University of Kentucky Recycling, UK Dining and The Food Connection are partnering to host a competition for undergraduate, graduate and professional students. The winner will be commissioned to create a portable art installation showcasing the lifecycle of UK’s local food sourcing efforts and on-campus composting system.
Anna Quarles, a product design senior in the College of Design, prioritized sustainability in her final Soft Spaces class project last semester. With the help of Erin Geibel, recycling coordinator in Facilities Management, she transformed old t-shirts, blue wrap and grocery bags into a unique piece of children's furniture.
The University of Kentucky has earned a STARS Silver rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). STARS, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System, measures and encourages sustainability in all aspects of higher education.
Anthony Casias arrives at Pavilion A in the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital between 5:30 a.m. and 6 a.m. most mornings. As a Facilities Maintenance Supervisor in Facilities Management, once he walks through the doors to the hospital, he doesn’t stop moving. Overseeing the basement through the 4th floor as well as floors 14-17 in Pavilion A, Casias and his team maintain areas that include mechanical, radiology, operating and emergency rooms, the kitchen and pharmacy.
At the University of Kentucky, a commitment to innovation and efficiency is driving cost avoidance and conservation of natural resources in facilities across the campus and the Commonwealth. Three buildings on the UK HealthCare campus in Lexington, profiled below, offer recent highlights of this commitment to combine on-the-ground problem solving, emerging technology and collaboration to reduce energy consumption without compromising the high standards of care, comfort and reliability healthcare environments demand.
Last week brought Lexington its first dose of winter weather. Through it all, the UK Grounds team in Facilities Management demonstrated skill, stamina and a commitment to keeping campus safe and operational. Winter weather response begins before snow or ice ever hits the ground.
Every fall, as more than 12,000 trees across the University of Kentucky's 800-acre main campus begin to shed their leaves, the UK Grounds team in Facilities Management gets to work. Leaf removal begins mid-October and continues into January. The team aims to collect the bulk of the leaves before winter break, but the season almost always extends into the new year.
The University of Kentucky is turning one person’s waste into another’s pizza box, soda can, Adirondak chair or a plethora of other items that can be found around campus. Nov. 15 is America Recycles Day, a day celebrating the impact and importance of recycling. UK Recycling will be participating in this national celebration with the release of a recycling video highlighting the complete process of recycled materials collected on campus, showing you how your daily behaviors can help better the environment and support a robust, local industry.
This week, the University of Kentucky will host Vincent Stanley, Patagonia’s director of philosophy and resident fellow at the Yale Center for Business and Environment, 12:30-1:45 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, in the Singletary Center for the Arts Recital Hall.
When a critical piece of equipment suddenly failed inside the University of Kentucky’s Central Utility Plant (CUP), the Utilities and Energy Management (UEM) team quickly activated contingency plans to ensure uninterrupted service of heat and hot water to campus.