Enhancements to Jack Barry Field unveiled
Thanks to countless hours of work by the MIT Facilities team — led by Assistant Department Head and Director of Facilities and Operations Dan Martin — Jack Barry Field underwent a significant...
View ArticleMIT launches social network for ridesharing
MIT recently partnered with Zimride to launch a ridesharing program for the MIT community. The Zimride platform uses Facebook integration to create a fun way to find friends to share commutes or...
View ArticleTurning green to gold
The David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research is not only MIT's first shared home for life scientists and engineers battling the disease, but also its first Leadership in Energy and...
View ArticleDedication held for renovated fencing salle d’armes
In conjunction with its annual alumni meet, the MIT fencing program dedicated its expanded and improved salle d’armes on Saturday, Oct. 22. The renovation was the first for this facility since the...
View ArticleEnergy Education Task Force marks five-year surge in energy focused offerings
In just five years, the MIT Energy Initiative's (MITEI's) Energy Education Task Force has helped raise nearly $9 million for curriculum development, supported an explosion of energy-focused student...
View ArticleUsing wheels to reduce a carbon footprint
The newest vehicle in the Department of Facilities' fleet has a surprise under the hood; instead of spark plugs and oil, there’s a lithium-ion battery pack. In this 2011 Ford Transit Connect, the motor...
View ArticleFive-year effort by Campus Energy Task Force saves MIT millions of dollars,...
MIT will save $3.5 million on energy this year and broadly advance sustainability across campus thanks to five years of work by the MIT Campus Energy Task Force — and the effort continues to build...
View ArticleDedication held at renovated Walter C. Wood '17 Sailing Pavilion
In conjunction with the 75th anniversary of sailing at MIT, the Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation (DAPER) dedicated a new floating dock and a fleet of Firefly sailboats at the...
View ArticleKeeping our hallways safe and clutter free
Abandoned items in the halls are not just unsightly, they are unsafe. Often, the corridors act as an emergency egress route. If the route is obstructed by equipment or boxes, someone needing to exit...
View Article3 Questions: Anette Hosoi on engineering and the Olympics
How do engineers watch sports? Pretty much like the rest of us, but with a little more time spent scrutinizing the mechanics of athletes and the technologies they use. With the Olympics under way,...
View ArticleBarker Library's reading room temporarily closed in August
On Aug. 14, Barker Library's main reading room will close temporarily to allow for restoration work to the Great Dome's ceiling, as well as renovations to the reading room itself. Most of the...
View ArticleStudent input guides MIT Housing's summer renovations
It was a busy summer for Residential Life & Dining's Housing department, as it completed major improvements and renovations to the undergraduate, graduate and fraternities, sororities and...
View ArticleMeasuring MIT’s plug load
This article first appeared in the Autumn 2012 issue of Energy Futures, the magazine of the MIT Energy Initiative. Subscribe today. In spring 2012, the Department of Facilities tapped one of MIT’s...
View ArticleRenovation plans offer MIT opportunities to save energy, improve design
This article first appeared in the Autumn 2012 issue of Energy Futures, the magazine of the MIT Energy Initiative. Subscribe today.After unveiling 11 new buildings in as many years, MIT is turning its...
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Reducing wasted energy in commercial buildings
This article first appeared in the Autumn 2012 issue of Energy Futures, the magazine of the MIT Energy Initiative. Subscribe today. In the search for energy-saving opportunities, commercial buildings...
View ArticleSlideshow: Snow days
An historic snow storm rolled through New England on Feb. 8 and 9, closing down much of the region — including MIT. Community members used the opportunity for some midwinter entertainment, and a...
View ArticleWorkshop helps Facilities employees improve computer skills
One good thing leads to another, whatever language you say it in. A perfect example is a new Computer Basics workshop for MIT Facilities staff who aren’t native English speakers. The workshop, an...
View ArticleMultiple choices: How do you handle eWaste?
At MIT, we're surrounded by electronic and digital devices. Over time we outgrow these devices or they become obsolete or stop working. Collectively, that amounts to a heap of electronic waste (eWaste)...
View ArticleA stand of support
At the head of the lineHundreds of MIT community members lined Vassar Street at 2:50 p.m. Monday to observe a moment of silence on the one-week anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings. People...
View ArticleBexley to close at end of semester for up to three years due to structural...
At a meeting of Bexley Hall residents this evening, Dean for Student Life Costantino Colombo and representatives of MIT Housing and the Department of Facilities discussed the results of engineering...
View ArticleA guide for the community this Fourth of July
Guidance from the MIT Police This year's traditional fireworks celebration on the Esplanade will be held Thursday night, July 4. Approximately 500,000 people will fill the banks of the Esplanade along...
View ArticleRoad modifications due to East Campus construction may impact travel
This week, for the first time in decades, drivers will be able to turn right onto Ames Street from Memorial Drive, allowing for two-way travel on the designated one-way road. This and other changes to...
View ArticleMIT launches ‘Atlas’ as a new administrative-systems hub
MIT has launched a new portal — called “Atlas” — as an administrative-systems hub for the MIT community. The new gateway allows users to access services — both self-service and administrative-system...
View ArticleRecommendation made to demolish Bexley Hall
At a meeting today of an advisory group established to advise the MIT administration on Bexley Hall, a recommendation was made by the Department of Facilities in conjunction with the Division of...
View ArticleLEEDing the way
The Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC), the flagship building project of a five-university regional consortium that includes MIT, was formally presented a LEED Platinum...
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