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UNM's Physical Plant Department Remodel unit begins a project to restucco the Student Health Building and Mesa Vista Hall beginning Monday, May 11. The project, which won’t be completed until August 2015, should not impact the normal operations of the building, occupants or visitors.

Due to the wet weather over the weekend, the PPD Grounds and Landscaping re-striping project was delayed. The project has been rescheduled beginning Monday, April 27, weather permitting.  Contractors will re-stripe crosswalks, center lines and other ...

The University of New Mexico celebrates Earth Day (April 22) and National Arbor Day (April 25) with a week's worth of tree plantings and events. UNM is a nationally recognized campus arboretum and...

For the fifth year in a row, the University of New Mexico has been listed as one of the United States' most environmentally responsible colleges, according to the newly-released "Princeton Review's Guide to 353 Green Colleges: 2015 Edition."

Modern science has created a dilemma for humankind. Now that we know billions upon billions of microorganisms live in the world around us and even within our own bodies, it’s easy to understand why some people proudly proclaim, “I’m a germaphobe!” How...

The UNM Physical Plant Department (PPD) hosts its next Building Coordinator meeting Wednesday, April 1 from 9-10:30 a.m. in Dane Smith Hall, room 120. These meetings are designed to educate staff on a variety of facilities and maintenance topics. Themes for this ...

Fifty thousand gallons of organic sludge, a fishing pole, a bowling ball, a mannequin, shopping carts, three radios, two chairs and a host of other items are typically found in the Duck Pond during its routine Spring Break cleaning every other...

UNM now has a total of six photovoltaic (PV) solar panel systems and one solar thermal storage system after the most recent installation at the UNM West campus. The $465,000 project has been completed and is now generating approximately 70 percent of the...

As one of the highest cost-per-square-foot buildings at the University of New Mexico, the Center for High Tech Materials (CHTM) associate director, Majeed Hayat, felt it was necessary to figure out ways to reduce the total energy consumption in the...

Beginning Monday, March 9, the UNM Physical Plant begins a significant amount of concrete sidewalk removal and replacement on the southwest side of Scholes Hall, east of the Alumni Chapel.