FM News
- CU Boulder is set to receive its first electric trash truck, expected to arrive within 12 to 18 months. It will replace a diesel truck and reduce annual diesel fuel consumption by approximately 1,200 gallons.
- CU Boulder has unveiled a new webpage dedicated to snow removal, providing information on how the university manages snow to ensure campus safety and accessibility.
- Our talented painter from the structural shop, Josh Bertolini, created ten masterpieces for a campus customer on the 4th floor of the ARCE building, and one (the Flatirons mural) for our FacMan sign shop.
- The CU Boulder Distribution Center announced plans to open a storefront—located at 3300 Walnut Ave., Unit A, Boulder, CO 80301—where students, faculty, staff and community members will be able to shop for surplus goods no longer in use by campus
- Winter and springtime along the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains can bring volatile weather conditions. CU Boulder’s campus closure policy clarifies delays and closures caused by extreme weather, power outages and other emergencies. Here’s what
- In the ongoing march to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, CU Boulder has been awarded two separate grants totaling $3.4 million to support the expansion of the electric Buff Bus fleet.
- This year, I&S’s Outdoor Services team planted a new “campus colors” garden featuring the CU red cockeral sunflower. The garden creates a beautiful gateway to campus on the west side of the broadway multi-use path, south of Pleasant Street and
- Our recent Staff Appreciation event resulted in a 93% diversion rate thanks to the enthusiastic support from I&R employees and event planners. By using reusable dishes and silverware and scraping plates into a “food-scraps-only” bucket, we
- Compost guidelines for Colorado changed in April. Right now, only food scraps and plant trimmings can be composted. Here are three things to know about how this change impacts composting on campus.
- Beginning this summer, CU Boulder Facilities Management teams, with the support of the ADA compliance office, will be upgrading building access. In addition to the $3.4 million classroom security project that addresses security upgrades for 300