facilities

The Binary Walkway will be temporarily closed for maintenance work on Wednesday, March 13, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Signage will direct pedestrians safely around all construction. Work will also be done on various sections of sidewalk on the Case Quad on Thursday, March 14, from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m....

As noted in an email to campus Tuesday, Case Western Reserve University is transitioning from cooling to heating in buildings as winter approaches. (The subject line on the email erroneously stated heating to cooling.) Throughout campus, there are a variety of building heating and cooling systems. ...

In combination with Cleveland architectural firm Ayers Saint Gross, the Planning and Design team—part of Campus Planning and Facilities Management—has been honored with recognition from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) for their work on the Fribley Commons renovation, which was completed o...

To protect passersby during roof work on the A.W. Smith Building, crews today will begin putting up scaffolding and fencing around walkways adjacent to Smith and the Bingham buildings. Campus Planning and Facilities Management asks that individuals who typically enter the Case Quad by walking betwe...

This Monday, July 3, facilities services will remove a large oak tree in front of Wickenden that is suffering from disease. The university expects to plant a different kind of tree in that location later this summer— specifically, one much less susceptible to infection. Officials will update the c...

Behind the work that takes place in labs, offices and classrooms across Case Western Reserve University’s campus, there are more than 3,000 staff members helping to make it happen. Whether it’s connecting students with opportunities to help them succeed or making sure common spaces are clean and saf...

Beginning this weekend and continuing throughout spring break, Campus Planning and Facilities Management will complete work that began last summer on the Case Quad. The last phase of this project will include final improvements—including landscaping around the buildings and site furnishings. Health...

The Custodial Services department has recently updated its academic cleaning schedule as well as its trash policy. Instead of leaving trash outside of doors on non-trash pickup days, Custodial Services asks the campus community to empty trash into shared/common receptacles in the hallway or breakr...

As students fill campus again for the fall semester, renovations of the Case Quad have reached a major milestone: Starting today, the first of dozens of yards of fencing will begin to come down, ultimately allowing pedestrians to again enter and exit all buildings from quad-facing doors. “We recog...

As fall semester nears, renovations continue on the eastern part of the Case Quad. The construction team is making progress and is on schedule, despite recent rain. Three-quarters of the sidewalks have been completed, while work on new irrigation systems and electrical infrastructure is well underw...