Green Coleman Aquatics Center, the Nelson Fitness Center, the David J. Zucconi ’55 Varsity Strength and Conditioning Cen- ter, and the Ittleson Quadrangle, is now underway. The project, to be built on and near the site of the former Smith Swim Center on Hope Street, is sched- uled to open in March 2012. Click here to view the webcam or go to http://128.148.72.180/view/ Credit: Michael McCann for Robert A.M. Stern Architects viewer_index.shtml?id=5461 Paola Pivi’s photograph of a donkey in a boat—Sciences Library

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PHASE II OF BROWN TO BROWN PHASE II HOUSES The Brown to Brown Home to the City’s tax base as pri- bedroom condominium units Ownership Program is now vately-owned residences. and 93 Benevolent will be a entering Phase II after suc- single-family home. The There are currently four prop- cessfully selling all four Brook Street and Benevolent erties that are part of Phase homes that were part of Street properties will share II. The properties will be Phase I. The program pro- common areas for parking available after completion of vides eligible faculty and staff and garden space; renova- construction for purchase at members the opportunity to tions are scheduled to start 117 Brown Street 80% of fair market value purchase certain Brown- in the fall of 2010. Renova- (based upon an appraisal). owned residential properties. tions have already begun at As part of the program, the The Brown to Brown program the property located at 117 University retains the right to enhances the University’s Brown Street with an esti- repurchase the properties (at mission by helping support mated completion time of 80% of fair market value), the attraction and retention spring 2011. This property is should the need arise, for any of faculty and staff by provid- already under contract. University purpose, or if the ing the opportunity for hous- participant wishes to sell, or If you would like to learn ing close to campus in an at- leaves Brown employment more about the program, or tractive neighborhood. The (other than by retirement). its eligibility guidelines, University, the City of Provi- please visit the Brown to 287 Brook Street dence, and the University’s The homes in Phase II are lo- Brown Home Ownership Pro- College Hill neighbors also cated at 117 Brown Street, gram on Brown University’s benefit from the restoration 287 and 291 Brook Street, website. of these homes, enhance- and 93 Benevolent Street. ment of the neighborhoods, The Brook Street properties and return of the properties will be converted into five 1-2

ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND GHG REDUCTION PROGRESS

GHG Reduction Plan and Progress To read the full report, 291 Brook Street 90,000 BAU, 87,000 please visit Sustainability 85,000 Fuel Sw itching 80,000 Progress Report at http:// 75,000 En e r g y Ef f icie n cy www.brown.edu/Facilities/ 70,000 Low Carbon and/or Facilities_Management/energy/ 65,000 Renewable Energy energy.php High Performance MTCDE 60,000 Design 55,000 Cogeneration Actual Progress 50,000 57,519 (-21.2%) Approved Goal 45,000 51,000 40,000 Recommended 42,000 1 7 8 Fiscal Year 10 1 16 1 1 Energy Efficiency Program Progress 0 0 2007 2008 2009 2 20 2012 2013 2014 2015 2 20 20 2019 2020 Recommended reduction is based on 15% below 1990 levels, including grow th. Approved Goal is based on 42%16,000,000 12,000 below 2007 for existing buildings, up to 50% better than code for new construction, and up to 30% better than code for 14,000,000 Energy Efficiency Project Costs acquired buildings. Interim reduction goals are 4% per year from 2008 through 2011, 3% per year from 2012 through 10,000 2019, and 2% in 2020. 12,000,000 GHG Reduction w/Energy Efficiency 8,000 10,000,000

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BROWN LIGHTS UP HARVARD, 29-14

With a near sellout crowd of 17,360, built in 1925, Brown Stadium’s first night game was held on September 25th. Temporary lighting was installed for the Homecoming match-up against the Crim- son. Four banks of Musco lights illuminated Brown Stadium, with two banks of temporary lights towering above the stadium on either side of the field.

Supporting the event were: (Custodial) L. Eastman, L. Tavares, C. Santiago, Z. Silveira, (Grounds) R. Garvey, S. Lavoie, A. Pereira, and photographed (Electrical) J. Leca, C. J. Murphy, G. Johnson, L. Piacitelli, J. Grzebien, G. Tate, J. Jennings, and U. DeAlmedia

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OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY EVENT AND CONFERENCE SERVICES

As a result of the recommen- Event requests, which flow forts will create efficiencies Spotted at Wriston Quad dation from the University Or- into the office through the by improving financial man- ganization Review Commit- scheduling coordinator, can agement, streamlining proce- tee, the University Event and be assigned to an event coor- dures, reducing expenses, Conference Services offices dinator depending upon the and ultimately creating new were combined with Facili- needs of the requestor. The opportunities to generate ties’ Events Support office in event and conference team revenue for the university. July. The merging of events, work closely with Dining Ser- Did you know…There are over conference, and scheduling vices, Media Technology Ser- 500 recognized student coordinators and managers vices, Graphic Services, and groups on the Brown campus? along with the hiring of a few the Department of Public Many requests for space and Brown cow helps Grounds new key staff members re- Safety to coordinate all event support come from our trim and weed grass. sulted in a team of 11 staff events. creative and active student who are housed on the sec- body in the form of meetings, The goal of combining event ond floor of 295 Lloyd Ave- conferences, concerts and planning and support under nue in the Office of University special performances. one roof promotes higher lev- Event & Conference Services. els of efficiency and support Check out the new schedul- The key role of this new while ensuring event proto- ing Space Availability Grid be- group is to consolidate the cols are in compliance with fore planning your next meet- The Transit Room reopens event planning process for University regulations and ing or event www.brown.edu/ on October 19th. students, faculty, and staff. standards. The combined ef- scheduling

LADD OBSERVATORY TRANSIT ROOM RENOVATED

The University recently com- telegraph signal that was blocks that hang in the build- pleted an historic renovation sent throughout the ing's basement. The four of the city. Some recipients of this windows drop into the wall Ladd Observatory's (opened signals included jewelers, cavities, thus allowing for in 1891) transit room. factories and train de- contiguous sky observation pots. Moving forward, the from two mounted The project, funded in part Ladd Observatory will be open to in the center of this by the Rhode Island Histori- the public, free of charge, Tuesday room. Restoration, of cal Preservation and Heri- evenings starting October 12th, these mechani- tage Commission, included from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, weather cal moving parts, was a work to the building's inte- permitting. Please call 401-863- large part of the renovation rior and exterior, restoring 2323 for updated information. project. Also included both the historical aes- were interior and exterior thetic as well as the func- space will be used mainly for wall repair and painting, a tion of the space. education and will also be new zinc coated roof, joist The transit room was de- open to the public. structure repair, as well as signed specifically for star the installation of new Function in this space in- transit observation and time wall sconces to resemble the cluded four roof hatches that keeping. The was gas-powered lighting once are hand cranked open used to calibrate the clocks, used there. against the counter weight of which would then generate a rope-suspended masonry

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PRUNING NEWTON’S APPLE TREE—GROUNDS AT WORK SIGNATURE LANDSCAPES The Brown University campus landscape fea- another. Soil condition, pedestrian traffic, in- tures an extremely diverse collection of plant tended and un-intended uses, expectations and material. Because of the micro climates created resources, all help to determine maintenance within the proximity of buildings and quads, priorities and regimens. The maintenance plants such as Eastern Redbuds normally grown schedule can vary--some tasks need to be per- in North Carolina, Sequoias normally grown in formed daily, weekly, monthly, or annually. Ex- California, and Davidia or Dove tree normally treme heat, cold, drought, and excessive rain grown in the Pacific Northwest are just a few of present numerous maintenance challenges Flowering Dogwoods the unique species being grown on campus. that must be overcome by Facilities’ grounds There is something in bloom every month of the personnel in order to be successful. year including January and February. The gar- In order to accomplish all the necessary work dens of 84 Prospect (Rochambeau) are listed in and diverse tasks, the grounds department the Smithsonian Institute of National Gardens. staff are organized into four subsections— The original Brown family home, now the home campus landscape, athletic field crew, campus of the Department of French Studies, was redes- Rochambeau Gardens services, and ice rink—with igned in the Olmsted style Are you aware that Brown maintains staff skill and technology lev- in 1891 and a must see for an apple tree that (according to a pro- fessor who gave it to us) is a direct els able to handle a large anyone interested in unique descendant of the original apple tree number of complex tasks and landscapes. The gardens Newton sat under when he discovered issues. In addition, the staff at 55 Power Street feature gravity or that we maintain one of the includes a full-time equip- a formal rose garden, pe- largest collections of American Elms left in the world. ment mechanic to keep the ony’s, vegetable and herb vast amount of complex Eastern Redbud garden. equipment in peak condition. Vital equipment, Browns landscape inventory includes 76 acres application of chemicals, and irrigation is as so- of campus and high level sports field turf and phisticated as any in this part of the country. 6.5 acres of beds full of shrubs, trees, and per- The campus landscape crew is split into eight ennials. Only proper maintenance and care of maintenance zones. Each zone encompasses any landscape can have a positive impact on its approximately six acres and 22 buildings. appearance. The optimum level of maintenance Tasks such as daily trash pickup, mowing, prun- Acer Palmatum “Bloodgood” and the best practices to be used will vary within ing, watering, weeding, planting, sweeping, and a given area and certainly from one location to deicing on campus are performed in this man- ner. Zone maintenance fosters a sense of own- ership, ensures continuity, facilitates supervi- sion of jobs, and allows staff to demonstrate a sustained commitment toward making the grounds a more beautiful place. Blooming Crabapples “Malus Floribunda”

Click here for a map of Campus Trees and Shrubs*

* http://docs.google.com/viewer? a=v&q=cache:tKIF3EQxUGgJ:www.brown.edu/Facilities/ Facilities_Management/ docs/94109_BIOMED_tree_shrub_map.pdf+campus+trees+and+shru bs+map&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESiWJgzedhx4oCUg5NAyvI Z2VEgHb0xC0a7eo0RkJR7kswK3DXmfLsyzryk_EHHL4LrFI4bA01PAcN GOqrimJ8J8CLErO6NiqcOkmn- _sKBhtFvv4dIUiBmA60szpCFuMRqNuUaj&sig=AHIEtbQMCPm9o2IJLlz0 fOPlcOtu3JuUnw Brown Stadium Perennial Garden REMINDERS Offices: Have a question about your uniforms or safety goggles? Contact Stores Operations at x3-2734. ▪ Custodial ▪ Engineering Continue to submit your Facilities Management suggestions. Suggestion boxes are located at ▪ Events & Conference 295 Lloyd and at the various key stations. Services ▪ Finance SAVE THE DATE ▪ Human Resources and October 14, Flu Clinic, 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM, 295 Lloyd, 3RD Floor, Conference Rm. A Labor Relations ▪ Maintenance Services November 20th, Facilities Management 6th Annual Tailgate Party, Dartmouth vs. Brown ▪ Planning Design & November 23rd, Holiday Pie and Food Drive Kick Off Construction ▪ Service Response Center December 22nd, Holiday Breakfast ▪ Stores Operations Stewards’ Meeting — 1st Wednesday of each month ▪ Systems and Services ▪ Real Estate Labor/Management Meetings — 2nd Wednesday of each month Newsletter Team: Donna HOLIDAYS Butler, Jim DeVona, Trisha th October 11 , Fall Weekend (Columbus Day) Duff, Peter Fox, Lichen November 25th, Thanksgiving Day, and November 26, Day After Thanksgiving Grewer, Ginger Gritzo, Mike December 24th, Christmas Eve Day Lopes, Tracy Mansour, Amy Morton, Paula Penelton, December 27th, Christmas Day Holiday Victor Rebelo December 28th through December 30th, Winter Break Contributors: Julie Ha- December 31st, New Years Eve worth, Seth Izzi, Pat Vetere, January 17th, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Jack Wilcox

COMINGS & GOINGS New Hires Current Openings Brown, Joan Executive Assistant Custodial Shift Assistant Cruz, Justina Custodian II Custodial Shift Assistant Cusick, Patrick Controls Application Engineer Custodial Shift Assistant Demattio, Deborah Custodian II Custodial Shift Assistant DeVona, James Information Services Technician Custodian II Evora, Elisio Custodian II Custodian II Heaney, Chuck Custodian II Custodian II Macari, Anthony Supervisor, Electrical Locksmith Monteiro, Magany Custodian II Manager, HVAC and Controls Rendina, Gianluca Custodian II Service Response Coordinator Richardson, Jessie Custodian II Service Response Coordinator Squitierre, Jane Events Assistant Service Response Coordinator Thorp, Michael Assistant Director, Event and Stationary Engineer Mechanic Conference Services Stationary Engineer Operator Tiburcio, Beatriz Custodian II Photo from the new Stephen Robert ‘62 Stationary Engineer Operator Campus Center. Ventrice, Deborah Project Manager Supervisor, Controls

Promotions Supervisor, Plumbing Fontes, Maria Custodial Shift Assistant Water Treatment Technician Rose, Henry Supervisor, Custodial

CONTRIBUTING TO THE NEWSLETTER This edition of Facilities News includes information regarding many of our efforts underway. It has been written to provide all Facilities Man- agement employees with information regarding Department activities across the various offices. If you have any suggestions for articles or would like to contribute to Facilities News please contact [email protected].