News and Announcements

Concrete foundation of the new Economics Building facing west, photo by Ronnie Rysz
October 11, 2022
Facilities’ design standards now include counsel for reducing embodied carbon in concrete use at Yale. The new concrete standard complements the University’s commitment to...
Jack Michael (Mike) Bellamy, photo by Ana I. Martinez Chamorro
September 1, 2022
Jack Michael (Mike) Bellamy, a distinguished civil engineer with more than 30 years of leadership, construction, and facilities management experience, has been named the vice...
Crew installing new stained glass windows at Grace Hopper College, photo by Dan Renzetti
August 25, 2022
Twelve new decorative windows installed at Grace Hopper College, previously known as Calhoun College, celebrate the richness of the college’s community and contemplate the...
As part of Yale’s new tree management plan, every tree on campus greater than 8 inches in diameter—including this pin oak on Hillhouse Avenue—was inventoried and tagged, giving workers quick access to important data about each tree.
August 15, 2022
In 2020, Yale completed its first Tree Management Plan with an eye toward sustaining a healthy urban tree canopy that can withstand the pressures of a changing environment.
Cables connecting to server, photo courtesy of Office of Facilities
July 11, 2022
Find the updated design standards online as part of “Division 27: Communication.” This revision addresses a change in the specification for horizontal cabling installed...
Spring Salvage student worker Xander Calictan ’25 wheels a cart of clothes during student move-out
May 19, 2022
After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, Spring Salvage returned in earnest this year with a companion food drive that redirected unneeded provisions to New Haven families in...
Visitors to the Hanke Exhibition Gallery at Sterling Memorial Library, photo by Judy Sirota Rosenthal
May 3, 2022
Celebrating the completion of the Hanke Exhibition Gallery at Sterling Memorial Library, Facilities’ senior planner James Fullton III shared remarks during a ribbon cutting...