Facilities Management
In honor of Holli Brawley, an amazing friend, caring colleague, and skilled technician, Facilities Management employees have raised over $1,600 to establish a scholarship at Bellingham Technical College for women enrolled in programs related to facility/equipment operation or maintenance,…
The Spring Quarter edition of "Desk Notes" from Facilities Management's John Furman features tidbits on Western's supply chain, the FM customer service team, updates on services and projects under way, and more.
It has been a wild weather week, and while Facilities Management crews have been busy responding to weather related damage, Director John Furman noted that the university escaped relatively unscathed. Several trees came down on the Ridge and near the Physical Plant, parts of campus lost power,…
John Furman, director of Facilities Management in the division of Business and Financial Affairs since 2011, will retire on June 30, 2022, just after the conclusion of the academic year.
“I will miss all the amazing people I have had the honor to work with, especially the extraordinary…
Tim Wynn, Western's director of Facilities from 2001-2011, passed away on Dec. 13 at the age of 72. In his years at Western, Wynn oversaw a period of unprecedented construction growth on campus, all with a near-legendary wit and the kind of easygoing personality that won him friends across…
Tim Wynn, Western's director of Facilities from 2001-2011, passed away on Dec. 13 at the age of 72. In his years at Western, Wynn oversaw a period of unprecedented construction growth on campus, all with a near-legendary wit and the kind of easygoing personality that won him friends across…
Welcome to the 2020-2021 winter weather season!
As if we didn’t already have enough to grapple with, we also have to plan for the almost inevitable snow and ice we will see over the next few months. If 2020 is any indication, we should expect something unusual this season! In the “for…
Welcome to the 2020-2021 winter weather season!
As if we didn’t already have enough to grapple with, we also have to plan for the almost inevitable snow and ice we will see over the next few months. If 2020 is any indication, we should expect something unusual this season! In the “for…
Western Washington University realized significant energy savings and rebates last year through a Puget Sound Energy (PSE) program. Under PSE’s Commercial Strategic Energy Manager program, Western documented actual electrical savings of 1.9 million kilowatt hours in fiscal year 2018-19 and…
For the past couple of weeks, I had the opportunity to shadow Chad Baloy. Chad works not only at Western Washington University (WWU) in Bellingham, Washington, but he works on the university.
Chad is a gardener and groundskeeper at WWU, working to tend to and beautify all…