SPRING 2009

FACILITIES NEWS FACILITIES MANAGEMENT BROWN UNIVERSITY

A NOTE OF THANKS INSIDE THIS ISSUE: To All Staff, While the cost of utilities re- accomplishments across the mains high, we are taking great department within the past INFLUENZA 1 Thank you all for making the care to ensure that construc- fiscal year. None of which OUTRAGEOUS 241st Commencement Week- tion of new buildings and reno- could have been accomplished CALLS end a tremendous success. vation of old facilities will pro- without your hard work and This edition of Facilities News support. If you missed seeing vide us with the most energy- UTILITY COST 2 highlights staff and staff efforts. efficient spaces possible. the report, see your supervisor SAVINGS for a copy or telephone my Staff from Facilities’ Business Remember, as you travel office. SPRING CLEAN- Support and Energy & Environ- across campus, if something ING TASK Enjoy the summer. mental offices are keeping tabs stands out as not being right to STAFF 3 on utilities and the campus you, take the time to question it Sincerely, SPOTLIGHT environment; and our Planning and report it.

Design & Construction and Your service to the University EMPLOYEE 4 AWARD Operations and Engineering and to Facilities Management is staff are gearing up for another Vice President WEBCAM ON 5 truly appreciated. As noted in very busy summer of construc- RI HALL the recently distributed Facili- Facilities Management tion and repairs. ties E-News, there were many TECH TIP

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OUTRAGEOUS CALLS

Ever wonder about some of the being visited by squirrels that telephoned the SRC requesting recently called back to indicate calls received in the Service Re- were entering his office via this the installation of a screen to that the squirrels have now sponse Center? Here’s a true window and eating the profes- remedy the problem. Shortly chewed through the window story. A professor who regularly sor’s lunch. There was no win- afterward, a screen was in- screen to access the office to opens his window each day was dow screen. The department stalled. Well, the department reach the professor’s lunch.

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UTILITY COST TRACKING, AVOIDING COST OVERRUNS Did you know …

Something wasn’t right. Why ment office for more than ten errations in bills that could The University held a cere- would the gas bill for the years, was ready to take on have cost a considerable monial groundbreaking for Plant Environmental Center the challenge. sum of money had the situa- its new Creative Arts Center suddenly jump from $750 to tions that caused the over- on Friday, May 22. $1,000 per month to $5,500 “It looks like charges been left unresolved. two months in a row? things have Modest about her role in the recovery and savings, Karen definitely After engaging the building indicates that “It’s just about engineer, Central Heat Plant improved having a dedicated pair of Chief Engineer, Preventative over at the Plant Environ- eyes.” Maintenance Supervisor, and mental Center! The in- HVAC Supervisor, the prob- However modest Karen may voice for February showed lem was solved. It was as be, the savings are not; they simple as opening a valve only 359 ccf of gas being are significant. Based on her that had been closed and used, which is much better review of the trends in the placing an operational boiler than the few months prior billing (or “utility bill aberra- in standby mode only. Once tions” as Director of Engi- these corrections were made, where it averaged be- neering Chris Cherau tags the steam started flowing tween 3500 - 4000 ccf.” them), Karen has been able While working in a produc- again and the monthly bill to pick up a few really inter- tion area of the new center, returned to normal. This is esting ones lately such as the students can view activities just the sort of careful review In her first year in this new water consumption spikes at in adjacent spaces through that has avoided cost over- position, Karen identified and Barus & Holley, which was a sheer glass wall. The runs of over $228,000 in recovered $61,600, primarily attributed to failed drain trap 35,000-square-foot facility utility bills over the last two from incorrectly charged bills primers. As a result of features a recital hall, flexi- years. and refunds on long closed Karen’s diligence and “heads ble production spaces, an accounts. To date, in this up” calls, Facilities has been outdoor amphitheater, and fiscal year, Karen’s work has able to identify and resolve In 2007, Facilities Business several laboratories and lead to the recovery of an building and/or equipment Support office identified a production studios. additional $166,600. In operational issues that left need for a full time utility addition, and just as signifi- unaddressed would have a analyst to review bills for New building will cant, as noted above about negative impact on our utility errors and anomalies. Karen ‘transform’ creative arts at Rapoza, having worked in the Plant Environmental Cen- and operational costs and ter, Karen has identified ab- Brown Facilities’ Project Manage- conservation efforts. The Faunce steps have closed to undergo renova- THE SPRING CLEANING $$$ SAVINGS tion as part of the creation of the Stephen Robert '62 Campus Center. Faunce Spring cleaning season been cleaned at all, spring is typically located in the base- House, including the Blue meets a recession – what a good time to take care of ment of the house. Over Room, remains open. better time to take care of this important maintenance time, household dust and air Please enter Faunce via the some often overlooked item. Doing so can help contaminants including fab- Waterman Street entrances household cleaning tasks extend the life of your system ric particles, dust, animal or the accessible ramp be- that can save you big bucks and ensure it’s functioning at dander and other debris tween the steps and the in the long run? Some of the collect on the coils. While peak efficiency. arch on the Main Green. costliest repairs are ones that your furnace filter will reduce could easily be prevented The cooling coils take the debris – assuming you keep with simple maintenance heat and humidity out of the the filters clean – it’s impos- steps. air. The coils are essentially sible to completely eliminate the connection point be- it, and what gets through will Take your home’s heating tween your air conditioning end up on the coils. When and air conditioning system. system and the air in your that happens, two problems When was the last time you home. arise over time. First, the had your cooling coils build-up restricts the flow of cleaned? If you’re not even Cooling coils, which resem- air through the unit and sure what part of the system ble a car radiator, are typi- CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 the coils are, where they’re cally located on top of or located or if they’ve ever inside the air handling unit

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STAFF SPOTLIGHT—SETH IZZI, BROWN IN A NEW LIGHT

to install arm waving. throughout the duration of the products that project. They begin by pro- How do you ad- 'auditing' a building. This mote energy dress the histori- means they give us a complete savings; but cal applications breakdown of what fixtures and the work we around systems currently exist in the are doing can Brown? building and then they provide This has a proposal of upgrades for our also review. The expeditor provides also greatly affect proven to this free service in hopes of As part of Brown Universities the aesthetic qual- be quite getting the contract to provide Energy Conservation Initia- ity of these challeng- GC (general contracting) ser- tive, Seth Izzi has been spear- spaces. At OMAC ing, again vices for the upgrade. Also the heading efforts to provide there was clear from expeditor provides post incen- lighting upgrades to buildings opportunity to improve lighting the aesthetic point of view. tive pricing to the customer and around campus. One thing applies to 'The Grid' for reim- levels throughout the building that has become clear bursement at the completion of as well as improve the look of An example of this is the work through this process is that some fixtures both on the inte- we are doing at Maddock the project. upgrading the lighting in rior and exterior. Throughout Alumni. This is such a beautiful Browns 252 different build- we selected fixtures that ac- space and a place where you What is the future of lighting at ings is not as easy as chang- complished this task as well as can really notice even the most Brown? ing bulbs. used low-energy technologies subtle changes of light The future is bright (ha-ha, Seth that help to reduce Brown's color. We tested several CFL has a sense of humor). We In order to help the commu- carbon footprint. bulb types in a cross section of literally have a couple hundred nity better understand the rooms and noticed dramatic more buildings to upgrade, so I challenges faced by the En- Considering coordination in (negative) changes to the per- see a strong future for this ergy Management Team, we OMAC, and throughout the ceived warmth of these program. As technology moves asked Seth Izzi a few ques- campus, it’s always a challenge spaces. Also, on the second quickly, we will certainly see tions about the efforts to to find the right time to enter floor we were unable to find a LED (light-emitting diode) prod- date. certain buildings. In regard to candelabra bulb type that ucts move into the main OMAC, there’s always some- would even fit into the existing stream in terms of application Which buildings have you thing going on there; and it was wall sconce fixtures. and cost. We will be using LED upgraded to date? challenging to find the right can replacements in Alumnae We have done upgrades at time to operate the lifts. We have been more success- Hall, as well as considering this Arnold Lab, Prince Lab, ful, for example in University technology for other areas of OMAC, Power St Garage, Can you describe the technol- Hall and the Chancellor's Din- campus. I would expect to see Sciences Library, University ogy that you are using for these ing Room at Sharpe Refectory a lot more of this in the not too Hall, Sharpe Refectory, Dyer improvements? where we were able to install distant future. House, Gerard House and The main technology we are “cold cathode flame tip cande- Geo-Chem. Buildings cur- using is super T-8 CFL labra bulbs” which work both Are there any exciting or un- rently scheduled for construc- (compact fluorescent aesthetically as usual lessons learned? tion include 180 George, 182 lamp) bulbs that work with low well as save energy. Joking aside, it takes a lot of George, Maddock Alumni power ballasts. The most com- people to screw in a light bulb. and Nicholson House, with mon upgrade involves doing a Can you give us an overview of several more exciting projects retrofit of exiting lamp fix- the expeditor process? What are some of the other in the proposal phase. tures. That means we leave This project has relied heavily highlights of this project? the body of the fixture in place, so far on the use of The Brown community is ex- but replace it's lamp(s) and What were some of the big- a Providence-based energy tremely cooperative in regard power ballast. We are also gest challenges that your expeditor called Energy to the energy efficiency initia- using dual technology occu- team faced? Source. They are monitored by tive. There are a lot of inter- pancy sensors, which The first things that come to local energy supplier National ested end-user (students, pro- can attach to a new or existing mind are aesthetic and coor- Grid and are authorized to pro- fessors, staffers) as well as fixture or in place of an exiting dination. A good example of mote energy saving incentives people taking the personal wall switch. These are ultra- this is the lighting upgrades offered by them. initiative to call Facilities to get we recently completed at sonic and pick up both move- their building scheduled for an OMAC. As members of this ment and sound. Success is The expeditor is involved upgrade. People care. project team, our main goal is marked by considerably less

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GASPAR/ARZOOMANIAN OUTSTANDING UNION EMPLOYEE Stimulus Plan Custodian Alcina Lopes, re- outstanding performance, ties employee by acknowledg- cipient of the 2008 Gaspar/ exemplifies quality service, ing his or her outstanding University Implements Arzoomanian Outstanding and makes a significant con- performance, service and Tax Credit Union Employee Award tribution to the University. contribution to the University. The community responded by submitting 116 nominations The Selection Committee was for thirty two individuals. The chaired by Facilities Manage- selection committee nar- ment’s Manager of Human rowed the list of nominees to Resources/Labor Jack Wil- four finalists before selecting cox. Jack was joined by the Alcina as this year’s award University’s Director of EEO/ recipient. AA Henry Johnson, Bio-Med Facilities & Support Services In 1997, at the retirement Director Peter Holden, Dining (Pictured with staff and grad students celebration of two long-time Services Director Gretchen in the Geo-Chem Department.) Facilities Management em- Willis, Director of Environ- ployees, the late Raul Gaspar mental Health and Safety As part of the President’s Alcina, a Facilities Manage- a plumber who worked at Steven Morin, bargaining unit Economic Stimulus plan, ment employee since 1997, Brown for 27 years and the Vice President Vicki Hill, and a new tax credit to work- was honored in April at an late Lenny Arzoomanian a Facilities’ Director of Project award celebration with her ers was distributed steamfitter who also worked Management Paul Dietel. co-workers for her out- through the IRS payroll at Brown for 27 years, then tax withholding standing service to the Uni- President Vartan Gregorian versity. announced that each year a tables. Facilities Management em- This past March the Brown ployee would be honored in The University completed community was invited to recognition of excellent ser- the adjustment of these nominate a Facilities Man- vice to the University. To that tables and all payrolls agement bargaining unit em- end, annually this award at- (Alcina with selection committee paid, since March 4, ployee who demonstrates tempts to recognize a Facili- members S. Morin, G. Willis, H. John- son, V. Hill, and J. Wilcox) have incorporated this credit.

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WEBCAM ON THE RHODE ISLAND HALL PROJECT Rhode Island Hall to become the permanent The comprehensive interior Having access to the webcam Maybe the workers will give home of the Artemis renovation will bring the build- provides a learning opportu- us a wave once in awhile. A.W. and Martha Sharp ing up to today’s standards for nity that most non-project Joukowsky Institute for fire safety and accessibility managers normally wouldn’t and recapture much of the To learn more about Rhode Archaeology and the have. Watching the extensive original character of the build- Island Hall, built in 1840: Ancient World. ing. renovation project on Rhode Island, the soon to be home As one of the multidisci- As an employee who doesn’t of the Artemis A.W. and Mar-  From an archaeological plinary efforts created by often get out “in the field” but tha Sharp Joukowsky Insti- perspective, visit The the Initiatives for Aca- one who works daily to en- tute for Archaeology and the Transformation of demic Enrichment, the sure that the behind the Ancient World, may peak your Rhode Island Hall web- Joukowsky Institute for scene tasks get accom- curiosity to learn more about site at http:// proteus.brown.edu/ plished, many of us often the building or the program Archaeology and the An- rihalltransform/6500. wonder how our efforts con- that will be housed there. cient World will gather resources and create op- tribute to the overall picture. Without leaving your chair portunities for both formal We know of the buildings and you can peek into the behind  Or, visit the Building and informal exchanges projects, mostly on paper, the scenes work—see the Brown website to learn of intellectual ideas relat- sometimes we see render- faces that make up a com- more about the project ings during the initial stages pany and watch an historic or http://www.brown.edu/ ing to the Ancient World. of a project or photographs building being gutted, braced Facilities/Building_Brown/ as the project work con- and rebuilt. With curiosity projects/rihall/. cludes. The webcam, in- peeked, when you encounter Architectural Window stalled at Rhode Island Hall, the project manager you  To read about the history into the History of the of the building, visit is a tool that allows one to might ask him a question or Building check in on the daily progress two about the project or a Brunoniana, http:// and learn about some of more layman-type question, www.brown.edu/ what is involved in the con- such as what’s the difference Administration/ News_Bureau/Databases/ struction process. between concrete and ce- Encyclopedia/search.php? ment. serial=R0130

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PD&C ASSISTANT DIRECTOR PRESENTS AT EACUBO CLEAN BREAK officers. including the associated risks. “CUSTODIAL AND More than 300 EACUBO members gathered in Provi- According to Guglielmo, “The GROUNDS STAFF dence, on March 26 and 27, Annual Meeting provides an WERE INVALUABLE for the 2009 EACUBO Annual opportunity for business offi- TO THE PROGRAM.” Facilities’ Workshop. cers to take advantage of a Planning De- broad range of educational sign & Con- Mike and Ron’s presentation, and professional develop- struction As- titled Managing Construction ment opportunities—all fo- sistant Direc- Risk in a Volatile Economic cused on current topics rele- tor of Project Climate, was one of more vant to educational institu- Management tions.” When Michael Guglielmo, “Collaboration among institutions willing to share asked about the along with Shawmut risk and the im- Design and construc- successful practices is vital. EACUBO President pact on construc- tion’s Managing Di- Ruth Constantine (EACUBO, spring 2009) tion given the cur- rector Ron Simoneau, rent economic presented to the East- climate, Guglielmo Custodian Jackie Phillips ern Association of College than 20 concurrent sessions indicated that "with the cur- and University Business Offi- covering a broad range of rent market conditions, now cers (EACUBO) in March. topics. The presentation, is the time to be more selec- They assisted in placing the which covered team perform- tive than ever to take advan- toters inside the dormito- The conference, with the ance, achieving program and tage of lower prices. How- ries, helped to keep the theme of “Navigating for Suc- design goals, risks (financial, ever, among other things, you donations under control by cess” featured high quality, schedule, technical, and lo- must be careful to hire a sorting them at the stations professional development gistical), and the unknowns, strong construction manager/ and putting the donations programs on cutting-edge focused on the impact of the general contractor and en- back into the toters after topics relevant to today’s current economic condition sure that subcontractors and scavenger hunters went higher education business on the construction market suppliers are qualified." through them.

Chancellor Thomas J. for Academic Enrichment” to meet goals for individual Tisch has informed has reached its overall goal priorities, including student members of the Cor- of $1.4 billion. Campaign financial aid and endowed poration that “Boldly fund-raising efforts will con- faculty positions. Brown: The Campaign tinue through Dec. 31, 2010,

CLEAN BREAK Custodians Angelo Barresi In partnership with the encouraged to donate to mendous increase in clothing and Robert Raposa; and Rhode Island Donation Ex- the collection. and miscellaneous items temporary custodian Swan change Program (RIDEP), compared to what was col- the Society of Saint Vincent Reusable items were col- lected last year—clothing Gonsalves de Paul, and Cleanscape, lected through May 25. donations increased 210% to EcoReps and Facilities Man- “The program has been in 10 tons and miscellaneous agement have once “The program has been in place in various items increased again arranged to forms and names for about 18 years.” 120% to 6 tons. put used stuff to new use. What was do- place in various forms and nated? Clothes, shoes, Thirteen donation stations names for about 18 years,” household linens; computers were erected around cam- says Gritzo. and electronics; toiletries and pus for the convenience of cleaning supplies; refrigera- departing students. Off- With the numbers still coming tors and microwaves; furni- campus and extended stay in, thanks to the generosity of ture and household items; students, graduating sen- campus members, organizers unopened, non-perishable EcoReps student volunteer iors, and staff were also know that there was a tre- food, and more.

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BROWN TO BROWN HOME OWNERSHIP PROGRAM

The Brown to Brown Home The properties are available for from the restoration of these EcoReps Ownership Program is now purchase at 80% of fair market Receive Recognition being managed by the Facili- homes, enhancement of the value (based upon an appraisal). ties Management Real Estate neighborhoods, and return of As part of the program, the Univer- office. The program provides the properties to the City’s sity retains the right to repurchase At a recent awards eligible faculty and staff tax base as privately-owned the properties (at 80% of fair mar- reception, (Student members the opportu- ket value), should the need Leader Citations nity to purchase certain “Properties are available for purchase at arise, for any University recognition ceremony), Brown-owned residen- 80% of fair market value.” purpose, or if the partici- EcoReps received Honor- tial properties. pant wishes to sell, or able Mention. The leaves Brown employment awards, given by the Stu- The program also enhances residences. (other than by retirement). dent Activities Office, recog- the University’s mission by nize accomplishment in the helping support the attraction There are currently nine prop- If you would like to learn more context of student organiza- and retention of faculty and erties in the program, all lo- about the program, or its eligibility tions over the past year. staff by providing the oppor- cated on College Hill. Within guidelines, please visit the Brown tunity for housing close to the last two years, four of the to Brown Home Ownership Pro- Of the nine award catego- campus in an attractive properties were renovated; gram on Brown University’s web- ries, EcoReps was recog- neighborhood. The Univer- and two of the renovated site at http://www.brown.edu/ nized for its inspiring and sity, the City of Providence, properties are pending sales Facilities/browntobrown/ or con- creative effort in the Inno- and the University’s College status. tact Facilities Real Estate office at vative Thinking category for Hill neighbors also benefit 401-863-7824. the implementation of trayless dining. EcoReps were instrumental in Dining Four of the most popular houses in the program were completely renovated in the fall of 2008 Services’ decision to im- and are now available for purchase. plant trayless dining in Verney-Woolley at the be- 129 Brown Street, 66-68 Benevolent Street, 291 Brook * ginning of the fall semester (Renovated Fall 2008) (Renovated Fall 2008 - Cur- in an effort to reduce food rently under contract) and water waste.

The EcoReps’ student group organized several "practice" trayless dining sessions 117 Brown Street * prior to the official start date to familiarize students 86 Brown Street, For Sale - "As Is" with the program and how it (Renovated Fall 2008, Cur- is intended to work, as well as to educate students on rently under contract) 89 Benevolent * the benefits to the campus 129 Waterman * and the environment.

In addition to the trayless dining initiative, they were

also recognized for the first Family Day tailgate recy- 277 Brook Street, cling effort, which collected (Renovated Fall 2008) 287 Brook * over 650 pounds of bottles and cans, and Battle of the

Bulb, which changed out 85 * Eligible for incandescent bulbs in two Initial Renovation Credit dorms for 85 CFLs resulting

in reduced CO2 and a first year savings of $1,600. All of these initiatives demon- strate that small changes can make a big difference.

Congratulations to all involved. BROWN UNIVERSITY FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

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Custodial, Engineering, Events Support, Finance, Human Resources and Labor Relations, Maintenance Services, Planning Design & Construction, Real Estate, Service Response Center, Stores Operations, Systems and Services Rendering Mind BrainBehavior of walkway at Metcalf

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Contributors: Jan Day, Ginger Gritzo, Derek Henries, Dan Murphy, Victor Rebelo, Jack Wilcox

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FACILITIES NEWS INSERT SUMMER PROJECTS 2009

Completion No. Building Project Description Schedule Project Manager Department Contact 1 Andrews Hall Replace smoke detector batteries and GFI outlets Aug-09 Ken Janzekovich Facilities 2 Barbour Hall Replace smoke detector batteries and GFI outlets Aug-09 Ken Janzekovich Facilities 3 Barus & Holley Membrane Roof Replacement Aug-09 Jeffrey Parker Sara Tortora 4 Barus & Holley Office Renovations (multiple new hires) Aug-09 Seth Izzi Cheryl Carvalho 5 Barus & Holley Lab Renovation Rm 521 (Koushiappas) & Dept. Office Swap Jun-09 Steven Phillips Chung-I Tan Emergency Shower and Eyewash Station Upgrades 6 Barus & Holley and Prince Lab B&H and Prince Jun-09 Seth Izzi Cheryl Carvalho 7 Benevolent 88 Exterior paint and roof replacement Aug-09 Gary Martins Dave Doherty 8 Bio-Medical Center Air Handler Replacement Jun-09 Steven Phillips Peter Holden 9 Bio-Medical: ACF New Fume Hood Riser Connection Jun-09 William Gaudet Peter Holden 10 Brown 95 Replace boiler Aug-09 Keith Fuchs Facilities Stephanie Altomari- 11 Brown Office Building 3rd floor lobby upgrade Aug-09 Gary Martins Cavanagh 12 Brown Office Building Remedial Fire Alarm and Fire Protection Upgrades Aug 09 Joanna Saltonstall Beth Gentry 13 Campus Energy Conservation Initiatives Mar-10 Courtney McCracken Facilities 14 Campus Graphics in buildings Aug-09 Marianne Quirk Facilities 15 Campus Walk / Peter Green Relocation The Walk, Angell to Waterman Street Aug-09 David LaPlante Karen Mota 16 Casey Fountain Resize the pipe to 2" and install new valves. Reconfigure pipe so flow goes through filter. Aug-09 Steve Poniatowski Facilities 17 Caswell Hall Replace smoke detector batteries and GFI outlets Aug-09 Ken Janzekovich Facilities 18 Central Heat Plant Secure, drain, clean, and inspect 3 boilers Aug-09 James Coen Facilities Summer valve maintenance (exercise all valves, lubricate, check condition, repack, adjust 19 Central Heat Plant and replace as needed Aug-09 James Coen Facilities Check soot hoppers for levels present. Remove soot from Hoppers and breech of boilers 20 Central Heat Plant as required Aug-09 James Coen Facilities 21 Central Heat Plant Rebuild #1 K.S.B. high pressure feed pump. Evaluate and conduct repairs as indicated. Aug-09 James Coen Facilities Rebuild system pump pit. Check and verify structural metal, clean all surfaces and coat with protective paint. Design an adequate ventilation system for this area to reduce 22 Central Heat Plant humidity and corrosion. Rewire lighting system for this area. Aug-09 James Coen Facilities 23 Central Heat Plant Conduct annual maintenance of compressed air system for Plant control air. Aug-09 James Coen Facilities Exercise all valves in high temp water distribution system. Lubricate and check condi- 24 Central Heat Plant tions. Aug-09 James Coen Facilities 25 Central Heat Plant Repack all valves requiring this maintenance. Adjust those valves not requiring repacking Aug-09 James Coen Facilities Service unfired steam generators. Secure, drain, clean and inspect all units. Address any discovered deficiencies. Exercise all valves in steam cycles. Lubricate, check condition, 26 Central Heat Plant repack as needed. Aug-09 James Coen Facilities Overhaul control valves in selected locations. This work to include stem packing. Check 27 Central Heat Plant positioner operation and unit diaphragm. Aug-09 James Coen Facilities 28 Central Heat Plant Service all Div 7 compressors Aug-09 James Coen Facilities 29 Central Heat Plant Service all cogenerator/exchanger HTHW gasket problems and retorque as indicated. Aug-09 James Coen Facilities 30 Central Heat Plant Review all unit flash tanks for maintenance and safety repair/repipe as needed. Aug-09 James Coen Facilities 31 Central Heat Plant Repipe heat exchanger for CHP turbine waste heat management. Aug-09 James Coen Facilities 32 Champlin - Pembroke Quad Replace balancing valve Aug-09 Keith Fuchs Facilities Department of Public 33 Charlesfield Street 075-077 Comm Ctr Enabling - Locker Room Expansion and Back Up Comm Center Aug-09 Courtney McCracken Safety 34 Churchill House Phase 3 Renovations Aug-09 Peter Fox Karen Baxter 35 Classrooms Classroom Task Force Initiatives (SE) Aug-09 Joanna Saltonstall Pam O'Neil

36 Creative Arts Center Creative Arts Center Nov-10 Michael Guglielmo Richard Fishman 37 Dormitories Renovation of Caswell and Slater Hall Bathrooms Aug-09 Joanna Saltonstall Richard Bova 38 Energy Conservation Energy Conservation - Retro Commissioning Nov-10 Peter Fox Chris Powell

39 Energy Conservation Steam System Improvements Apr-09 Peter Fox Facilities 40 Energy Conservation Energy Conservation Lighting Upgrades Phase II Nov-09 Seth Izzi Facilities 41 Faunce House Stephen Robert '62 Campus Center at Faunce House - Summer Construction Dec-10 John Cooke Ricky Gresh 42 Fences and Gates Restoration of Rhode Island Hall Gate Sep-09 John Cooke Facilities 43 Geo Chem Building Roof replacement Aug-09 Gary Martins Bill Collins 44 Geo-Chem Building Room #144 Cold Room Conversion to Grad Space Sep-09 Jeffrey Parker Tim Herbert 45 Geo-Chem Building Lab Renovation 2nd Floor (Wang) Oct-09 Steven Phillips Peter Weber 46 Geo-Chem Building Lab Renovation Rooms 312/409 (Bernskoetter) Jul-09 Steven Phillips Lynn Rossi 47 Geo-Chem Building A/C for Laser Labs - Rooms 205, 207, 244, 310, 422 Sep-09 Steven Phillips Peter Weber 48 Geo-Chem Building Lab Renovations Rms 009 & 010(Parman Geology) Jun-09 William Gaudet Stephen Parman 49 Grad Center Replace pumps/control valves Aug-09 Keith Fuchs Facilities 50 Grad Center Replace piping leaking on h/w, c/w pumps in Grad E mechanical room Aug-09 Keith Fuchs Facilities 51 Grad Center Replace batteries in smoke detectors and check all lighting, outlets and GFI Aug-09 Ken Janzekovich Facilities 52 Graduate Center E Continuing Education Integration of Choices Program Aug-09 Marianne Quirk David Kennedy 53 Haffenreffer Museum Artifact Storage Improvements May-10 Marianne Quirk Shepard Krech 54 Hegeman Hall Install new Symmons mixing valves. Aug-09 Alfred Barra Facilities 55 Hegeman Hall Replace smoke detector batteries and GFI outlets Aug-09 Ken Janzekovich Facilities 56 Hope College Replace smoke detector batteries and GFI outlets Aug-09 Ken Janzekovich Facilities 57 Hope Street 134 Exterior paint and roof replacement Aug-09 Gary Martins Gail Medbury 58 Hunter Psychology Lab Lab Renovations 1st Floor (Malle) Jul-09 Marianne Quirk William Heindel 59 John Carter Brown Library Roof replacement Aug-09 Gary Martins Ted Widner 60 Kassar Gould Replace boiler Aug-09 Keith Fuchs Facilities Replace old mixing valves with new Symmons. Replace broken shut off valves and 61 Keeney Quad reposition return circulators in all three mechanical rooms. Aug-09 Alfred Barra Facilities 62 Landscaping Campus Improvements: Lighting, Signage, Sidewalks Aug-09 Marianne Quirk Facilities 63 Lippitt House Exterior paint Aug-09 Gary Martins Meredith Paine 64 List Art Repair/replace control valves Aug-09 Keith Fuchs Facilities

SPRING 2009 INSERT SUMMER PROJECTS 2009

Completion No. Building Project Description Schedule Project Manager Department Contact 65 Littlefield Hall Replace smoke detector batteries and GFI outlets Aug-09 Ken Janzekovich Facilities 66 Lloyd 295 Domestic tank inspection. Aug-09 Alfred Barra Facilities 67 Lyman Hall Interior & Exterior Renovations Aug-09 Joanna Saltonstall Rebecca Schneider 68 MacMillan Hall Lab Renovation for EEB (Rooms 103, 103A, 103B) Jun-09 William Gaudet Peter Holden 69 Maddock Alumnae Center Kitchen renovations Aug-09 Gary Martins Ann Roe 70 Main Green Columns Paint fences Aug-09 Gary Martins Mike McCormick 71 Marston Boathouse Repair bulkhead and dock Jun-09 Gary Martins Tom Bold 72 Marston Boathouse Driveway opening and fence Aug-09 Gary Martins Tom Bold 73 Maxcy Hall Masonry repairs May-09 Gary Martins Joan Picard 74 Medical Research Lab Lab and Office Renovations (Franck, C) Aug-09 Peter Fox Rod Clifton 75 Medical Research Lab New Laboratory Space (Tripathi) Oct-09 Peter Fox Rod Clifton 76 Medical Research Lab Replace Existing Jim Russell Cold Room Jun-09 William Gaudet Jim Russell 77 Meehan Auditorium Relamp fixtures Aug-09 Ken Janzekovich Facilities 78 Metcalf Chemistry Lab Mind, Brain, Behavior Building Jan-12 David LaPlante Bill Warren 79 Metcalf Chemistry Lab Wastewater and Storm water Systems Upgrades Aug-09 David LaPlante Sheila Blumstein 80 Metcalf Chemistry Lab MBB Enabling - Repair of Bluestone Stairs Aug-09 David LaPlante Metcalf Chemistry 81 Metcalf Hall Install new Symmons mixing valves. Aug-09 Alfred Barra Facilities 82 Metcalf Hall Replace smoke detector batteries and GFI outlets Aug-09 Ken Janzekovich Facilities 83 Miller Hall Replace smoke detector batteries and GFI outlets Aug-09 Ken Janzekovich Facilities 84 Minden Hall Replacement of Elevator (design only) Aug-10 Jeffrey Parker Richard Bova 85 Multiple Fire Code Compliance Upgrades in 3 Family Dwellings Jul-09 William Gaudet Facilities 86 Nightingale Brown House Exterior paint and wash Aug-09 Gary Martins Ron Potvin 87 Norwood House Exterior paint Aug-09 Gary Martins Jean Wood 88 Olive 20 Exterior paint and power washing Aug-09 Gary Martins Gail Medbury 89 OMAC Locker Room Remodel Aug-09 Gary Martins Tom Bold OMAC, Pizzitola, Meister Kavan Field, 90 Parking Lot Check all lights Aug-09 Ken Janzekovich Facilities 91 Perkins Replace smoke detector batteries and GFI outlets Aug-09 Ken Janzekovich Facilities 92 Perkins Hall Masonry repairs and fence Jun-09 Gary Martins Rich Hilton 93 Power 55 Exterior paint Aug-09 Gary Martins Mike Guglielmo 94 Prince Engineering Lab Soils Lab Conversion, Rooms 206 and 206A (Carchedi) Aug-09 Jeffrey Parker Rodney Clifton 95 Rental Properties (20) Replace batteries in smoke detectors Aug-09 Ken Janzekovich Facilities 96 Rhode Island Hall Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World Sep-09 John Cooke Sarah Sharpe 97 Rockefeller Library Fire Protection - Remedial Phase I Sep-11 Marianne Quirk Barbara Schulz 98 Salomon Center Relamp Rooms 001, 101 Aug-09 Ken Janzekovich Facilities 99 Sciences Library Sciences Center Jan-10 Joanna Saltonstall Dave Targan 100 Sharpe Refectory Review furnace conditions and conduct repairs Aug-09 James Coen Facilities 101 Sharpe Refectory Flat roof replacements Aug-09 William Gaudet Gretchen Willis 102 Ship Street 070 Install lights on cooling towers for night work. Aug-09 Steve Poniatowski Facilities 103 Sidney Frank Hall Repair furnaces on 6 mini boilers. Aug-09 James Coen Facilities 104 Slater Hall Replace smoke detector batteries and GFI outlets Aug-09 Ken Janzekovich Facilities 105 South Main Street 121 Lobby Renovations Aug-09 Seth Izzi Cushman Wakefield 106 Stimson Avenue 002 Office Renovations for Brian Science (Hochberg) Aug-09 Joanna Saltonstall Rod Clifton 107 Stimson Avenue 002 Landscape, Exterior Repairs and Roof Replacement Sep-09 Joanna Saltonstall Facilities 108 University Hall Abatement and Reinsulation of Attic Aug-09 Steven Phillips Pam O'Neil 109 Utilities Utilities Systems Renewal and Upgrade Aug-09 Courtney McCracken Facilities 110 Various Events Cycle 09 Jun-09 Gary Martins Mike Guglielmo 111 Various Classroom Cycle 09 Jun-09 Gary Martins Mike Guglielmo 112 Various Sidewalk Cycle 09 May-09 Gary Martins Mike Guglielmo 113 Various Install water intrusion alarms installed in buildings with BAS Oct-09 Herb Germano Facilities 114 Various Label equipment in major buildings designating areas of service Aug-09 Herb Germano Facilities 115 Various Check sound equipment in buildings Aug-09 Ken Janzekovich Facilities Check manholes for water, kirk key interlocks, installing sump pumps in high voltage 116 Various rooms, check on fourth line feeder, perform PM Sep-09 Ken Janzekovich Facilities 117 Various Magnehelic gauge installation (50) Aug-09 Victor Rebelo Facilities VGQ, Keeney, Wriston, Pembroke, Young 118 Orchard Replace batteries in smoke detectors and check all lighting, outlets and GFI Aug-09 Ken Janzekovich Facilities 119 Walter Hall Exterior paint Aug-09 Gary Martins Peter Holden 120 Waterman 070 Interior Renovations for Economics Oct-09 Marianne Quirk Andy Foster 121 Waterman 133 Exterior paint and roof replacement Aug-09 Gary Martins Ann D'Abrosca 122 Waterman 86 Exterior paint and roof replacement Aug-09 Gary Martins Gail Medbury 123 Waterman Street 094 Relocate Center for Computation and Visualization (CCV) Jul-09 Peter Fox Samuel Fulcomer 124 Watson Center for Information Technology Communication Center Relocation Jan-10 Courtney McCracken Mike Pickett 125 Watson Center for Information Technology CIT Generator Jan-10 Courtney McCracken Mike Pickett 126 Watson Center for Information Technology Data Center Improvements Jan-10 Courtney McCracken Mike Pickett 127 Watson CIT Roof replacement Aug-09 Courtney McCracken Eugenia DeGouveia 128 Watson Institute for International Studies Capstone Remediation Project Jun-09 William Gaudet Susan Costa

129 Wayland House: Wriston Quad Jabberwock Room renewal May-09 Steven Phillips Rich Bova 130 Wriston Quad - All Replace smoke detector batteries and GFI outlets Aug-09 Ken Janzekovich Facilities 131 Young Orchard 2, 4, 10 Install new Symmons mixing valves. Aug-09 Alfred Barra Facilities