Maintenance and Operations
The Plant-Operations Department has implemented different methods and products that will make Judson a cleaner, greener, more sustainable campus.
Energy Saving Projects
- New thermostats installed in Plant-ops, Fitness, Creekside, and the Thompson Center
- Thermostats have been installed in individual rooms for floors 2-7 of Lindner Tower utilizing infrared technology
- A campus-wide lighting project to install lower wattage bulbs and occupancy sensors
- New radiant heat system
- LED lighting installed along streets and sidewalks
Green Cleaning
- Low VOC Paint is used on campus for better indoor air quality
- Green Seal Cleaning chemicals are used because they are healthier and greener
- Micro-fiber mops and towels are used for cleaning and then laundered to be re-used
- "Blue Cleaning" is used with electronic ionized water (no chemicals are being used in this process, yet it still kills 99.9% of germs)
- Fitness Center gym floor is cleaned with this method
- Ionized spray bottles are used on a rotational basis
- An auto scrubber is used for HAWAC floors
- Low moisture carpet machines are used in various locations
Hazardous Waste
We safely dispose of the following waste:
- Mercury for florescent lamps
- Mercury thermostats
- Batteries
- Motor oils
- Cooking grease
- Chemicals in the science building