Facilities Management

Dear Campus Community,In order to prepare for the fall semester, our Facilities Management team will be working hard to complete housing turnover and configure facilities in support of the broader return of faculty and students. As in prior years, we anticipate a significant surge in volume of work requests that have customarily challenged our facilities staff as students and faculty reoccupy resident halls and offices.  During this time, we request your patience as we work through...

Georgia Power has issued an alert for Thursday, Jan. 18, as cold temperatures and high demand persist across the regional power grid. While projected peak-hour pricing has retreated from prior day-ahead rate, it will remain elevated during the morning hours of 7 a.m. through 12 p.m. The campus community is asked to consider shutting down non-essential lighting and unplug non-essential equipment during this peak period Thursday morning. If you have access to windows, please use natural...

Georgia Power has issued an alert for Wednesday, Jan. 17, as extremely cold temperatures have triggered high demand across the regional power grid resulting in exceptionally high peak-hour pricing, particularly during morning hours of 7 a.m. through noon.  The campus community is asked to consider shutting down non-essential lighting and unplugging non-essential equipment during this peak-hour period.  If you have access to windows, use natural light.  Turn lights off when you leave...

Facilities Management is pleased to introduce our new Building Services Director, Mr. Bryan Van Sant. Bryan has enjoyed a distinguished career in higher education facilities management including a 20-year tenure at the University of South Florida in a variety of roles culminating as Director of Facilities Services where he led building services, grounds maintenance, postal services and vehicle maintenance for nearly nine years.   Bryan brings a wealth of experience and innovative ideas...

It is that time of the year, please pardon our work.  JCI will be performing our annual fire alarm device and system tests, starting on Dec. 11th – 15th on nonacademic locations to avoid any conflicts with studying and finals. Dec. 18th - 21st they will be working on the resident halls and the remainder of the buildings. Please see the attached file below for your perspective building. If there are any conflicts, please contact Bobby at 478-445-1020 or Robert.egnor@gcsu.edu   

Facilities Operations and Maintenance will have a contractor on site Oct. 6 through Oct. 9. The contractor will install new post-top lights along the sidewalk of circle drive. Thank you in advance and pardon our progress as we continue to make campus improvements.

Dear Campus Community, In order to prepare for the fall semester, our Facilities Management team will be working hard to complete housing turnover and configure facilities in support of the broader return of faculty and students. As in prior years, we anticipate a significant surge in the volume of work requests that have customarily challenged our facilities staff as students and faculty reoccupy resident halls and offices. During this time, we request your patience as we work through...

Dear Campus Community, In order to prepare for the fall semester, our Facilities Management team will be working hard to complete housing turnover and configure facilities in support of the broader return of faculty and students. As in prior years, we anticipate a significant surge in the volume of work requests that have customarily challenged our facilities staff as students and faculty reoccupy resident halls and offices. During this time, we request your patience as we work through...

Based on weather-driven forecasted demand across the regional power grid, peak hour pricing for main campus will remain elevated throughout this week, particularly during the afternoon hours of 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.  The campus community is urged to shut down non-essential lighting and consider unplugging non-essential equipment during these peak hours. If you have access to windows, use the natural light. When not using natural light, close window blinds. Turn lights off when you leave...

Georgia Power has issued an Alert for today, 7/25, as higher temperatures result in peak electricity demand that will significantly impact pricing. Judging from forecasted temperatures, we expect this status to persist throughout the week.    The campus community is asked to consider shutting down non-essential lighting and unplugging non-essential equipment during these peak hours. If you have access to windows, use the natural light. When not using natural light, close window blinds...