The University of Iowa
Facilities Governance Report
Fiscal Year 2005
Introduction
The University of Iowa (UI) launched several facilities-related initiatives that provide the
framework for enhancing its stewardship of physical facilities. In Fiscal Year 2005, it completed
an independent facilities condition assessment of the General Fund buildings on campus,
introduced energy management strategies to ebb increasing energy demand, and developed
the groundwork to address aggressively campus fire and life safety improvements. These
initiatives produced very positive results for the campus; and they continue to serve as future
building blocks toward improved stewardship of the campus physical environment.
The comprehensive assessment and subsequent analysis of the condition of facilities provides
important information about the University’s deferred maintenance needs (catch-up expenses),
and capital renewal needs (keep-up expenses). The assessment, conducted by ISES
Corporation, was much more thorough than previous assessment methods and uncovered a
much larger deferred maintenance backlog than was formerly recorded. The ISES study also
revealed the importance of identifying and quantifying capital renewal needs. Capital renewal is
the timely replacement or renewal of building components that reach the end of their useful life.
Capital renewal investments avoid adding to a deferred maintenance backlog.
As a result of the ISES study and subsequent institutional analysis and discussion regarding
capital renewal, the UI expanded its total-cost-of-ownership for new facilities to include a capital
renewal component. This cost of ownership model led to the collaboration among Regents
Universities and the Board Office to develop common definitions, and develop the “Facilities
Stewardship Proposal” that was presented to the Board of Regents in November 2005.
The University of Iowa is undertaking an aggressive approach to reducing the amount of energy
consumed in its facilities. The campus initiated several energy management strategies:
including building system improvements, utilities infrastructure improvements, energy
purchasing/use strategies, and energy awareness. Promoting energy awareness across
campus was largely propelled by the Energy Conservation Advisory Council, which was formed
to plan, develop, and review progress toward the energy conservation initiatives. Initiatives that
gained impetus in Fiscal Year 2005, discussed in some depth below, have created a firm
foundation for the work to come. To focus future efforts, the council membership, representing
the UI faculty, staff, students and administration, is currently creating a campus-wide
comprehensive energy policy.
With the completion of the ISES facilities condition assessment in June 2005, and an updated
State Fire Marshal inspection scheduled for completion in Fall 2005, UI is better positioned to
review, analyze, and address fire safety deficiencies. A major category of the ISES assessment
addressed fire and life safety needs. In addition, ISES data and metrics provided the basis for a
decision-making framework related to the long-term renewal or removal of existing facilities.
This information will assist UI in working with the State Fire Marshal to determine solutions to
building deficiencies that are consistent with both the immediate and long-term use (or non use)
of the facility.
While the UI has taken major strides forward in taking a long-term institutional view that aims to
reduce the total cost of ownership, these efforts do not stand alone in Fiscal Year 2005 and are
not complete unto themselves. The interrelationships among various elements of facilities
stewardship will continue to be forefront in the UI management of its facilities.
Acreage and Space Information
Campus Acreage:
On-Campus Acreage
UI
Off-Campus Acreage*
1983 acres
449 acres
*Off-campus acreage: Macbride Nature Center and Hills Observatory
Gross Square Footage (GSF) by Year of Construction (All campus facilities as of July 1, 2005):
Years
Pre1930
1931-1950
1951-1960
1961-1970
1971-1980
1981-1990
1991-2000
2001 – present
Gross Square Feet of
Initial Construction
Facilities
Replacement Cost*
2,518,907
629,653
1,029,386
2,960,599
2,370,229
2,301,598
2,496,122
1,134,357
896,284,700
183,437,850
310,145,950
902,153,050
800,466,250
774,183,300
916,054,900
408,797,500
Total
15,440,851
$5,191,523,500
*Based upon the recently agreed upon replacement costs by building type.
The facility replacement cost (FRC) represents the total expenditure (in current dollars) required
to replace a facility, inclusive of construction costs, design costs, project management costs and
project administrative costs. The FRC does not include moveable equipment and furniture. The
FRC of a new facility equals the total project cost of that facility, minus moveable equipment and
furniture.
To calculate this value, the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, University of Northern
Iowa and the Board of Regents Office agreed to assign the following values for types of
construction:
Level
Type
Level 1
Laboratory Intensive
Level 2
Mixed Laboratory
Level 3
Administration/Office/
Classroom
Level 4
Service and Support
Level 5
Warehouse/Shop/Storage
Description
more than 50% of space teaching and research
activity requiring high end utilities and equipment
less than 50% of space with teaching and research
activity requiring high end utilities and equipment
dry space with large number of occupants/users
production activities with small number of
occupants/users
limited services
Value
$450/GSF
$350/GSF
$300/GSF
$200/GSF
$100/GSF
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Gross Square Footage (GSF) by Year of Construction (General Fund – includes Oakdale
Campus -- as of July 1, 2005):
Gross Square Feet of
Initial Construction
Years
Pre1930
1931-1950
1951-1960
1961-1970
1971-1980
1981-1990
1991-2000
2001 – present
Facilities
Replacement Cost*
1,769,212
350,036
413,487
894,544
1,574,643
731,596
580,371
695,731
604,453,550
104,127,400
129,823,250
311,749,750
507,252,400
234,757,600
210,309,800
262,194,600
Total
7,009,620
$2,364,668,350
*Based upon the recently agreed upon replacement costs by building type.
Highlights of Changes to Gross Square Feet Recorded in FY 2005
Phillip D. Adler Journalism and Mass Communication Building - Opened for classes in January
2005 and replaced the functionally obsolete Communications Center; the 84,500 square foot
Adler Building houses the School of Journalism and Mass Communication (College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences), The Daily Iowan, and the Department of Cinema and Comparative
Literature.
Burge Residence Hall - The renovation of Burge Residence Hall included a dining space with a
marketplace-style design offering students wide range of services, selection of foods, and
operational hours. Mirroring the popular Hillcrest Market Place, which opened in the west
campus residence hall area in 2000, the Burge Market Place offers a variety of food stations for
each meal. The facility was designed to serve a peak meal volume of 2,800 meals for a
weekday lunch. The renovated area includes approximately 59,200 gross square feet.
Pomerantz Center - Construction of the new Pomerantz Center, a 73,150 gross square foot
facility located across from the John Pappajohn Business Building, brings together a number of
University of Iowa career-related services. It houses the Admission Visitors Center, the
Academic Advising Center, MBA Career Services, the Executive MBA Program, the UI Alumni
Association's Career Information Network, and the Marvin A. and Rose Lee Pomerantz Career
Services Program. The building also contains a 400-seat auditorium and six general assignment
classrooms that are used by many undergraduate programs.
Types and Usage of Space
Code
000's
100
200
300
400
Classification
Unclassified
Classroom
All Labs
Office
Study
NASF
Campus w/o
Hospital
424,603
327,134
1,280,891
1,539,829
519,154
NASF
UIHC only
266,706
873
16,937
638,532
18,002
Total
NASF
691,309
328,007
1,297,828
2,178,361
537,156
% of Total
Excl. Res
8.56
4.06
16.07
26.98
6.65
% of
Total All
7.34
3.48
13.77
23.12
5.70
3
500
600
700
800
900
Special Use
General Use
Support
Health Care
Subtotal
Residence
608,364
676,706
480,582
64,067
5,921,330
1,336,232
700
74,048
82,337
1,055,005
2,153,140
12,635
609,064
750,754
562,919
1,119,072
8,074,470
1,348,867
7.54
9.30
6.97
13.86
100
6.46
7.97
5.97
11.88
85.69
14.31
Total
7,257,562
2,165,775
9,423,337
100
100
Classroom Utilization
The most current classroom utilization data is reflected below. The next analysis of classroom
utilization data is anticipated in Fiscal Year 2006.
Fall 2003
General
Assignment
Classrooms
Departmental
Classrooms
Departmental
Laboratories
Number of Rooms
Average Room Hours Assigned to
Scheduled Classes per Week
198
96
109
33.26
13.79*
16.1
Number of Seats
10,279
5,074
2,646
Utilization of Stations When Room is
Occupied
62.17%
51.57%
* These hours exclude non-classroom use by departments (conferences, etc.)
71.1%
Institutional Shared Policies and Procedures –
Cooperation / Coordination among Institutions
The Regents Universities are collaborating in a number of facilities-related areas. This
collaboration allows the universities to share best practices with each other and to pool our
resources to investigate and pursue innovative and cost saving approaches. The first ten are
new initiatives; others are sustained efforts.
1. The Regents Code Review Team (RCRT), which has members from Iowa State
University, the University of Northern Iowa, the Board of Regents and the University of
Iowa, conducted extensive research in various building, fire and life safety codes and
made a recommendation to the Building Code Director in cooperation with the State Fire
Marshal’s Office, which was favorably received.
2. UI, ISU, and UNI collaborated and developed new, uniform facilities replacement value
methodology.
3. UI, ISU, and UNI collaborated with the Board Office’s on changes to the Iowa
Administrative Code §681, Chapter 9.
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4. The facilities management departments and the Board Office coordinated the
development of definitions pertaining to the total cost of facilities ownership; including
capital renewal, operating costs, and facilities replacement value.
5. UI, ISU and UNI developed a common Capital Renewal Reinvestment rate of 1.5% of
facility replacement value.
6. Representatives from the University of Iowa visited Iowa State University to exchange
information on reducing the cost of central chilled water production and distribution.
Topics of discussion included variable primary and primary/secondary pumping of chilled
water, building cooling coil retrofits to achieve acceptable building chilled water return
temperatures and control methodologies for building and central plant chilled water
systems.
7. The three institutions recently began working with A.T. Kearney on a strategic sourcing
project. The initial wave of commodities for review includes maintenance supplies and
fuels.
8. The first Meeting for Interior Design for UI, UNI and ISU was hosted by the University of
Iowa to discuss purchasing policies, furniture contracts and carpet recycling.
9. UI, ISU, and UNI collaborated and developed a series of classifications within the Merit
System for Utility Electronic and Instrumentation Technician Series I, II and III. Currently,
efforts are ongoing between the three institutions to develop a mechanical maintenance
series to replace the Power Plant Repairer classification.
10. UI, ISU, and UNI are evaluating the benefits and potential cost savings from bidding
limestone supply and ash removal for all three institutions
11. Utilities departments of UI, UNI and ISU meet quarterly to share ideas/problems and to
collaborate on all matters related to utilities.
12. UI Utilities is loaning a portable steam-blow muffler to ISU, avoiding duplicate purchase
of expensive equipment.
13. The three universities share a boiler-water chemical treatment contract with NALCO
Chemical Company that is administered by ISU.
14. An environmental emissions testing services contract with Comprehensive Emissions
Services, administered by ISU, is shared by the three universities.
15. UI’s 5-year fuels testing services contract with Standard Laboratories allows the option
to add other Regent institutions at their discretion.
16. UI, ISU, and UNI project design and construction staff and the Board Office meet every
three months to discuss general construction and design issues.
17. Representatives of UI, ISU, UNI, and the Board Office meet twice a year with the Master
Builders of Iowa; these meetings are to discuss general construction issues.
18. The Regent universities share a common boilerplate construction contract and comply
with the same approval rules via capital requests.
19. ISU and UI are members of the Higher Education Facilities Management Association
(HEFMA), which meets three times a year. Space Planning personnel from UI, ISU and
UNI consult throughout the year.
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20. Facilities managers and HR staff from UI, ISU, and UNI have collaborated to work on
classifications schemes that allow for staff development and career paths for facilities
personnel.
Energy Conservation and Energy Costs
Energy Conservation
The University of Iowa is striving to go well beyond a “program or initiative” and embed energysaving best practices into its long-term operational and institutional culture. To help reach this
goal, the UI established the campus Energy Conservation Advisory Council in Fall 2004. The
Council, chaired by Professor Jerry Schnoor, is a representative committee of faculty, staff and
students to help plan, develop, review and implement campus energy conservation initiatives. In
addition, the Council has helped spawn a number of burgeoning departmental partnerships with
Facilities Management, including the College of Engineering, Engineers for a Sustainable
World, Residence Services, the UI Student Government, the Sigma Pi Altruistic Campus
Experience project, Information Technology, and Purchasing. These partnerships have helped
broaden participation across campus.
Other partnerships with service providers have aided in the search for and implementation of
innovative technological solutions. Working closely with several business partners, such as Mid
American, Johnston Controls, Andover Controls, Stanley Consultants, and others, Facilities
management is continuing to integrate best practices into its energy management efforts. While
Facilities Management has long been involved in energy conservation and purchasing
strategies, partnerships like these help the UI magnify its efforts.
Accomplishments in Fiscal Year 2005 included establishing the Energy Conservation Advisory
Council, building partnerships, and launching an energy awareness campaign that contributed
to a reduction in energy costs (from what it otherwise would have been) of approximately
$400,000. In addition to the energy awareness outreach activities on campus, Facilities
Management initiated two major types of energy conservation strategies that Facilities
Management in Fiscal Year 2005: Campus-wide energy system Improvements and a building
energy audit program. Facilities Management hired an energy engineer in November 2004, who
began building audits and building improvement programs that contributed to the reduction in
expense. Campus-wide energy system improvements involve looking at a specific energy
systems, such as lighting, chilled water and steam and identifying both design standards and
energy conservation measures that can be implemented on a campus-wide basis. Building
energy audits are studies that identify low cost energy conservation measures that can be
implemented in the short term for immediate energy savings, and projects that require capital
investment to achieve energy savings.
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Campus-wide Energy System Improvements
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Chilled Water Optimization Projects - The University of Iowa initiated two major chilled
water projects in Fiscal Year 2005 to both reduce energy consumption and delay the
urgency of building additional chilled water capacity. Both the UIHC and the General
Education Fund buildings implemented chilled water optimization projects in time for the
2005 cooling season. The energy savings and capacity improvements from these
projects will be fully realized Fiscal Year 2006 and beyond. Besides saving energy costs
in the short term, these projects reduce capital costs in the future.
Chilled water system optimization will be an on-going energy conservation strategy for
Facilities Management. Facilities Management purchased PI System, a real-time
information management software displaying usage data in real time and archiving data
for later analysis. Facilities Management staff are using PI System data for cooling load
analysis in order to improve system designs for new construction and renovations.
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Lighting Standards Study – Initiated in 2005 and funded by the MidAmerican Energy
Advantage Program, the lighting standards study will analyze energy efficiency, life cycle
cost, maintainability, lighting quality and light levels for typical spaces, such as offices,
classrooms and hallways and develop comprehensive standards for design and
operation. The goals of the study are threefold: (1) provide lighting standards and
specifications for new construction and retrofit projects; (2) identify lighting efficiency
projects that can be implemented in existing buildings; and (3) provide commissioning
guidelines for lighting projects to ensure correct installation and energy efficient
operation. The study will be complete in Fiscal Year 2006.
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Steam Trap Maintenance Program - A campus-wide energy system improvement with a
very short-term return on investment, the Steam Trap Maintenance Program was
initiated in Fiscal Year 2005 to correct improperly functioning steam traps that waste
steam and overheat spaces. Steam trap maintenance programs typically save 5 to 10 %
of the steam usage in a building. An individual in Facilities Management was assigned
to focus solely on steam traps and to repair or replace any malfunctioning trap. The
efforts initiated in Fiscal Year 2005 will be ongoing.
Building Energy Audit Program
In Fiscal Year 2005, Facilities Management focused on implementing an energy audit program
involving collecting information about energy usage and costs for each building, compiling an
overview of the building energy systems and the capabilities of the building automation systems
(BAS), and determining which buildings warrant more detailed studies. One result of this effort
was the identification of potential lighting projects that were packaged into the scope of work for
a comprehensive lighting standards study.
Another example of an outcome of the audit was the identification of energy inefficiencies
discovered within the University Services Building. This relatively new building that was
assumed to be operating efficiently until Facilities Management staff identified a multi-year trend
of rising energy costs; prompting measures to alter the scheduling of HVAC equipment,
improving boiler controls, air balancing, and fixing chiller problems that have caused large
increases in energy usage over the last 3 years. The energy conservation measures that were
implemented will reduce annual electric costs in the building by more than $20,000.
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Facilities Management staff worked with UI engineering students on an energy survey of the
Iowa Advanced Technology Laboratory for a class project. The $50,000 of potential energy
conservation measures this project identified formed the basis of a proposal to have an outside
consultant perform a detailed audit of the building. This audit will take place in Fiscal Year 2006.
Another aspect of UI’s energy audit strategy is to utilize the resources available through the
MidAmerican Energy Advantage program. The program offers incentives and funds energy
studies leading to conservation improvements. The partnership with Mid American Energy
Corporation has provided financial support needed to implement improvements with attractive
returns on investment.
The heightened energy awareness and positive outcomes at the UI has helped it glean state
and national recognition. Some of the awards and honors that have flowed from this include:
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Biomass Fuel Project: APPA “Effective and Innovative Practices” Award, 2005
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Biomass Fuel Project: Governor’s “Special Recognition in Energy Efficiency / Renewable
Energy” Environmental Excellence Award, 2003
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UI Power Plant: Governor’s “Special Recognition in Air Quality” Environmental
Excellence Award, 2003
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Top 10 on the 2005 A-list in Buildings Magazine highlighting UI Energy Conservation
initiatives
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Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW): EPA “People Prosperity and Planet” Award
Energy Costs
The University of Iowa’s main power plant operates a combined heat and power plant with two
solid fuel boilers and two gas boilers. Controlled extraction steam turbines provide the ability to
co-generate economically and efficiently approximately one-third of the total facility electric
power needs of the campus and hospital complex. Due to the large difference in the costs of
fuels, the two solid fuel boilers are used as base-load units and the natural gas boilers are
reserved for peaking and backup. In response to recent escalations in natural gas costs,
Facilities Management is modifying the winter boiler operating strategy to further reduce the
amount of expensive natural gas fuel consumed.
In the near future, the University’s steam production capacity will need to be increased to adjust
for boilers that are beyond their useful service life, as well as to address subsequent demand
growth. A number of alternatives to increase steam production capacity are being evaluated by
Facilities Management through a contract with RMF Engineering, Inc.
The UI purchases four forms of fuel: stoker coal, fluidized bed coal, natural gas and biomass. It
is useful to compare the relative amounts of purchased fuel in Fiscal Year 2005, by the type of
fuel consumed and by the cost of each type.
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FY 05 Consumption (MMBTU) by Fuel Type
FY 05 Cost by Fuel Type
Stoker Coal
40%
Stoker Coal
39%
Biomass
7%
Biomass
15%
Fluidized Bed
Coal
23%
Fluidized Bed
Coal
35%
Natural Gas
11%
Natural Gas
30%
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Natural Gas represents 11% of the fuel consumed to meet the needs of the campus;
yet represents 30% of the total cost of fuel.
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Biomass (oat hulls) represents only 7% of the total fuel cost, but provides 15% of the
annual fuel requirement. Biomass displaces coal as a fuel, is a renewable energy
source, and is less than one-half the cost of coal.
$ per MMBTU
FY 05 Fuel Cost by Type
$8.00
$7.00
$6.00
$5.00
$4.00
$3.00
$2.00
$1.00
$Natural Gas
Stoker Coal
Fluidized Bed
Coal
Biomass
The University of Iowa purchases coal and biomass on an annual contract basis. These
annual contracts effectively insulate the university from mid-year fuel price increases. Natural
gas is procured on the spot market due to the variability in volume requirements and the need to
balance daily.
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In October 2005, the original cost estimates for fuel prices had to shift to accommodate higher
than forecasted natural gas costs:
Original Fiscal Year 2006 Estimate
Current Estimate
Coal
$7,541,000
$7,541,000
Natural Gas
$4,389,000
$5,597,000
$537,000
$537,000
Biomass
Facilities Management continuously monitors the fuel markets for key indicators affecting fuel
prices. Daily decisions are made to ensure the most cost-effective fuel mix is being utilized.
Additional costs, if incurred, will be borne initially by the Utility Enterprise and then passed on to
university customers through mid-year rate adjustments or the next year's rates.
The University of Iowa has embraced the economic and environmental advantages of burning
biomass fuel (oat hulls). An oat hull is the outer shell of an oat grain that remains after the soft,
protein-containing core has been removed by milling the grain. Oat hulls are readily available
from the Cedar Rapids Quaker Oats plant. In Fiscal Year 2003, the UI partnered with Quaker
Oats to pioneer the use of unprocessed oat hulls in a circulating fluidized bed boiler. Since
January 2003, this project has displaced 51,472 tons of coal with biomass, and reduced new
carbon dioxide emissions from the UI by 126,912 tons. In FY2005, the UI displaced 22,833 tons
of coal with biomass and reduced new carbon dioxide emissions by 56,298 tons. Since
beginning this program, fuel savings have totaled $1.5M, with $609,000 in FY 05.
From a business perspective, this project is an economic “win-win-win” situation. It helps the
University, Quaker Oats, and the State of Iowa. The University provides an economic and
reliable outlet for oat hulls that helps to ensure the Quaker Oats Cedar Rapids facility remains
competitive and viable. The UI purchases oat hulls at a cost of about half that for an equivalent
amount of energy coming from coal, representing more than a half-million dollar reduction
annually in purchased energy cost. Finally, by burning biomass, the University reduces
greenhouse gas emissions and regulated pollutants resulting in an environmental benefit that is
greatly appreciated and lauded by many inside and outside the University.
Because of its reduced greenhouse gas emissions, the University was able to join the Chicago
Climate Exchange (CCX). CCX is the world’s first multi-national and multi-sector market for
reducing and trading greenhouse gas emissions. To allow members to achieve their goals, CCX
trades Carbon Financial Instruments (CFI). The University was able to meet its goal for 2003,
during the testing and development phase of the biomass project, by entering into an historic
transaction with the Iowa Farm Bureau through CCX. Iowa farmers were able to benefit from the
two CFI’s purchased by the UI.
In addition to managing energy costs through conservation, purchasing and operating
strategies, the UI is also containing costs are also being contained by making improvements to
the utilities infrastructure.
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UIHC Chilled Water Optimization - The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is
engaged in a continuing effort to improve the efficiency of their building chilled water
systems served by the West Campus central chilled water plants. John Colloton Pavilion
improvements completed during 2005 included system hydraulic modeling, upgrading
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chilled water control valves, eliminating bypasses around cooling equipment and
installing pump and control system improvements. At Colloton, these efforts resulted in
an overall reduction in chilled water requirements during the 2005 cooling season.
Chilled water system hydraulic analyses for Boyd Tower, Roy Carver and John
Pappajohn Pavilions have also been completed and will be utilized to begin
improvements in those areas in 2006.
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West Campus Chilled Water Project - The West Campus Chilled Water Plant is currently
being renovated to replace aged inefficient chillers with new units. By May 2006, two
new 3,000-ton electric centrifugal chillers will have replaced 5,500 nameplate tons of
steam driven equipment at the end of its useful life. The new units will effectively
increase the capacity of the plant by approximately 2,000 tons largely due to the inability
of the old equipment to achieve nameplate capacity. Further, the new units will result in
lower operations and maintenance costs.
To meet growing needs, an expansion of the West Campus Chilled Water Plant has also
been initiated. The new expansion will include two 4,000-ton steam driven centrifugal
chillers. Like the 3,000-ton electric units described above, these units will be significantly
more efficient to operate and maintain than the old steam driven equipment being
replaced. This facility is scheduled to be operational early in 2007.
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East Campus Chilled Water Analysis - The East Campus central chilled water needs are
projected to exceed the capacity of the North Chilled Water Plant in the near future.
Options for increasing the central chilled water supply on East Campus have been
analyzed, and a new facility located at the south end of Madison Street is being
evaluated. The new facility would initially be equipped with a 4,000-ton steam driven
centrifugal chiller. The new chiller would not only meet the near term capacity needs of
the campus, but would significantly improve the efficiency of chilled water production.
The anticipated needed completion date for the new facility and its associated
distribution connections is 2007.
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Bowen Science Electrical Cable Buss Replacement Project - A project to replace
aluminum secondary electrical cables in Bowen Science with new copper electrical
cables was completed in 2005. The old aluminum system was experiencing multiple
failures due to age and oxidation of the aluminum conductors. The new system will
provide for improved electrical safety, reliability and efficiency.
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Central Chilled Water Production Operational Strategies - When and where possible,
chilled water production units are dispatched in the order of lowest cost of operation.
This operational strategy considers the cost of the energy source being used to generate
steam, and the changing rates for electrical power between peak and off peak periods.
Finally, it is important to note that this effort is only the beginning of greater opportunities for
significant savings in the future. The staff, tools, technologies and practices put into place with
this initial program will place us in a very attractive position to continue with energy conservation
efforts.
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UI Facilities Management & Executive Order Number Forty-One
Executive Order Number 41, issued by Governor Vilsack on April 22, 2005, directs state
agencies to obtain at least 10 percent of their electricity from renewable energy sources, to buy
energy-efficient equipment, and to reduce their energy use in buildings by 15 percent by 2010
(from a 2000 baseline). In addition, the executive order addresses state-owned vehicles and
appropriate fuels.
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An industry best practice, building audits for GEF facilities are currently in progress that
will identify opportunities to reduce energy consumption and provide valuable
information for making future decisions on conservation opportunities.
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Currently, approximately 3% of the University’s purchased energy is from renewable
biomass used to generate electricity in the Power Plant. Facilities Management is
exploring alternatives that would increase renewable energy consumption to the targeted
10% by 2010. This could have a direct bearing on the University’s purchased electricity
contracts.
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For the GEF facilities, implementation of corrective measures identified by the building
audits will allow the University to meet or exceed the 15% consumption reduction target
by 2010. Meeting these ambitious targets will require UI to continue to invest in plant
modifications and technology. Similar plans will be developed by UIHC and the
auxiliaries to meet reduction goals.
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The requirement to submit quarterly reports on progress toward the goals of the new
executive order would create challenges and additional administrative costs. Given
seasonal cycles and quarterly variances in power purchasing strategies and fuels mixes,
results of our efforts would be better and more accurately reported on an annual basis.
The University of Iowa recommends extracting our reports annually from the energy
conservation section of the Board of Regents Facilities Governance Report.
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Executive Order 41 requires, where calculable, agencies to purchase lowest life cycle
cost equipment. Facilities Management currently follows this practice for GEF facilities
and efforts are underway, with the development of a comprehensive campus energy
policy, to adopt a campus-wide total-cost-of-ownership decision framework.
Condition of Existing Facilities
The University of Iowa has completed a comprehensive facilities condition analysis of all its
major GEF buildings. ISES Corporation, a Stone Mountain, Georgia, firm with a track record of
serving the higher education community, was selected to inspect, document and develop a
database of information on the condition of major buildings on campus. To date, ISES has
inspected major General Fund buildings (representing 6,448,254 gross square feet of the total)
and four Athletics facilities (Carver Hawkeye Arena, Indoor Practice Facility, Recreation Building
Athletics section, and Jacobson Building). The Iowa Memorial Union, Residence Services
facilities, and campus utilities plants and distribution systems are scheduled for inspection by
ISES in Fiscal Year 2006.
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These inspections result in a detailed analysis and identification of specific deficiencies and
corresponding scopes and costs for corrections and modifications. ISES has found the facilities
at the University of Iowa to be in better condition than the average of its clients, and the firm was
complimentary of steps taken by UI to address roofs, windows and other components. However,
this review clearly illustrated the need to attend to capital renewal.
Capital renewal is the timely repair or the replacement/rebuilding of major facility components to
keep the asset in good condition and from migrating to deferred maintenance. The
interrelationships between capital renewal, deferred maintenance, and routine and preventative
maintenance must be stressed. Capital renewal that is not performed when needed, (e.g., roof
replacement at the end of its useful life is capital repair) becomes deferred maintenance.
Deferred maintenance deficiencies are more costly to correct the longer they are deferred.
Consequently, the timely renewal of physical assets results in a lower total cost of ownership. In
addition, building components that have had a high standard of routine and preventative
maintenance will have an extended useful life, which serves to lower the total cost of ownership.
The University of Iowa has determined that to avoid adding to the deferred maintenance
backlog, it would need an annual capital renewal reinvestment rate of 1.5% of the facility
replacement cost. The University of Iowa is reviewing a 5-year plan that will help renew, repair
and maintain General Education Fund (GEF) buildings. This comprehensive plan recognizes the
need to provide ongoing maintenance and operational care of existing facilities, decommission
obsolescent facilities, reinvest in the renewal of long-term physical assets, and reduce the
backlog of deferred maintenance.
Deferred Maintenance (all campus buildings)
Deferred maintenance is the repair or replacement of all, or a part of, an existing capital asset
that was not repaired or replaced at the appropriate time because of a lack of funds. The
University’s prior deferred maintenance assessments were based upon what was known
(usually due to building component failure) by the Facilities Management staff, and not upon a
comprehensive systematic review. The comprehensive facilities condition analysis of all the UI’s
major GEF buildings and resulting reports, information and databases provide detailed
information about current building conditions and deficiencies, the variance of existing building
conditions to current codes, and the anticipated near term repair and replacement needs for
building systems and components nearing the end of their life cycle.
Each building surveyed has a detailed report assessing the condition of the building based
within ten broad categories: accessibility, electrical, exterior, fire & life safety, health, HVAC,
interior finishes, plumbing, site, and vertical transportation. Written assessments were provided
for specific components within each of these categories. Projects were scoped and priced and a
priority assigned to each. Each was further coded as either being beyond its useful life; nearing
the end of its useful life; or no longer compliant with today’s codes, regardless of condition or life
expectancy. While the ISES study assessed facilities over the three broad categories of
Deferred Maintenance, Capital Renewal and Plant Adaption, the discussion here is limited to
deferred maintenance. It is, however, important to note the ISES found that for approximately
every dollar the UI has in deferred maintenance today, it needs to invest two dollars in capital
renewal and plant adaption within the next ten years.
The estimates for the deficiencies have been calculated based on the R.S. Means Construction
Costs Estimating Guides for this area. With the completion of the comprehensive Facilities
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Condition Assessment (FCA), UI’s estimate of the deferred maintenance backlog has seen a
significant upward adjustment over previously annual reports.
Total Deferred Maintenance (General Fund Facilities)
Fall 2005*
($ Thousands)
UI
Individual Projects:
Buildings**
$
160.9
Utilities
Total
$
3.6
$
164.5
*Does not include dollar amounts for projects to be undertaken in FY 2006 and the deferred
maintenance components of ongoing renovation projects.
** Includes site work.
The University of Iowa has continued its long-term investment strategy to address deferred
maintenance problems in University buildings as part of an ongoing program. Annually, the UI
has set aside approximately $2.6 million for targeted deferred maintenance projects affecting
academic buildings. This amount was not diminished during the fiscal downturn during 20012005, but no funding increases were possible during this time. However, this is only one piece in
the overall plan to address evolving needs of the UI teaching and research, and remove
deficiencies. Over the past five years, the University estimates it has eliminated more than $50
Million in deferred maintenance through major and minor renovation projects. Recently
completed capital renovation projects in the Biological Building, Engineering Building, and the
Hydraulics Laboratory included the elimination of deferred maintenance in those facilities. In a
like manner, the recently approved Art Building Renovation and renovations to the Old Capitol
and Chemistry Building will significantly reduce deferred maintenance problems in those
buildings.
ISES has provided complete books on each of the buildings it has inspected. The ISES
inspection of all major General Education Fund facilities (over 10,000 gsf) accounted for 92% of
all GEF space. The condition of all remaining space was prorated using the Facilities Condition
Needs Index (FCNI) that ISES calculated for the overall campus. In general, smaller campus
buildings are in relatively poorer condition than major buildings; but application of the campus
FCNI provides a reasonable order of magnitude estimate. The deferred maintenance needs for
smaller buildings on the main and Oakdale campuses are more than $15 million.
The aggregate totals per building for deferred maintenance are listed below, excluding the ongoing repair and renovation projects:
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Deferred Maintenance
General Fund Buildings
Building #
Building Name
Deferred
Maintenance Total
0021
0376
0019
0018
0448
0454
0204
0377
0007
0003
0379
0425
0016
0278
0407
0196
0040
0038
0015
0221
0293
0074
0418
0300
0004
0430
0401
0136
0316
0008
0023
0034
0447
0028
0064
0182
0222
0035
0322
0001
ART BUILDING
BECKER COMMUNICATIONS
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES LIBRARY
BIOLOGY BUILDING
BIOLOGY BUILDING EAST
BLANK HONORS CENTER
BOWEN SCIENCE
BOYD LAW BUILDING
CALVIN HALL
CHEMISTRY
CLINTON STREET BUILDING
COLLEGE OF MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION
COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
DENTAL SCIENCE BUILDING
ENGINEERING RESEARCH FACILITY
ENGLISH-PHILOSOPHY BUILDING
FIELD HOUSE
GILMORE HALL
HALSEY HALL
HANCHER AUDITORIUM
HARDIN LIBRARY FOR THE HEALTH SCIENCES
INTERNATIONAL CENTER
IOWA ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LAB
JEFFERSON BUILDING
JESSUP HALL
JOHN PAPPAJOHN BUSINESS BUILDING
JOHN W. ECKSTEIN MED. RESEARCH BLDG.
LIBRARY
LINDQUIST CENTER
MACBRIDE HALL
MACLEAN HALL
MEDICAL EDUCATION BUILDING
MEDICAL EDUCATION RESEARCH FACILITY
MEDICAL LABORATORIES
MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER
MEDICAL RESEARCH FACILITY
MUSEUM OF ART
NORTH HALL
NURSING BUILDING
OLD CAPITOL
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
375,695
656,620
152,130
1,866,992
17,331,573
2,036,982
904,318
6,239,504
166,394
77,324
3,395,750
455,812
6,660
914,573
15,010
5,031,767
61,444
146,546
20,973,973
1,523
4,513,638
1,314,550
8,943
50,835
10,841,735
617,779
506,762
686,319
113,968
-
15
0020
0006
0184
0039
0304B
0002
0022
0011
0115
0188
0024
0050
0029
0450
0203
0205
0198
0033
OLD MUSIC BUILDING
PHARMACY BUILDING
PHILLIPS HALL
PRESIDENT’S RESIDENCE
RECREATION BUILDING
SCHAEFFER HALL
SEAMANS CENTER
SEASHORE HALL
SOUTH QUAD
SPENCE LABORATORIES OF PSYCHOLOGY
STANLEY HYDRAULICS LABORATORY
THEATRE BUILDING
TROWBRIDGE HALL
UNIVERSITY SERVICES BUILDING
VAN ALLEN HALL
VOXMAN MUSIC BUILDING
WENDELL JOHNSON SPEECH & HEARING CTR
WESTLAWN
ESTIMATE FOR SPACE NOT ASSESSED
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
1,836,442
8,438,793
270,786
48,535
64,545
54,660
92,603
11,159,555
1,364,988
3,600,342
488,694
954,296
8,943
1,133,930
213,750
8,943
11,368,232
Total GEF Deferred Maintenance
$
120,573,156
INSTITUTE FOR RURAL & ENVIR. HEALTH
MULTI-TENANT FACILITY
OAKDALE HALL
OAKDALE STUDIO A
PHYSIOLOGY RESEARCH LABORATORY
TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CENTER
ESTIMATE FOR SPACE NOT ASSESSED
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
1,472,942
22,217
30,489,430
2,514,510
893,726
1,110,134
3,799,958
Total Oakdale Deferred Maintenance
$
40,302,917
Total All General Fund Buildings Deferred Maintenance*
* Excludes work planned for FY 2006
* Excludes deferred maintenance components of ongoing renovation projects
$
160,876,074
STEAM
CURRIER CONDENSATE
$
30,000
STEAM
HPS, Condensate repairs ETC outside of RCP
$
1,000,000
STEAM
SEASHORE TUNNEL CONDENSATE
$
200,000
STEAM
IMU Tunnel Condensate
$
275,000
STEAM
MAIN PP FIRE SAFETY-FIRE ALARM PH1
$
200,000
ELECTRIC
NEW East Campus Loop(Art) 2002 estimate
$
850,000
WATER
MAIN WATER PLANT Filter NO 1 Modifications
$
120,000
WATER
DOMESTIC Water in Orthopedics Tunnel 2000 estimate
$
150,000
WATER
MAIN WATER PLANT Activated Carbon Feed
$
70,000
0213
0435
0225
0230
0330
0227
Utilities
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WATER
REPLACE Water Line Med Labs to EMRB
WATER
$
240,000
Remove Water Lines from Steam Tunnels
$
500,000
Total Utilities Deferred Maintenance*
$
3,635,000
TOTAL GENERAL FUND AND UTILITIES
$
164,511,074
*Does not include Deferred Maintenance scheduled in FY 2006
Deferred Maintenance Items Completed during FY 2005 in
General Fund Facilities and Utilities (All sources of Funds)
Building
Project
Source of Funds
Estimated Cost
Comm. Studies Building
Roof – replace entire roof
Building Renewal
$
205,000
Field House
HVAC – replace chiller
Building Renewal
$
167,000
Boyd Law Building
HVAC – replace chillers
Building Renewal
$
248,000
Jessup Hall
HVAC – replace 1 floor units
Building Renewal
$
223,000
Lindquist Center
Exterior Accessories – plaza waterproofing
TTI
$
509,000
Spence Laboratories
Plumbing – replace domestic piping
Building Renewal
$
147,000
Van Allen Hall
Plumbing – replace domestic and waste piping
Building Renewal
$
285,000
Facility Condition Assessments
Assess 6 buildings (700,000 sq. ft.)
Building Renewal
$
50,000
Theatre Building
Electrical – replace wiring
Building Renewal
$
280,000
Eckstein Med. Res. Bldg.
Interior Finishes – flooring and wall repairs
Building Renewal
$
42,100
Macbride Hall
Plumbing – abate and insulate piping
Building Renewal
$
24,000
Gilmore Hall
Windows – replace all wooden windows
Building Renewal
$
384,000
112,000
st
Medical Research Center
HVAC – connect Oto. Area to chilled water
GEF-Operations & Maint
$
Boyd Law Building
Controls – replace HVAC controls
GEF-Operations & Maint
$
68,100
Hardin Library
HVAC – control and system upgrades
GEF-Operations & Maint
$
133,100
Hardin Library
Interior Finishes – replace ceilings
GEF-Operations & Maint
$
32,600
Phillips Hall
Controls – upgrade HVAC controls
GEF-Operations & Maint
$
10,700
Jessup Hall
Controls – upgrade HVAC controls
GEF-Operations & Maint
$
10,700
Field House
Plumbing – replace condensate pump
GEF-Operations & Maint
$
10,600
Iowa Advanced Technology Lab
Interior Finishes – plaster and paint repairs
GEF-Operations & Maint
$
44,600
Medical Research Center
Plumbing – replace domestic water pump
GEF-Operations & Maint
$
24,700
Dental Science Building
Plumbing – replace domestic water pumps
GEF-Operations & Maint
$
70,600
Boyd Law Building
Interior Finishes – replace ceiling tile
GEF-Operations & Maint
$
21,900
109 River Street
HVAC – replace boiler
GEF-Operations & Maint
$
24,800
English Philosophy Building
Interior Finishes – ceilings, floors and painting
GEF-Operations & Maint
$
43,900
Dental Science Building
Plumbing – replace water heater
GEF-Operations & Maint
$
46,300
Trowbridge Hall
Electrical – retrofit lighting
GEF-Operations & Maint
$
27,000
Calvin Hall
Electrical – retrofit lighting
GEF-Operations & Maint
$
12,500
Westlawn
Interior Finishes – replace flooring
GEF-Operations & Maint
$
17,900
Calvin Hall
Building Envelope – pointing and caulking
GEF-Operations & Maint
$
13,100
Pharmacy
HVAC – modify chilled water system
GEF-Operations & Maint
$
45,400
Dental Science Building
Controls – upgrade HVAC controls
GEF-Operations & Maint
$
23,400
Van Allen Hall
Interior Finishes – replace floor tile – rm. 301
GEF-Operations & Maint
$
13,500
Library
Interior Finishes – paint room 2005
GEF-Operations & Maint
$
15,100
Biological Sciences Library
Controls – upgrade HVAC controls
GEF-Operations & Maint
$
17,000
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Library
Interior Finishes – paint room 1103
GEF-Operations & Maint
$
13,800
Medical Research Center
Elevator – replace hoisting machine & motor
GEF-Operations & Maint
$
19,000
Hydraulics Research E. Annex
Roof – replace north roof section
GEF-Operations & Maint
$
22,700
Medical Education Building
Roof – replace gutter and downspouts
GEF-Operations & Maint
$
19,000
Phillips Hall
Electrical – retrofit lighting
GEF-Operations & Maint
$
13,900
Phillips Hall
Building Envelope – pointing and caulking
GEF-Operations & Maint
$
15,000
Art Building
Plumbing – replace condensate pump
GEF-Operations & Maint
$
12,100
Hancher Auditorium
Controls – upgrade HVAC controls
GEF-Operations & Maint
$
20,400
$
3,539,500
$
139,000
Subtotal
Oakdale Hall
HVAC – replace chiller in Room NB-15
Oakdale Renewal
Oakdale Campus
Assess 5 buildings (388,000 sq. ft.)
Oakdale Renewal
$
29,000
Oakdale Hall
Roof – repairs from 2004 inspection
Oakdale Renewal
$
12,000
Oakdale Research Facility
Roof – new coating and new gutters
Oakdale Renewal
$
14,000
Oakdale Hall
Building Envelope – masonry repairs
Oakdale Renewal
$
20,000
Oakdale Hall
Interior Finishes – Painting
GEF-Operations & Maint
$
24,800
Iowa Rural Environ. Health
HVAC – replace heat exchanger
GEF-Operations & Maint
$
23,600
Subtotal
$
262,400
20,000
Campus Landscape
Campus Tree Planting
TTI
$
Campus Landscape
Campus Sign System Update
Building Renewal
$
5,000
Campus Landscape
Jefferson St./Old Biology Streetscape
Building Renewal
$
25,000
Campus Landscape
President’s Res. Landscaping Phase 1
Building Renewal
$
25,000
Campus Landscape
Hancher Memorial Garden Wrap-up
Building Renewal
$
2,400
Campus Landscape
Quad, WL, IC Walls – Master Plan
Building Renewal
$
50,000
Campus Landscape
Pentacrest Walk Repl. E. Side MH & SH
Building Renewal
$
32,000
Campus Landscape
Pentacrest Steps to Madison
Building Renewal
$
83,000
Campus Landscape
Dubuque St. Corridor Landscape Imp.
TTI
$
30,000
Campus Landscape
Campus Lighting Upgrades (Pentacrest)
Building Renewal
$
50,000
Campus Landscape
Concrete repairs – Nursing Building
Building Renewal
$
4,400
Campus Landscape
Concrete repairs – Hwy. 6/Westlawn Curve
Building Renewal
$
3,800
Campus Landscape
Concrete repairs – Med Lab/Quad Ravine
Building Renewal
$
4,500
Campus Landscape
Concrete repairs – Art Building
Building Renewal
$
700
Campus Landscape
Concrete repairs – North Hall
Building Renewal
$
5,200
Campus Landscape
Concrete repairs – Macbride Hall
Building Renewal
$
1,500
Campus Landscape
Replace sidewalk – LC to Capitol St.
Building Renewal
$
10,000
Campus Landscape
Replace sidewalk – Seamans Center
Building Renewal
$
31,000
Campus Landscape
Biology Courtyard Restoration
TTI
$
81,000
Campus Landscape
Finkbine Lot Access-Bike Trail
TTI
$
45,000
Campus Landscape
Jessup/Macbride Courtyard Walks
TTI
$
15,000
Campus Landscape
PBB Retaining Wall/Steps Extension SE
TTI
$
5,000
Campus Landscape
Cleary Walkway Plaques and Signs
Building Renewal
$
11,500
Subtotal
$
541,000
Utilities
STEAM
STEAM
Steam Distribution Improvements – Power Plant to Pentacrest
Utilities Renewal & Improv.
$
935,000
OLD Capital Tunnel -Abate & reinsulate Tunnel
Utilities Renewal & Improv.
$
220,000
18
Clean Old Capital Steam Tunnel
Utilities Renewal & Improv.
$
215,000
Clinton St. Steam Tunnel Reconstruction
Utilities Renewal & Improv.
$
901,000
STEAM
Hawkins G3 to G9 Hawkins Drive Steam Distribution
Utilities Renewal & Improv.
$
1,523,000
STEAM
Oakdale Gas Boiler Controls
Utilities Renewal & Improv.
$
100,000
STEAM
PP Interior Water Piping Upgrades
Utilities Renewal & Improv.
$
320,000
Davenport St. Steam Tunnel Reconstruction
Utilities Renewal & Improv.
$
660,000
Centra Vac's @ WCWP
Utilities Renewal & Improv.
$
380,000
Underground Water Service Piping Upgrades to PP
Utilities Renewal & Improv.
$
98,900
$
5,352,900
$
9,695,800
STEAM
STEAM
STEAM
C.WATER
WATER
Subtotal
TOTAL General Fund and Utilities Deferred Maintenance
In Fiscal Year 2006, renovation of Old Capitol will remove $965,099 in deferred maintenance,
and renovation of the Chemistry Building will remove $8,665,787 in deferred maintenance.
Chemistry includes several phases. Scheduled work beyond Fiscal Year 2006 that will reduce
deferred maintenance has not been listed above; the portion of the building not scheduled for
renovation has deferred maintenance that is reflected in our list by building. Following the
construction and occupancy of the new Hygienic Laboratory Building, Oakdale Hall will be either
substantially or totally razed. The total demolition of Oakdale Hall would effectively eliminate
more than $30 million in deferred maintenance needs.
Top 25 General Fund
Deferred Maintenance Items
Fiscal Year 2006
Building
Deficiency
Estimated Cost
Bowen Science Building
Windows - repair/replace skylights
$
250,000
Eckstein Medical Research Bldg.
Roof - replace all sections
$
310,000
English Philosophy
Exterior Repairs - repair steps
$
100,000
Trowbridge Hall
Roof - replace entire roof
$
280,000
North Hall
Roof - replace upper roof
$
250,000
Halsey Hall
Windows - replace windows
$
250,000
Dental Science Building
Elevator - modernize south duplex
$
230,000
Dental Science Building
Elevator - modernize south freight
$
100,000
Trowbridge Hall
Exterior Accessories - replace retaining wall
$
170,000
Fieldhouse
Building Envelope - point and caulk
$
2,200,000
Fieldhouse
Windows - replace windows
$
695,000
Medical Education building
Windows - replace remaining old windows
$
400,000
Medical Education building
Plumbing - Replace supply piping
$
390,000
Bowen Science Building
Quad Ravine / WL Exterior
Repairs
Elevator - modernization
$
250,000
Exterior Repairs - replace retaining walls, steps, patios
$
650,000
Library
Elevator - modernization
$
200,000
Fieldhouse
Elevator - modernization
$
100,000
Theatre Building
Exterior Repairs - Brick Plaza Repairs
$
60,000
Trowbridge Hall
Windows - replace windows
$
550,000
Nursing Building
Building Controls - replace HVAC controls
$
315,000
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Van Allen Hall
Elevator - modernize center elevator
$
100,000
Museum of Art
Exterior Repairs - repair brick plaza
$
315,000
Nursing Building
Elevator - modernize elevator
$
30,000
English Philosophy
HVAC - retrofit
$
2,760,000
Speech and Hearing
HVAC - retrofit
$
1,930,000
Total
$
12,885,000
Deferred Maintenance Items
Planned for or Continued in FY 2006
General Fund Facilities and Utilities (all sources of funds)
Building
Project
Estimated Cost
Source of Funds
Chemistry Building
Def. Maint. Component of renovation
$
8,665,787
Eckstein Med. Res. Bldg.
Roof - replace entire roof
$
309,000
Building Renewal
Field House
Roof - replace section 12
$
186,000
TTI
Nursing Building
Exterior Accessories - plaza waterproofing
$
696,000
Building Renewal
Old Capitol
Exterior Accessories - Renovate west terrace
$
871,000
Building Renewal
Old Capitol
HVAC - replace basement air handling unit
$
110,000
TTI
Old Capitol
Def. Maint. Component of renovation
$
965,099
Capital Project
Spence Laboratories
Plumbing - replace domestic water piping
$
147,000
TTI
Trowbridge Hall
Elevator - replace elevator
$
281,000
Building Renewal
$
12,230,886
$
116,000
Subtotal
Oakdale Hall
HVAC - replace chiller in Room E-10
Capital Project
Oakdale Renewal
Oakdale Hall
HVAC - controls in "H" section
$
25,000
Oakdale Renewal
Oakdale Hall
Building Envelope - masonry study at dock
$
9,000
Oakdale Renewal
$
150,000
Subtotal
Campus Landscape
Campus Tree Planting - FY 2006
$
20,000
Campus Landscape
Campus Sign System Update
$
5,000
TTI
TTI
Campus Landscape
MA - rebuild stone walls at outflow
$
10,000
TTI
Campus Landscape
President's Residence Phase 2
$
30,000
TTI
Campus Landscape
Hawkeye Streetscape Plan
$
15,000
Building Renewal
Campus Landscape
Cleary Walkway Plan
$
5,000
Building Renewal
Campus Landscape
Hancher Entrance Plaza Restoration
$
120,000
Campus Landscape
Campus Furniture Replacement - FY 2006
$
25,000
Building Renewal
Campus Landscape
West Side River Walk Replacement
$
45,000
Building Renewal
TTI
Campus Landscape
Clinton St. Lighting Improvements
$
28,000
Building Renewal
Campus Landscape
Med Lab - Lighting Improvements
$
3,000
Building Renewal
Campus Landscape
Speech and Hearing - Lighting Improvements
$
12,000
Building Renewal
Campus Landscape
Campus Entrance Plan
$
50,000
Building Renewal
Campus Landscape
Nursing Building Renovate Entrance
$
15,000
TTI
Campus Landscape
NE Field House Walks and Landscape
$
17,000
Building Renewal
$
400,000
Subtotal
20
STEAM
Old Capital Phase 2 Structural
$
750,000
Utilities Renewal & Improv.
STEAM
Hillcrest Steam & Condensate Replacement Upper
$
500,000
Utilities Renewal & Improv.
STEAM
Burlington St. Tunnel Steam Tunnel Rebuild Station 0+00 to 4+00
$
1,823,500
Utilities Renewal & Improv.
STEAM
Burlington Street Tunnel Asbestos Abatement
200,000
Utilities Renewal & Improv.
ELECTRIC
XLPE Cable Replacement Phase 1 of 4
$
100,000
Utilities Renewal & Improv.
ELECTRIC
UPGRADE Lindquist Electrical Service to 15K
$
500,000
Utilities Renewal & Improv.
WATER
East Campus Hydrant Renovation
$
205,000
Utilities Renewal & Improv.
Misc
North Hall Steam Tunnel & Water
$
470,000
Utilities Renewal & Improv.
WATER
OAKDALE Water Plant Well System Imp.
$
175,000
Utilities Renewal & Improv.
WATER
Water Tower Restoration
Utilities Renewal & Improv.
$
$
400,000
Subtotal
$
5,123,500
GRAND TOTAL
$
17,904,386
Source of Funds Summary:
Summary – Source of Funds
Building Renewal
Oakdale Renewal
Treasurer’s Temporary Investments
General Education Fund – Operations & Maint.
Utilities Renewal & Improvement
Various *
Total
FY 2005
$2,400,100
$214,000
$705,000
$1,023,800
$5,352,900
$0
$9,695,800
FY2006
$2,357,000
$150,000
$643,000
$0
$5,123,500
$9,630,886
$17,904,386
Total
$4,757,100
$364,000
$1,348,000
$1,023,800
$10,476,400
$9,630,886
$27,600,186
*Includes multiple funding sources for the following projects:
Chemistry Building (deferred maintenance component of renovation) - Combination of Academic Revenue Bonds, Utilities
Renewal & Improvement, Treasurer’s Temporary Investment, Building Renewal, Federal Grant Funds and Private Gifts.
Old Capitol (deferred maintenance component of renovation) - Combination of Insurance Proceeds, Private Gifts, State
Appropriations, Building Renewal and Treasurer’s Temporary Investment.
Fire Safety and Environmental Regulatory Compliance (All Campus Buildings)
Fire Safety
The University of Iowa implemented a number of significant process improvements related to its
management of fire safety. Coupled with these improvements, representatives from Public
Safety and Facilities Management, joined in support of the efforts by the State Fire Marshal’s
Office to update the fire and building codes affecting the Regents universities. Led by the UI
Assistant Vice President and Director of Public Safety, the Regents Code Review Team
(RCRT), which is comprised of members from Iowa State University, the University of Northern
Iowa, the Board Office and the University of Iowa, conducted extensive research in various
building, fire, and life safety codes and made a recommendation to the State Fire Marshal’s
Office to adopt the International Building Code, which was favorably received. The State Fire
Marshal’s Building Code Director, with support from the RCRT, is on track to receive approval to
use a more up-to-date building code beginning in 2006. This change will greatly aid architects
and engineers design safe, code compliant structures. The RCRT will continue to work with the
State Fire Marshal’s Office to adopt a more modern, universally accepted set of fire codes for
Regents universities, as well as other state institutions.
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Under the University of Iowa’s fire safety program, each building is inspected and evaluated
separately by representatives from the State Fire Marshal’s office, with assistance from the UI
Fire Safety and Security Coordinator. Additionally, the Iowa City Fire Department conducts two
inspections a year to (1) focus on the prevention of fire incidents and (2) become familiar with UI
buildings for fire fighting purposes. Additionally, Facilities Management has utilized the ISES
facilities condition assessment to identify and categorize/prioritize fire safety deficiencies. After
fire safety inspections and evaluations are complete, methods of correction and timetables are
approved by the State Fire Marshal. Any space deemed unsafe by the State Fire Marshal or the
University Public Safety Department with consultation from the Fire Safety Advisory Group (FSAG)
is vacated by the University until corrections can be made.
The State Fire Marshal inspection on record for Fiscal Year 2005 was conducted in 2002.
However, in calendar year 2005, an inspection was conducted by the State Fire Marshal and the
report will be released in Fiscal Year 2006.
FIRE SAFETY DEFICIENCIES
Additional Funding Needed
to Correct Fire Safety Deficiencies
Identified by the State Fire Marshal1
General Fund Facilities
($ Thousands)
(Spring 2005)
FY 20052
UI
$ 3,168.7
(Fall 2005)
FY 20063
$1,815.6
1
Excludes work to be included as part of major renovations in the Board’s FiveYear Capital Program, in buildings to be demolished, and for which waivers from
the State Fire Marshal are to be requested.
2
As reported in February 2005, excludes work to be undertaken during FY 2005.
3
To be reported in February 2006, excludes work to be undertaken during FY
2006.
The remaining $1,237,367 from the 2002 State Fire Marshal’s report of deficiencies is comprised of
three components:
International Center
Seashore Hall
Other
$706,619
471,079
59,669
With demolition plans under consideration for the International Center and the renovation of
Seashore Hall on UI’s capital plan, the UI will contact the State Fire Marshal to seek an agreement
on measures taken on an interim basis. It is anticipated that a significantly smaller investment,
similar to the agreement reached on the Communication Center, will be required. The UI will, in
effect, complete all of the remaining 2002 deficiencies in Fiscal Year 2006 and transition to
addressing the deficiencies cited in the updated State Fire Marshal’s 2005 report.
In addition to the correction of deficiencies, the University continues to provide maintenance and
periodic replacement of building fire safety systems, including fire alarms, sprinkler and detection
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systems. The advanced age and obsolescence of a number of fire alarm systems on the campus
indicate that continued support for modernizing these systems will be necessary.
The University is proceeding to correct fire safety deficiencies in campus buildings, utilizing
operating funds, academic bonds (if available) and treasurer′s temporary investments. To focus
its resources with the highest return, the University of Iowa utilizes the Fire Safety Advisory
Group to assess the University's fire correction efforts and make recommendations for
improvements to the Senior Vice President & Treasurer regarding campus fire safety. These
recommendations include policies, inspections, communications with the State Fire Marshal and
local fire authorities, review of the annual Fire and Environmental Safety Report, and prioritization
and identification of capital projects. This group is chaired by the Assistant Vice President and
Director of Public Safety (formerly an officer with the State Fire Marshal) and includes
representatives from Risk Management, Health Protection, Residence Services, Public Safety, and
Facilities Management.
The UI Fire Safety and Security Coordinator also serves as a member of the Fire Safety Advisory
Group. This new position is designed to enhance the campus fire safety program by providing
liaison with state and local fire and emergency management officials; assisting with fire safety
inspections of university buildings; enforcing fire safety and emergency management directives;
collecting and preparing related documentation for dissemination to key personnel; and
researching and enforcing all applicable codes, standards, laws to ensure that the University is
in compliance.
Significant progress toward a safer campus was achieved in FY 05.
•
Bowen Science Building - During periodic UI inspections it was discovered that the integrity
of the aluminum wiring distribution system in the Bowen Science Building had deteriorated
to the point there was real concern about the possibility of electrical fires. A project was
initiated to replace aluminum conductors with those of copper.
•
Chemistry Building - The University is committing half a million dollars per year for four
years from Fire and Environmental safety funds as part of the funding source for the
Chemistry Building renovation project in order to bring that facility up to current fire safety
standards.
•
Communications Center - The 2002 the State Fire Marshal’s Office report listed the
Communications Center for serious fire safety deficiencies. Given the advanced age of the
building, its overall condition, and its questionable future, the UI desired to avoid significant
investments in the building until a long-term decision is made whether to renovate or raze
the facility. However, the building still has value as a short-term temporary swing space and
continues to be occupied. Representatives from the UI Department of Public Safety and
Facilities Management met with representatives from the State Fire Marshal’s Office and
developed a plan that allowed the University to continue using the space while successfully
addressing major fire safety concerns such as detection, fire suppression and exiting at a
greatly reduced cost. The University installed a partial sprinkler system and made other
corrections that will allow the building to be occupied until final decisions are made
respecting the building and site.
•
Plaza Center One and Old Capitol - Other significant fire and life safety projects that began
in FY 05 and are nearing completion include the installation of a new fire alarm and
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detection system in Plaza Center One and installing a new intelligent fire alarm and
detection system along with a complete sprinkler system in the historic Old Capitol building.
The GEF and Oakdale campus buildings comprise nearly 7 million square feet of space. The fire
and environmental safety issues associated with this space are supported by a strong institutional
commitment to the fire and environmental safety program. The institution expended $2,167,500 in
Fiscal Year 2004 and $1,502,500 in Fiscal Year 2005, with $1,560,000 programmed for Fiscal
Year 2006, in addition to the programmed amounts for fire safety expenditures and project costs
included in the major projects within Five Year Capital Plan.
Fire Safety Items Completed During FY 2005
General Fund Facilities
Building
Bowen Science Building
Chemistry Building
CLSB
EMRB
Biology Building
Jefferson Building
Communications Center
Medical Research Facility
Library
Deficiency
Replace aluminum wiring
Various Fire Safety Upgrades
Install sediment system
Recharge Halon system
Modify Marlock system for ACU exiting
Install "Hold Open" to protect stairway
Fire Safety Improvements
Install panic hardware - NE stairwell
Install stairwell fire doors
Source of Funds
Revenue Bonds
Building Renewal / TTI
Revenue Bonds
Building Renewal
Revenue Bonds
Revenue Bonds
Revenue Bonds
Revenue Bonds
Revenue Bonds
TOTAL
Estimated Cost
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
681,000
500,000
31,000
2,000
10,000
15,000
196,000
7,500
60,000
$
1,502,500
Fire Safety Items Planned for or Continued in FY 2006
General Fund Facilities
Building
Chemistry Building
Chemistry Building
Plaza Center One
Medical Education Building
Medical Education Building
Calvin Hall
Van Allen Hall
Pharmacy Building
Van Allen Hall
Field House
Bowen Science Building
Medical Research Facility
Nursing Building
Lindquist Center
TOTAL
Deficiency
Various Fire Safety Upgrades
Fire Alarm upgrades - non-renovated areas
Upgrade Fire Alarm System
Replace Fire Alarm System
Replace Sprinkler heads
Replace Sprinkler heads
Fire Safety Improvements
Replace CO2 System
Replace CO2 System
Replace CO2 System
Replace detection equipment on CO2 System
Replace detection equipment on CO2 System
Install powered door operator - North Ent.
Install powered door operators - Curr. Lab
Source of Funds
Estimated Cost
Building Renewal / TTI
Building Renewal / TTI
Building Renewal / TTI
Building Renewal / TTI
Building Renewal / TTI
Building Renewal / TTI
Building Renewal / TTI
Building Renewal / TTI
Building Renewal / TTI
Building Renewal / TTI
Building Renewal / TTI
Building Renewal / TTI
Building Renewal / TTI
Building Renewal / TTI
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
500,000
270,000
46,000
100,000
10,000
25,000
500,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
25,000
5,000
9,500
9,500
$
1,560,000
All programmed projects for Fiscal Year are anticipated to be completed during that period.
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Summary – Source of Funds
Building Renewal
Treasurer’s Temporary Investments
Revenue Bonds
Total
FY 2005
$502,000
$0
$1,000,000
$1,502,000
FY2006
$500,000
$1,060,000
$0
$1,560,000
Total
$1,002,000
$1,060,000
$1,000,000
$3,062,000
Residence Services
Additionally, The University has historically maintained space in the residence halls at a high level
of fire safety by correcting deficiencies that have been identified by inspections of the State Fire
Marshal. To bring these buildings to an even higher level of safety, the University is nearing the
end of a phased initiative to install full and partial sprinkler protection systems and new fire alarm
systems in the ten major campus residence halls. These improvements go beyond the
requirements of the state fire code. The first nine projects, in the Currier, Stanley, Mayflower,
Burge, Parklawn, Daum, Hillcrest, Rienow, and Quadrangle Residence Halls, are complete. When
measured by housing occupancy, these projects bring the program to 91% completion. The
subsequent completion of the final project, the modernization of the Slater Residence Hall fire
safety systems, is tentatively scheduled to begin construction by June of 2007. However, Slater
Hall does meet applicable fire codes now and has an alarm system with detectors in rooms as well
as common spaces.
In Fiscal Year 2005, the FSAG met with the Iowa City Fire Chief and the Fire Marshal to address
the issue of enhancing quick access to our residence halls for emergency fire response. As a
result, small exterior vaults, called “Knox Boxes” storing building entry keys were installed on the
outside of residence halls and some selected general fund buildings for fire department use.
Also in FY05, Residence Services replaced all outdated and non-compliant portable fire
extinguishers in residence halls and university apartments.
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC)
The UIHC fire and life safety inspections are handled through surveys and inspections:
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) - The JCAHO
conducts a survey of the hospitals life safety systems, approximately every three years. The
last JCAHO survey was on December 2004. During the survey, they identified several
deficiencies with regard to doors, which were subsequently resolved within 30 days of their
visit.
Koffel Associates - UI Hospitals and Clinics engage a Fire Protection and Code Consulting
firm, Koffel Associates to inspect the facilities for compliance with NFPA 101 regulations per
JCAHO accreditation requirements. One third of the facilities are survey annually. The most
recent survey occurred in September 2005.
Iowa City Fire Marshal - The Iowa City Fire Department conducts inspections of the UIHC
twice a month. Over the course of the year, the entire facility is inspected. Recent surveys
did not require capital projects.
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State Fire Marshal - The State Fire Marshal is contracted by the Department of Inspections
and Appeals to inspect hospitals in the state. The Department of Inspections and Appeals
randomly selects JCAHO-accredited hospitals for the State Fire Marshal to inspect.
Insurance Risk Surveys – The University’s property/casualty insurance provider, Factory
Mutual, conducts site inspections every three years and conducts an annual review of the
status of their recommendations. Their last site visit made in July 2003 resulted in 23
recommendations. Seven of the recommendations were resolved in 2004. Two additional
recommendations were resolved in 2005 and the balance of the items is in process with
anticipated resolution in 2006.
The UI Hospitals and Clinics have several continuous processes for identifying and resolving
Life Safety Code deficiencies. The processes include preventative maintenance, testing, and
facilities inspection procedures to manage environmental risk and enhance facility operational
reliability. The facility life-safety inspections, testing and maintenance processes include:
Function
Life Safety and Interim Life Safety Evaluation .............................
Fire/Smoke wall verification (penetrations) .................................
By
Safety & Security, Epidemiology,
Capital Management
Facilities Services, All Departments,
Capital Management
Maintenance/Engineering
Smoke damper inspection...........................................................
Maintenance/Engineering
Medical Gas Systems inspection ................................................
Maintenance/Engineering,
Respiratory Therapy
Maintenance/Engineering
New Construction Document Review……………………………
Fire door inspection.....................................................................
UI Hospitals and Clinics continues to make steady progress towards having its 3.5 million gross
square feet facility fully sprinkled. The table below details the progress made in providing
sprinkler coverage and the schedule for developing a fully sprinkled facility.
Percentage of facility
with sprinkler coverage
Dec 2003
Dec 2004
Dec 2005
Dec 2006
88.6 %
93%
98.8%
100%
Planned
The UI Hospitals and Clinics has a comprehensive fire safety program. Program highlights
include: Hands-on fire safety training is conducted bi-annually for staff members; Fire drills are
conducted quarterly on all shifts and include clinics and inpatient areas; Periodic surveys of
facility conditions are conducted to verify code compliance (i.e. UI Hospitals and Clinics firewall
condition survey, fire department survey, insurance carrier fire-risk consultant survey);
Construction documents are reviewed for code compliance; Selected construction documents
are reviewed with state and local fire marshal agencies; An outside fire-risk consultant reviews
UI Hospitals and Clinics pump tests; Hot work permit program; and Construction Project Risk
Assessment Program.
In December 2004, UIHC submitted a Plan for Improvement to JCAHO. The plan detailed 2365
life safety deficiencies identified by Koffel Associates, in December 2004 and a timetable to
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resolve them. As of October 2005, 72 percent of the items had been completed; one item
required an extension. The following table lists the planned resolution of the deficiencies and the
status for their completion.
Statement of Conditions - Plan For Improvements Status
Status Report - October 2005
Calendar year
Identified deficiencies
Completed
Open
Overdue*
2004
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Total
579
237
334
72
1222
579
237
334
71
1221
100%
100%
100%
99%
100%
0
0
0
1
1**
0
0
0
0
0
2005
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Total
57
251
1
0
309
57
251
1
0
309
100%
100%
100%
100%
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2006
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Total
5
58
376
14
453
0
5
128
0
133
0%
9%
34%
0%
29%
5
53
248
14
320
0
0
0
0
0
2007
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Total
160
0
35
173
368
12
0
0
31
43
8%
0%
18%
12%
148
0
35
142
325
0
0
0
0
2008
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Total
0
0
14
0
14
0
0
0
0
0
0%
0%
0
0
14
0
14
0
0
0
0
0
2366
1706
72%
660
0
Total
*Overdue - Items that are not completed within 6 months of plan completion date and requiring an
extension
**Extensions granted for PFI item GH5-02
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UI Hospitals and Clinics fire safety program projects total:
Fiscal Year 2005.......................
Fiscal Year 2006.......................
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•
$ 2,103,000
$ 2,395,000
Excludes work to be included as part of major renovation
Fire safety projects at the UI Hospitals and Clinics are funded by the University
Hospital Building Usage Fund and UIHC Bonds
Environmental Compliance
Air Operating Permits: The University has two full Title V Air Operating Permits under the Clean
Air Act, one for the main Power Plant and one for the remainder of the University including
UIHC. The Oakdale campus is managed under a current voluntary permit application with the
Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
The Operating Permits are issued for a period of five years; therefore, both the permits were
due for renewal in January 2005. Revised Title V applications were submitted to Iowa DNR in
July 2004 to renew both Operating Permits. The Title V Operating permit for the Power Plant
was reissued on October 26, 2005. The Main Campus permit remains pending.
Asbestos: Environmental Services (Environmental Compliance Office) manages all asbestos
abatement work and is involved when a project or activity might result in asbestos disturbance.
Environmental Services conducts bulk sampling of potential asbestos-containing materials at
the beginning of a project, supervises the abatement portion of the projects, performs clearance
air samples at the completion of a project, and maintains records of abatement projects.
Identification and removal of asbestos-containing material is done on a case-by-case basis for
each project that might disturb asbestos-containing material. There is no overarching plan to
remove all asbestos systematically from the University’s facilities, thus the scope of work for
each project and each year depends on the scope of ongoing construction, renovation, and
demolitions.
During fiscal year 2005, approximately $935,000 was paid to asbestos abatement contractors.
Environmental Services manages approximately 300 asbestos related requests a year.
Hazardous Material Spill Notifications: The Iowa Department of Natural Resources requires that
certain spills be reported to them within six hours of occurrence/discovery. Accordingly, The
University of Iowa has a procedure for handling a “Hazardous Materials Incident.” This
procedure has been followed. Five written reports of small releases to the environment were
submitted in Fiscal Year 2005.
Mercury: Mercury residues discovered in sanitary sewers during remodeling and renovation
projects continue to be collected and properly disposed. Mercury amalgams are collected from
dentistry patient work and rinse water processed through an engineered residue filtration
system. All residues are properly disposed.
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs): All known University electrical transformers have been retrofilled with non-PCB fluid or disposed. During relamping projects, electronic ballasts from
fluorescent light fixtures that contain PCB are collected and disposed as PCB waste
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Spill Prevention, Control, & Countermeasure Plan (SPCC): A comprehensive SPCC plan,
comprised of 23 separate facility plans was completed in 2001. The United States
Environmental Protection Agency amended its SPCC regulations on July 17, 2002. The
amended SPCC regulations required all existing SPCC plans to be reviewed and amended, if
necessary, on or before August 17, 2004. The deadline for amending SPCC plans for existing
facilities has been extended to February 17, 2006, and the deadline for implementing the
amended plans has been extended to August 18, 2006.
The University retained an engineering consultant, Shive/Hattery, to review and revise the
existing plans as necessary to comply with the amended SPCC regulations. The original 23
plans have been revised and consolidated into 18 separate facility plans. The monthly
inspections are done and reported as per the plan.
Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP): Under the Phase 1 regulations, the University
had four separate water pollution prevention plans and discharge permits covering separate
areas of the institution. The University submitted an application in March 2003 under the Phase
2 Storm Water Regulations. The Phase 2 regulations require owners of storm sewer systems to
obtain permits for the discharges from their storm sewer systems and to implement certain
minimum control measures to minimize contamination of storm water that is discharged. The
Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the University’s storm sewer system permit on
May 10, 2004. The Phase 2 regulation also reduced the size of land-disturbing activities (i.e.
construction) that are required to be covered by a storm water discharge permit from five acres
to one acre.
Molybdenum Management Program: The University is currently implementing a program to
minimize the discharge of molybdenum into the sanitary sewer system. Molybdenum has been
present in corrosion inhibitors that have been used in central chilled water systems on the
campus. The program includes a phased transfer to the use of inhibitors that contain no
molybdenum.
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA): Hazardous waste disposal is managed by
the University’s Health Protection Office. An EPA permitted hazardous waste disposal facility is
operated on the Oakdale Campus by HPO. Approximately 269,000 pounds of hazardous waste
were disposed last year.
Regulated Waste Management Facility: The University has retained OPN Architects and
CUH2A to perform a program validation and conceptual study for a new facility to manage
regulated waste streams. The new building is intended to replace and consolidate current
operational facilities housing hazardous, radioactive and infectious waste, and will be located on
the Oakdale Campus. Permission to proceed on this was granted by the Board of Regents in
November 2005.
Underground Storage Tanks (USTs): In 2005, the underground piping associated with the UIHC
diesel and jet fuel tanks was replaced and relocated as a part of the Emergency Treatment
Center project. Buried piping replacement is regulated the same as a tank closure by Iowa
DNR. Notifications were submitted to the Iowa DNR, required sampling conducted, and a
report, “Underground Tank Closure Report-Piping Removal” was submitted to Iowa DNR. All
known USTs at the University of Iowa currently meet the required technical standards for leak
detection, and for spill/overfill/corrosion protection. No 2006 expenditures related to USTs are
anticipated, except the $65 per tank annual tank registration fees.
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Programs are also in place to recycle certain ancillary wastes. Fluorescent bulbs that contain
mercury are being recycled through General Stores. Electronic waste that contains lead and
other toxic materials is being recycled through University Surplus. In addition, the University has
programs for recycling used oil, white goods, Freon, precious metals, lead, and parts washing
solvents.
Summary
In Fiscal Year 2006, The University of Iowa will continue to build on the accomplishments and
successes of Fiscal Year 2005. A sustained energy conservation effort will take greater hold as
the UI Energy Conservation Advisory Council expands its membership and mission, and
collaborates with Facilities Management to develop a comprehensive campus energy policy that
will help UI meet the goals of Executive Order 41.The UI will also build on the work by ISES by
developing long-term plans and strategies for the systematic renewal of campus facilities. Fire
and Life Safety will continue to be a central campus focus, as the UI develops a strategy to
address the updated State Fire Marshal’s report and the financial commitment to correct
deficiencies.
The University of Iowa is on a path to transform the manner in which it plans, designs, builds,
operates, maintains and powers its facilities and grounds. To meet this challenge, Facilities
Management is implementing a set of strategic initiatives that will improve its ability to meet its
stewardship obligations and responsibilities. As part of this effort, a comprehensive new campus
master plan, to be presented to the Board of Regents in March of 2006, will set a new direction
and vision for transforming the physical and facilities environment consistent with institutional
strategic plans and aspirations.
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