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University Facilities is relocating its primary operation from behind Core Campus to the former NCEES building near the Ravenel Center. Officially known as the University Facilities Center, the new home for our organization will free up space in the heart of campus for potential academic and recreational use.

Historically, our organization has been physically spread out over campus in various buildings. With the University Facilities Center, many of our departments will work under the same roof which is certain to improve collaboration, communication, and efficiency in serving our customers.

Where is the University Facilities Center?

The new location is adjacent to the Snow Family Outdoor Fitness and Wellness Complex and the Clemson University Early Childhood Education Center.

University Facilities began transferring its staff in March by vacating Gentry Hall. Gentry is undergoing renovation and will be the future home of the University Municipal Court.

Additional staff have gradually moved to the new building in phases. Besides our Planning, Design & Construction team, members of other departments including Custodial Services, Support Services, and Utility Services will make their way over by the end of this month.

All staff moves are estimated to be complete by 2024 with the completion of additional buildings.

Additional Building Construction

While the current structure has enough office and conference room space, additional buildings will be constructed to house specialized trade shops as well as our shipping and receiving operations known as Maintenance Stores.

Come Visit Us

The University Facilities Center is easy to reach: we’re located at 280 Seneca Creek Road, just off of Highway 93, and just past the Clemson University Early Childhood Education Center.

Visitor parking is available just outside our front door.

The relocation of University Facilities creates an exciting opportunity for our organization because it brings previously separated departments together under one roof to collaborate and further promotes departmental inclusion. Moving our workforce away from the center of campus will also allow the University to modernize outdated infrastructure and revitalize core campus in a way that enhances academic life.

A Resource for Water Quality Treatment

As part of Solid Green Day on October 27th, students and staff volunteered to replant and provide maintenance to a bioretention basin capturing runoff from Lot E-21.

Bioretention basins are engineered, landscaped depressions that receive and treat stormwater runoff. Parking lot runoff is filtered through vegetation, sand beds, and organic layers of planting soil to capture and break down pollutants before entering the drainage system. Several volunteers assisted by spreading out new sand, compost mixture, and installing several native plant species. In addition to removing pollutants such as nutrients, metals, and pathogens, bioretention basins with native vegetation provide habitat, flood control, and groundwater recharge.

A Teachable Moment

The final improvements not only brought new life to the bioretention basin but offered an educational opportunity in water quality best management practices to participants. It also serves as another demonstration site for green infrastructure on campus. This activity was led by Clemson Extension Water Resource Agent Haley Parent, with assistance from University Facilities. Our Landscape Services department donated the native plants, while sand and compost were sourced from Utility Services.

Leaving an Impression

The time and hard work put in by the volunteers amounted to a much-needed upgrade. Their concerted effort transformed the existing basin into a more effective means of preventing unwanted pollutants from entering the water system. Anyone familiar with the basin will instantly recognize the significant improvement right away.

Here is a shot of the bioretention basin prior to start of work.

And here is a photo of the basin once the volunteers had completed the task. Note the system of plants, rocks, and soil that work together to filter the stormwater.

The Recycling Program at Clemson University provides opportunities to volunteers to learn more about recycling and waste reduction. It partners with Clemson programs and local high schools to engage students through active learning, inspiring them to advocate for recycling and waste reduction in their own communities.

Work Study and Internships

Recycling Services has a number of work-study positions that allow Clemson students to contribute to the program through the collection and sorting of recyclable materials. Students also participate in our Gameday Recycling program, an all-hands-on-deck activity where Recycling staff promote and collect recycling during home football games. As a result of their efforts, tailgates tend to recycle more and post-game cleanup is much easier to manage.

ClemsonLIFE and Pendleton High School

Recycling Services also offers employment to students from ClemsonLIFE, a collegiate program for students with intellectual disabilities, and to students from the special needs program at Pendleton High School. This opportunity allows students to gain real life work experience that not only prepares them for their futures but also teaches them about the ins and outs of the recycling process.

Creative Inquiry

Creative Inquiry (CI) courses are a huge part of the Recycling Program. CI classes have extremely specific topics and are usually centered around the completion of a semester long project. The two offered through the Recycling Program are focused on biodiesel production and food waste recovery. Both courses are valuable educational opportunities that are available to any student with an interest.

Human Factors and Ergonomic Society

Students from the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society (HFES) have been able to work with the Recycling Program on many projects. These include studies on bin signage, surveys on customer satisfaction, and evaluations on ergonomic studies.

Clemson’s Recycling Program is dedicated to offering educational opportunities for students. If you would like to learn more about Clemson Recycling and how you can get involved, e-mail recycle@clemson.edu or check out our Instagram page at https://www.instagram.com/curecycling/.

Centennial Boulevard will be closed where it intersects with Highway 93 from 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 27 until Thursday, May 2. The closure will allow contractors to install the final section of duct bank along 93.

Eastbound travelers along 93 will detour to Pine Street as they approach Centennial. For those coming from Highway 123, Perimeter Rd. is the recommended means for entering campus during construction.

The Douthit Hills construction project is rapidly approaching completion.  Douthit Hills East is currently housing students enrolled in summer classes, and Douthit Hills West will open in June.  The Hub, which features a recreation center, retail and residential dining options, CUPD offices, and the new Barnes & Noble bookstore, will open in early August.

The project will complete as a LEED Silver rated complex in accordance with Clemson’s ongoing efforts to grow into a greener campus. For more information on what it means to be a LEED rated project, see the U.S. Green Building Council’s website here: https://new.usgbc.org/leed

The gallery below gives a glimpse of the interior and exterior features that residents will enjoy in this brand new, state of the art housing facility.

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