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Design and Construction

Design and Construction provides the Ohio University main campus and five regional campuses with design and construction management services as well as technical expertise that incorporate the best practices in campus design and green building development.

Design and Construction will strive to have all University projects built using quality construction based on just and fair administration, integrity, and professionalism and by incorporating University Design and Construction Standards.

Design and Construction recognizes Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards and partners with University Planning and Space Management and the Office of Sustainability to demonstrate a commitment to sustainability.

Services Include:

Project Design
Project Management
Construction Estimates

Additional Resources:

Initiate a Work order Facilities Management and Safety
Transportation and Parking
Capital Planning

Announcements

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ATHENS CAMPUS - 2022 Steam Outage

March 24, 2022 -

ATHENS CAMPUS - 2022 Steam Outage 

2022 Outage Dates: May 7, 2022- May 20, 2022

During the above dates, the entire campus will be without steam. In some buildings there may be temperature variations depending upon their system capabilities. Additionally, any special equipment relying on steam to function will be inoperable (for example, some autoclaves are reliant upon steam).

Athens Campus – Planned Power Outage

March 24, 2022 -

Athens Campus – Planned Power Outage

Facilities Management and Safety (FMS) has scheduled a campus-wide electric outage for the following time:

  • Saturday, May 7, 2022 to Sunday, May 8, 2022
    • Total Duration: 12 hours
    • Start: 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 7, 2022
    • Complete: 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 8, 2022 

 

 

Athens Campus Planned Power Outages

November 15, 2019 -

Athens Campus - Planned Power Outages for November and December 2019

Ohio University’s Facilities Management and Safety has scheduled a series of widespread electrical outages on the Athens Campus to allow for improvements to the campus electrical distribution system. 

The intent of these efforts is to provide an opportunity to perform preventative maintenance, upgrade equipment in the main electric substation and allow for the new HCOM Academic Facility and Chilled Water Plant 3 to be added to the University’s electric distribution system.  The dates for the outages are provided below and have been carefully scheduled during non-business hours adjacent to major academic breaks to minimize impact to the Ohio University community. Read More

News

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OHIO students, staff work behind the scenes to keep campus, community clean

Friday, October 28

Ohio University is home to a number of students, professional staff, and faculty working hard to help the environment.

Campus Recycling and the Office of Sustainability are two departments in partnership with the Appalachia Ohio Zero Waste Initiative (AOZWI), a longstanding project supported by the local Sugar Bush Foundation, who are dedicated to the prevention of pollution and improvement of waste management in Athens. These are a few of the projects going on in this effort, as well as the people behind them.

 

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Green Power Partnership Top 30 College & University

Monday, October 24

As of October 24, 2022, the combined annual green power use of EPA’s Top 30 College & University Partners amounts to more than 3.8 billion kilowatt-hours of green power, which is equivalent to the annual electricity use of more than 361,000 average American homes.

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Ohio University Competes for the National Championship in the GameDay Recycling Challenge

Monday, October 24

At the October 22 OHIO home football game, Campus Recycling and its partners encourage Bobcat fans to show their true green pride by participating in the GameDay Challenge, making an effort to properly dispose of all waste created, and encouraging others to do the same. Each fall, colleges and universities across the U.S. and Canada compete in the GameDay Recycling Challenge, a recycling and waste reduction competition to minimize waste generated during a single sporting event.

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