UW Facilities’ Salvage Wood Program gives campus trees a second life. When trees need to be cut down — due to construction, natural death, disease or other reasons — Facilities staff save the trees from the compost pile and transform them into usable wood for construction or woodworking.
Now those trees are getting…
October 2 is National Custodian Day, a day to recognize these essential members of the community who work every day to keep our buildings clean, comfortable and healthy. UW Facilities custodians are on campus 24 hours a day, with many of them…
Transitions can be hard. When I first moved to Washington, I went from living in a house in my hometown to sleeping in a powerboat that leaked from the roof above the sleeping area. As I lay awake listening to drops of water plopping on my pillow…
When new Sound Transit light rail stations open this month, it will be a win for mobility around the region. It will also mean an upgrade to the U-PASS, said Bill Bryant, assistant director of UW Transportation Services.
Starting Aug. 30,…