Facility Operations and Planning is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the University of Southern Indiana as well as the planning of new developments on campus.
These responsibilities include:
Engineering, design and planning
Construction management
Building maintenance
Waste and recycle management
Energy management and conservation
Grounds, lawns and landscaping maintenance
Central heating and cooling plant operation
Warehousing management
Building Maintenance includes all items related to routine repair of buildings and structures, including normally recurring repairs and preventive maintenance. The following are included:
Interior and exterior of buildings
Plumbing, heating, air conditioning and ventilation
Electrical repairs of all types including primary and secondary systems, certain lamp replacements (requiring special ladders and rigging) and maintenance of outdoor lighting fixtures (excluding energy costs)
Carpentry and cabinetmaking
Painting and glazing
Hardware, locks, keys, closers and records for same
Roofing and sheet metal work, including downspouts and gutters
Welding and necessary machine work
Elevators and similar equipment
Miscellaneous building repairs such as tuckpointing
General-purpose classroom furniture and equipment within buildings.
Utility distribution systems inside buildings - electrical, heating, process steam, water lines, gas lines and sewer lines (storm and sanitary)
Operating and replacement costs of all equipment, materials and tools used in building maintenance, excluding hand tools furnished by employees