Facilities Operations and Maintenance
On this page:
- Facilities Operations and Maintenance
- Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
- Locks and Keys
- Maintenance and Repair
- Safety and Casualty Prevention
- Sign Shop
- Water System
Facilities Operations and Maintenance
We are a diverse group of innovative and talented professionals who provide high-quality facilities maintenance and management services to support the mission and vision of Wright State University. We are committed to being fully responsive to the needs of our customers—the faculty, staff, students and the public. We strive to cooperate with all campus constituents to provide a functional and efficient facilities operation. We welcome suggestions from our customers as we continue to improve our services. Please contact Bill Knotts by email at Bill.Knotts@wright.edu or call (937) 775-2969.
Mission Statement
We are the asset managers who effectively use available funding, technology, and human resources to provide optimal facilities management for Wright State University.
Vision Statement
We strive to be the benchmark for the facilities management profession.
Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
Campus-wide Responsibilities
- Maintenance and repair of university heating and cooling systems
- Certification and registration of boilers
- Automated building controls
- Temperature control issues
- Replace air conditioning filters
- Perform preventive maintenance on heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems and related equipment
- Fume hoods and exhaust fans
- Swimming pool water treatment
- Fabricate sheet metal for ducts, vents, flashings, and welding
- Maintain compressors and vacuum pumps integral to the building operating system
- Maintain and repair evaporative coolers, air conditioning equipment, and cooling towers
- Maintain mechanical equipment
- Repair ice machines
- Minor construction
- Water treatment
- High water purity for labs
Seasonal Temperature/Humidity Guidelines
We have established the following guidelines for temperature and humidity parameters for classrooms and offices in the buildings on Wright State's campus:
Fall/Winter
- Minimum relative humidity: 20 percent
- Acceptable room temperature range: 69–75°F
Spring/Summer
- Acceptable relative humidity range: 20–70 percent
- Acceptable room temperature range: 72–77°F
Locks and Keys
Our qualified in-house locksmiths have campus-wide responsibilities. We maintain a control system for university keys and locks to provide maximum security on campus. Only our personnel are authorized to install locks or locking devices on university facilities.
Key Requests
Your department must complete a key request form via PAWS and present it to us in 065 Allyn Hall. We will produce your call and call you when your key is ready for pick-up, usually within three working days of the request. See University Policy 7130 for information regarding key deposits and key authority.
Key Authorization Signature Form (PDF)
Maintenance and Repair
Skilled craftsmen handle the building maintenance repairs for all building-wide systems and components, including but not limited to:
- Electrical, lighting, and plumbing
- Painting and interior wall repair
- Walls, floors, roofs, and windows
- Eyewash stations
- Minor construction
- Minor moving projects
- Doors and operators
Areas of Responsibility
General Maintenance
- Electrical repairs and Installations
- Plumbing Repairs and Installations
- General Maintenace including repairs to walls, flooring, ceilings, hanging pictures, hanging shelves, replace light bulbs
Project Maintenance
- Lock Shop
- Painting
- Carpentry
- Signage (Sign Shop)
Safety and Casualty Prevention
The services we provide include, but may not be limited, to the following:
- Automated External Defibrillator Units (AEDs)
- Elevators
- Emergency generators
- Fire alarm maintenance
- Fire extinguisher issues
- Fire inspections
- Fire safety issues
- Fire suppression issues
- Life safety issues
- Code compliance
- PA system maintenance
- Fire extinguisher training
- Facilities Operations fire and life safety training
- CPR, First Aid, and AED training
- Impairment Policy (PDF)
- Impairment Form (PDF)
- Hot Work Permits (PDF)
- Space Heater Usage Policy (PDF)
- Wright State University's Holiday Lighting and Decoration Policy (PDF)
Automated External Defibrillator Units (AEDs)
An Automated External Defibrillator or AED is used to treat people experiencing sudden cardiac arrest. An AED should only be used on someone who is unconscious, without a pulse, and who is not breathing. The AED will analyze the heart rhythm and advise the operator if a shockable rhythm is detected. If a shockable rhythm is detected, the AED will charge to the appropriate energy level and advise the operator to deliver a shock. Training is generally not required to use an AED, however, CPR training can enhance your understanding of proper emergency response to a cardiac event.
| Building | Location |
|---|---|
| Allyn Hall | 1st floor, near elevators |
| Allyn Hall | basement-near Police Dispatch |
| Athletic Training Facility* | Nutter room 140 (4 units) |
| Baseball Stadium | Dugout |
| Bethany Village | Sun Room |
| Biological Sciences | 2nd floor, across from room 235 |
| Brehm Lab | 2nd floor lobby area |
| Campus Services | Main hallway, near room 143 |
| College Park (Housing) | College Park community office, room 1C |
| Cox Heart (SOM ) | Main lobby, room 120 |
| Creative Arts Center* | Theatre wing vending area, near commons area |
| Diggs Laboratory | 1st floor, across from room 148 |
| Duke Ellis (SOPP) | Behind reception desk on wall |
| Fawcett Hall | 1st floor, near elevators |
| Fine Arts | Beside fire alarm panel, near rest rooms |
| Forest Lane | Community Center, near activity room |
| Hamilton Hall | In vending area, near main lobby |
| Health Sciences | 1st floor across from room 117 |
| Honors Dorm (Housing) | In community office, room E360A |
| Joshi | In hallway, near room 271 |
| Lake Campus-Andrews Hall* | near faculty elevator |
| Lake Campus-Dwyer Hall* | Inside cafeteria near north doors |
| Lake Campus-Police* | in cruiser |
| Lake Campus-Trenary Lab* | Inside Library by north entrance |
| Library | Behind circulation desk on wall near automatic doors |
| Library Annex | On wall near room 040 Math and Micro- 1st floor lobby, near room 120 |
| Medical Sciences | 1st floor lobby, near room 120 |
| Millett Hall | 1st floor hallway, near room 120 |
| Mini University* | Main entryway, beside firealarm panel |
| NEC | 1st floor, next to elevator in lobby |
| Nutter Center* | 1st floor, near ATM and equipment room |
| Nutter Center* | Concourse level, near Gate 5 |
| Nutter Center* | Concourse level outside Administration Offices |
| Oelman Hall | 1st floor, next to elevator |
| Police - Dayton Campus* | Have 7 units in cruisers |
| Research Park (SOM) | Inside room 100-lobby |
| Rike Hall | 1st floor elevator, lobby area |
| Russ Engineering | Lobby wall, near room 149 |
| Setzer Pavilion | Entry hall to Weight room |
| Student Success Center | Ground floor, next to the elevator |
| Student Union* | Ground floor, beside elevator, Atrium |
| Student Union* | 1st floor, beside elevator, above Atrium |
| Tom Hanks Center | Basement, left of elevator near room 001 |
| University Hall | 1st floor, beside elevator |
| Village (Housing) 2070 Zink Rd | Community office |
| White Hall | 1st floor, beside elevator near front lobby |
| White Hall | Rear entry lobby |
| Woods (Housing) | Woods office in Hawthorn Hall, room 201B |
*Note: Units now having Pediatric Electrodes:
- Athletics: All 4 AED units
- Creative Arts Center
- Lake Campus
- Mini University
- Nutter Center: All 3 AED units
- Police Cruisers: All 7 AED units, Dayton Campus police cruisers
- Student Union—Ground floor, beside elevator, atrium
- Student Union—1st floor, beside elevator, above atrium
Sign Shop
We fabricate and install permanent and temporary signs at Wright State University including:
- ADA-compliant room/personnel identification
- Office/desk I.D. plaques
- Engraving
- Specialty signs such as Danger-Confined Space
- Aluminum post and panel building identification signs
- Parking-related signs
- Vehicle markings for Wright State vehicles
Temporary Signs:
- Temporary directional signs
- Billboards
- Directional/info signs
- Banners for various campus events
- Directional signs on stands for numerous campus events
Requests for signs may be made by completing a sign shop form through PAWS.
Water System
Wright State University operates its own public drinking water system that draws water from the Mad River Buried Valley Aquifer. The Water Treatment Plant has been supplying drinking water to the university since 1977. We meet and usually exceed the requirements of the Environmental Protection Agency. A report about the water quality is created and disseminated annually to the campus community. This report contains general health information, water quality test results, potential sources of drinking water contamination, and persons to contact regarding the Wright State water system. We have a current, unconditional license to operate our water system.
Wright State University has an emergency connection with the City of Fairborn for use during emergency conditions and only after approval from the city. Such emergencies include, but are not limited to power failures, fires, maintenance or repairs, and severe drought. On average this connection is used three times a year with each use usually less than eight hours in duration. This report does not include information on the water supplied from the City of Fairborn. A copy of Fairborn’s consumer confidence report can be obtained by contacting the Fairborn Water Department at (937) 754-3097.
