New accessible route just in time for Final Exercises
May 14, 2025
Ramp provides a route from the central parking garage to level of the Lawn
FM in the news
UVA gets ready for its close-up
May 9, 2025
Grounds crew prepares for Finals Weekend
Shumway Hall holds grand opening
April 29, 2025
UVA celebrated the grand opening of Shumway Hall and the renovated Cobb Hall
Tree planting marks UVA's Founder's Day
April 11, 2025
Colette Sheehy honored with planting as part of UVA's Founder's Day celebration
UVA apprenticeship fair
April 10, 2025
Annual job fair highlights alternatives to four-year degree paths
UVA ReUSE furnishes hope for Central Virginia youth
February 28, 2025
UVA ReUSE donates surplus chairs to a nonprofit that provides schools, homes, and services for children and families with behavioral, mental health, and special education needs.
Bringing visions to life
February 14, 2025
FM's Maurice Gough highlighted in Black History Month series
Grounds crews gear up to keep UVA operating
February 10, 2025
UVA Facilities Management workers are ready for the storm
Mem Gym: 'Great War' gave shape to a great need
February 7, 2025
Memorial Gymnasium is closed for an 18-month renovation
A guide around Grounds
January 28, 2025
New and upcoming UVA construction projects
Winter weather
January 17, 2025
Facilities Management teams support snow and ice removal
How do we prep the Grounds for winter?
January 7, 2025
Facilities Management landscapers perform a variety of tasks
Grounds work finds early 20th-century pillar
November 26, 2024
Contractors working for the University of Virginia have uncovered another piece of history
Senior VP for Operations Collette Sheehy to retire from UVA in July
November 15, 2024
Ms. Sheehy has served the University for nearly 43 years
Why no solar panels on that building?
November 6, 2024
The UVA Orthopedics Center was structurally and electrically designed to be solar-ready
Facilities Management gives lower Rotunda Plaza a partial facelift
October 23, 2024
The lower north plaza at the University of Virginia's historic Rotunda is getting a new look
Students plant forest patches to benefit the future
October 9, 2024
Students planted 85 trees and shrubs with the assistance of Facilities Management landscapers
Original historical fabric revealed at The Mews
August 30, 2024
The building is getting modern utilities and some of its original features restored
Restoring the Lawn was a sod job
August 23, 2024
University's grassy centerpiece back in shape
Lawn room roofs regain their original profiles
August 23, 2024
Work crews replaced the roof over the student rooms
UVA builds next-generation heat plant at Fontaine Research Park
August 7, 2024
The plant will supply thermal energy to the Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology
University removes 1970s Footbridge
July 16, 2024
Ridley Footbridge over Emmet Street is gone
UVA's Lawn rooms carry Thomas Jefferson's touch
July 15, 2024
Thomas Jefferson put a lot of thought into designing the students' rooms
FM teams support project
July 10, 2024
East Range utility work closes Rotunda Alley
Reynolds earns BEE Award
July 3, 2024
His daughters, who are also UVA team members, join the surprise
UVA Football Operations Center marks grand opening
June 7, 2024
The facility sits next to the George Welsh Indoor Practice Facility and the team's two practice fields.
New artificial turf coming to Carr's Hill Field
May 28, 2024
Project and Construction Management Services is installing the first new surface in 10 years
The Lawn is UVA's red carpet for Finals Weekend
May 9, 2024
Facilities Management’s landscape and maintenance crews ensure the Lawn looks its best for Finals Weekend
School of Data Science holds opening celebration
April 29, 2024
Virginia Governor joins UVA leadership to open the new building
GES supports Faculty Forest
April 25, 2024
Geospatial Engineering Services created an interactive map of UVA Darden's forest of trees dedicated to emeritus faculty members
April is National Safe Digging Month
April 1, 2024
Remember to dig with C.A.R.E. and keep Virginia safe
Then and now
March 27, 2024
Looking at Shannon Library, pre- and post-renovation
University embarks upon its plug-in future
March 20, 2024
The University is converting its vehicle fleet, equipment and tools to battery-powered models
HSPP engineer spotlight
March 6, 2024
Bill Rockwell is a health system engineer and chair of the Safety and Security Subcommittee's Utilities Workgroup
Ahead of grand opening, Board renames UVA's Main Library
March 1, 2024
The library will be named in honor of the University's fourth president, Edgar F. Shannon Jr.
Chemists mark importance of UVA's Jeffersonian hearth
A small dedication ceremony is being planned for March
Facilities Management keeps Grounds safe amidst heavy snow
January 22, 2024
FM teams mobilized in response to the first snow of the year
UVA FM Annual Report 2023
January 9, 2024
A review of the department's accomplishments and highlights from the past year
A First Look Inside the New Contemplative Commons
January 3, 2024
Construction on the new building is set to complete this spring
UVA Breaks Ground on Paul & Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology
December 8, 2023
State and UVA leaders joined the groundbreaking ceremony.
Apprenticeship graduation
November 27, 2023
14 skilled tradespeople complete UVA Apprenticeship Program
The Durrer family thrives on serving UVA
November 16, 2023
Charlie Durrer, and sons Hunter and Travis, have over 70 years of collective service to UVA
Drawing from the sun
November 8, 2023
UVA expands its solar array
Away from Work: A.J. Young
November 1, 2023
Young, a meter technician at FM, spends his time outside of work addressing food insecurity
Day of Caring 2023
October 4, 2023
Facilities Management supports annual community volunteer event
UVA employees have shovels, will travel
September 20, 2023
UVA employees fanned out to sites in Charlottesville to clean up, pick up and spruce up
New lime for old brick
September 20, 2023
UVA's historic masons are restoring the Lawn's Tuscan columns to their original condition
Pedestrian safety is behind McCormick's wider walkways
September 18, 2023
Many changes were made to McCormick Rd. in the interest of student safety
Chapel's mystery markings raise intrigue
September 1, 2023
A hex against evil? Or carpenter's notes?
Nematodes Vs. Grubs: Insect Smackdown on Grounds
August 30, 2023
Using nematodes, a beneficial roundworm, to destroy grubs that would damage new turf
Summer 2023 construction update
August 3, 2023
Several construction and renovation projects have ramped up during the summer
Craftspeople restoring Jefferson's plaster ceilings to the Lawn Colonnades
July 7, 2023
Plasterers use a blend of traditional and modern techniques
Sustainability is incorporated into Alderman Library
June 27, 2023
The design will bring more natural light into the building, and includes safety and mechanical upgrades
Old Cabell column work exposes University history
June 21, 2023
Columns holding aloft the cement pergola on the west end of Old Cabell Hall date from the 1890s and the 1950s
Lester Jackson signs streaming licensing agreement with UVA
June 13, 2023
He is first to sign a streaming licensing agreement with the Music Library
Monroe Hill excavation results in new findings
June 7, 2023
Recent work may have discovered a summer kitchen
Summer is construction season on Grounds
June 6, 2023
Ongoing projects take advantage of the absence of students
Grounds keepers
June, 2023
Facilities Management staff dedicate their time to taking care of Grounds
In Memoriam: Frank Hill
May 24, 2023
Hill, who served in many roles at Facilities Management, passed away on May 14
Black alumni honored with memorial bench
May 17, 2023
A recent ceremony honored alumni who helped integrate UVA's School of Nursing
McCormick Observatory renovations reveal history
May 16, 2023
Planned renovations help display the original craftmanship of the observatory
McCormick/Alderman Road Closure
May 3, 2023
Two projects will close sections of McCormick and Alderman Rd. during the summer of 2023
Safety Week
May 1, 2023
Celebrate the nationwide event scheduled for May 1-5
E-Bike Demo Day
April 22, 2023
UVA students, faculty, and staff were given the opportunity to test ride a selection of e-bikes
UVA Green Labs host resource fair
April 18, 2023
The program encourages researchers to find ways to use sustainable green energy
Supervisor 101 course launches
April 14, 2023
The new course arms E&G Custodial Services supervisors with skills for success
Training its own labor force
April 13, 2023
UVA Facilities Management's Apprentice Program turns 40
Apprentice program anniversary
April 12, 2023
The UVA Facilities Management's Apprenticeship Program has been training people to work in various trades for 40 years
Architectural accents from Rotunda find new life in Alderman Library project
March 31, 2023
Cast iron panels in storage since 1970s repurposed
UVA's Office for Sustainability strives to make every game a ‘Green Game’
March 21, 2023
Green Games is an effort to divert waste produced from home athletic events
FM volunteers support Women Build
March 8, 2023
Habitat for Humanity hosts its annual Women Build event in Charlottesville
Hoos making an impact
March 6, 2023
Facilities Management employee among winners of staff idea competition supporting sustainability
Student Health receives design award
March 1, 2023
The Student Health & Wellness Center received a 2023 ACUI Facility Design Award
UVA board approves site plan for Manning Institute of Biotechnology
March 2, 2023
The institute is scheduled to be built in the Fontaine Research Park
Critical repair
March 1, 2023
FM teams complete UVA Health sewer line replacement ahead of schedule
Innovative, underground heating planned for UVA Manning Institute of Biotechnology
February 17, 2023
The building will be warmed with geothermal heat, which stores energy in underground wells
Athletics Master Plan starting to take shape
February 3, 2023
The Athletics Master Plan includes a Football Operations Center, an Olympic Sports Center, renovated McCue Center, along with already-completed new grass football practice fields
Student Health earns national certification
January 29, 2023
The Student Health and Wellness Center is the first higher-ed building in Virginia to receive a 2-star Fitwel certification
UVA Sawmilling contest aims for wider audience
January 5, 2023
Sawmillers hope to encourage others in the University community to experience designing and building a project
Employee featured in publication
Jan 3, 2022
Vibha Buckingham was highlighted in the Hartford College for Women alumna magazine
Critical lines: Andrea Trimble's art merges natural, built worlds
January 2, 2023
The director of UVA's Office for Sustainability explores our surrounding environments in pen and ink