The Clemson Soccer Operations Complex has received two Green Globes from the Green Building Initiative, a nonprofit organization that manages assessments and certifications related to environmental building practices. Green Globes are similar to LEED certification of construction projects. Facilities awarded with this certification are recognized for energy conservation, reduced water consumption, responsible use of materials, […]
Facilities teams will take advantage of winter break to work on campus improvement projects that will temporarily impact two buildings and at least one road. The north lane of Calhoun Drive in front Riggs Hall will be closed December 14-20 for the construction of a new sidewalk on the north side of the street adjacent […]
Making the campus more accessible to those with limited mobility is the goal of a collaboration between University Facilities and Civil Engineering that will add more sidewalk ramps and routes for those in wheelchairs to get from parking lots to buildings. The University allocated more than $400,000 from the Facilities maintenance budget for the improvements. […]
Large-scale construction is not the only way that University Facilities strives to improve Clemson’s campus. Smaller projects are just as important and impactful, with one such case being lighting renovations for the Aquatic Animal Research Laboratory in the Poole Agricultural Center building. At the beginning of last semester, University Facilities was notified research in the […]
Facilities is entering the final year of a massive campus electrical system upgrade, which included replacing 1960s-era equipment and beginning the installation of transformers and switches that will reduce the frequency and duration of power outages. Campus power now is fed through a new Duke Energy substation and three switching stations that replaced 50-year-old equipment, […]
Clemson University’s Kite Hill Recycling Center reopened Aug. 31 after being closed due to road construction. Located behind the P-1 parking lot near the University Fire Station off Highway 76 (map), the facility is open from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. A new traffic pattern is in place for those approaching the […]
Reggie Hawthorne, director of custodial and building support for University Facilities, has been named to the board of directors of the Community Foundation of Greater Clemson. He’s also the president of the board of the Littlejohn Community Center and is a member of the board of the Clemson Area Chamber of Commerce. While he may sound […]
While campus has been mostly devoid of people since March, it certainly hasn’t been quiet. When faculty, staff and students begin returning, they will find that Facilities and its contractors have been hard at work on several projects connected to supporting the University’s strategic and long-term framework plans to further build community, promote engaged learning […]
Clemson University stands as one of the premier institutions of learning in the nation, awarding more than 6,700 degrees each year to graduates who go on to elevate industry, education and research all over the world through virtually every vocation imaginable. Standing behind those students and its internationally renowned faculty are thousands of employees – […]
CLEMSON — Genetics and biochemistry professor James Morris, a leading expert on the parasite that causes African sleeping sickness, made an important discovery in 2018 that is helping scientists unravel the mysteries surrounding this devastating disease, which infects both humans and livestock, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. According to Morris, this discovery was made possible, in […]
There are people who navigate the hustle, bustle and social media tussles of life today with grace. People who exist on a calm plane that can provide respite and safe harbor for others. Latoya Daniels is one of those people, and she was able to hone this skill while adding to it an array of […]
Clemson is in the midst of its grandest development initiative in at least half a century and arguably ever. Just as one shiny new building or modern intersection is completed, another project sprouts up in a different corner of campus. It’s all part of a facilities plan called Building Futures designed to position Clemson as […]