The ECO office gained four new Graduate Student Researchers in the Fall of 2021. All are first-year graduate students pursuing their Master of Science in Energy Systems and using their knowledge to reduce energy use on campus. Each student focuses on niche aspects of energy conservation on campus, ranging from COVID-19 ventilation to housing and dining innovations. They enjoy the blend of fieldwork and data that the Energy & Engineering Energy Conservation Office offers when solving problems.
When an outdated heating system caused the water temperature in Storer Hall’s tropical fish lab to drop to dangerously low levels, Facilities Management’s Building Maintenance Services (BMS) HVAC and Energy and Engineering team collaborated with the Laskowski Lab researchers to improve operations.
Meet Sofia Zamora, a student employee in her fourth year studying Animal Science here at UC Davis. Following her graduation this spring, Sofia plans to attend veterinary school. As a Student Dispatcher, Sofia answers customer emails and phone calls and works with others to manage fleet vehicles.
No idea is too big or small when saving energy and improving systems. Joe Lestanguet, Inspector, Planner, and Estimator for Facilities Management Building Maintenance Services (FM BMS), shared an energy-saving idea with Sam Cole, an Energy Project Engineer from the Energy and Engineering office, and they recently implemented the project together.
Meet Daniel-Valentin Bruma, a Landscape Architecture major who is graduating this spring. Daniel has been a student intern for the Utilities department within Facilities Management since Fall 2021. Daniel's responsibilities include updates to computer-aided designs, or CAD files, as part of the Utilities team.
In February 2022, the Earth and Physical Science (EPS) Building earned LEED Gold Certification in the Existing Buildings: Operations & Management category with 75 out of 110 total points.
All work orders and follow-up information flow through the Customer Experience Center. You can feel the charge in the air from all of the moving parts being put into place as this group takes information from customers and ensures it goes to the right technician quickly.
Celeste Angulo is a fourth-year student employee pursuing a double major in Anthropology and Chicano Studies with a minor in Linguistics. Celeste’s first job with UC Davis began working as an intern for Facilities Management Operations Support, Customer Experience Center.
David Trombly, senior engineer supervisor with UC Davis Facilities Management and Ahmet Palazoglu, chemical engineering professor, discuss the chilled water optimization project and its cost- and energy-saving impact. Camille Kirk, sustainability planner and director of UC Davis Sustainability and Kiernan Salmon, product manager with UC Davis Facilities Management, highlight additional sustainability-related goals and projects.
This past summer, Facilities Management (FM) completed what was a year-long project that included Building Maintenance Services (BMS), Utilities, Energy & Engineering, Transportation Services construction, Design, and Construction Management (DCM), and a contractor at the Med Sci D building.
