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Heavy snowfall and chilly temperatures are just a couple of the characteristics of the El Niño weather pattern expected in New Mexico this winter. Over the last six weeks, the Physical Plant Department (PPD) Grounds and Landscaping division has ...

The University is brimming with experts, and the Physical Plant Department’s (PPD) Dr. Gary Smith is no exception. Smith, associate director of PPD Environmental Services, was selected as a voting member of the National Sanitation Foundation’s (NSF) ...

The Physical Plant Department (PPD) has been producing energy for the University campus for over 30 years. PPD now has two highly efficient cogeneration units that provide a significant amount of the energy needed on campus day in and day out.

The Physical Plant Department hosts the next building coordinator meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 11 from 9 – 10:30 a.m. in the Willard Room at Zimmerman Library.

Don Swick, university facilities engineer with the Physical Plant Department (PPD), was recently awarded the 2015 Energy Engineer of the Year in Region IV by the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE).  This award is described by the AEE for “those who...

The private club for University of New Mexico employees now has a new name. Formerly known as the Faculty and Staff Club, it’s now called the University Club.  

The annual Fall Frenzy Campus Beautification Project was a big success this year, bringing out hundreds of student volunteers to do a variety of work around the University of New Mexico campus.

The UNM Regents recently approved the installation of a photovoltaic shade structure at the McKinnon Family Tennis Center. Rio Grande Solar, LLC, the successful project bidder, agreed to provide matching funds for the solar system installed by their ...

The University of New Mexico (UNM) was established in 1889, a time when building a university in the middle of the desert was considered risky, even unheard of.  After 125 years,...

Natalie Brigance wondered why it took her so long to become a Popejoy subscriber. Popejoy has offered half-price subscriptions to the UNM community since 2001, but Natalie only started subscribing six years ago.