The Landscape Services Tree Crew was recently honored with a 2018 Tree Campus USA Award at the 29th Annual Community Forestry Awards Luncheon in Des Moines. The UI was the first college in Iowa to...
The University of Iowa and the City of Iowa City have developed online databases to better track trees that grow on campus and in the city. With 8,000 trees on campus, the tree inventory was...
When hired, all landscaping employees at The University of Iowa must pass hands-on training on how to operate campus equipment. Facilities Management also has a full-time safety manager who...
In an effort to enhance campus safety efforts, Facilities Management Key & Access Services will become a part of the Department of Public Safety on July 1, 2018. Key and Access Services plays...
As part of a student project for a sustainability class, some 400 plants that attract bees and butterflies were planted along the Iowa Memorial Union’s west patio in April. Electrical engineering...
Starting fall 2018, University of Iowa students will have the option to compost waste in their dorm rooms. For students who sign up for the compost program will receive a small compost bin for...
The University of Iowa is one of only a handful of universities that operates its own Water Plant. In addition to providing a cost-effective source of water for the campus, it also serves as an...
The UI Office of Sustainability will distribute 500 new recycling bins around campus thanks to the Public Space Recycling Bin grant from Coca-Cola North America and the organization Keep America...
University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld announced Feb. 20 that the University of Iowa campus will be coal-free by 2025. “In 2025, we expect to have diminished our reliance on coal to the point...
UI Facilities Management was awarded with APPA's 2018 Effective and Innovative Practices Award for its Fault Detection and Diagnostics (FDD) program that allows operational staff to monitor...
The University of Iowa Office of Sustainability hosted its first waste audit at the IMU to analyze how people are disposing of waste. Data from the IMU waste audit will be used to create...
Architectural Digest named the University of Iowa's Visual Arts Building to its list of the 9 Best New University Buildings Around the World. The honored buildings included innovation in state-of...