Facilities News

“Earthsgiving” Event

  On Thursday, November 17, 2022, Mason’s Greenhouse and Garden’s program hosted its first “Earthsgiving” sustainable, cooking event. Students, volunteers, staff and community members learned […]

November 2022 Facilities Employee of the Month – Rebecca “Becky” Mirenzi

 During her routine check of a campus building’s mechanical equipment, Rebecca "Becky" Mirenzi, a Facilities Management team member, identified and reported a gas leak at […]

Mason featured in The Princeton Review’s 2023 ‘Guide to Green Colleges’     

  On October 25, 2022, The Princeton Review released its 13th annual  Guide to Green Colleges – a resource, published for college applicants, to showcase colleges and […]

Campus Sustainability Tour

    On Tuesday, October 25, 2022, University Sustainability hosted its first Campus Sustainability Tour, showcasing Patriot Green Fund (PGF) projects that have reduced Mason’s […]

Stream Restoration Update

Work continues on the “Necklace Phase One and Stream Restoration” project on George Mason University’s Fairfax Campus.  This project includes the restoration of the main […]

Launching New Composting Pilot

  Zero Waste & Plastics Free Mason: Next Up, Industrial Composting Pilot  Mason Facilities is excited to announce the launch of a new zero waste […]

October 2022 Facilities Employee of the Month – Ravy Pho

  Celebrating Ravy Pho as the October 2022 Employee of the Month October’s Employee of the Month, Ravy Pho, is a Waste Management and Recycling […]

100 Trees Added to Mason

 On Saturday, October 1, 2022 Mason Exhibitions, with the support of Mason Facilities, the Patriot Green Fund (PGF), the Office of Sustainability, and community volunteers, planted 100 […]

University Day Service Awards 2022

  Mason is celebrating years of service on November 8 and 9, 2022 at the Fairfax Campus. Thank you for your service, Mason Patriots! Below, […]

Facilities Fall Prep 2022

 “Walking around campus ahead of the first day of school, I couldn’t help but notice how beautiful the campus looked!  Imagining all the parents who […]

September 2022 Facilities Employee of the Month – Jerome Wallis

Celebrating Jerome Wallis as the September 2022 Employee of the Month Jerome, a Power Plant Shift Supervisor, specializes in overnight central heating and cooling. His proactive […]

20+ Years of JDI Partnership

 Mason Facilities has partnered with Job Discovery Inc. (JDI) for over 20 years and together we have positively impacted the George Mason University community.   JDI is a […]

Organic Land Care Beta Testing

  Mason Facilities is excited to announce the launch of a new pilot program centering around organic land care in a 7-acre area surrounding Merten […]

GMU SWaM Conference

  George Mason University GMU SWaM Conference Offices of Contracts & Finance and Purchasing September 21, 2022   Come join us on September 21, 2022, […]

August 2022 Facilities Employee of the Month – Daniel Chappell

    Celebrating Daniel Chappell as the August 2022 Employee of the Month Daniel, a Zone 3 team member, is a valued employee who solely […]

Stream Restoration on Fairfax Campus Will Create Scenic Pathway

 Work has begun on the “Necklace Phase One and Stream Restoration” project on George Mason University’s Fairfax Campus, Mason Facilities announced.The project includes the restoration […]

July 2022 Facilities Employee of the Month – Keith “Wally” Wallace

  Celebrating Keith “Wally” Wallace as the July 2022 Employee of the Month Wally puts in a tremendous amount of work to both prepare and […]

June 2022 Facilities Employee of the Month – Joe Wilmer

  Celebrating Joe Wilmer as the June 2022 Employee of the Month Joe has come a long way from starting as an apprentice and upgrading […]

Mason Custodial Services

June 2022 The University has adopted a multi-contract approach for campus janitorial services, initiating new contracts with the Budd Group, Golden Gate Service and Evergreen […]

Commencement Kudos

  Shout out to all of the teams in Mason Facilities who went above and beyond to prepare the campus and EagleBank Arena for the […]

Facilities Spring Campus Cleanup

Check out our Instagram Post! Facilities Spring 2022 Campus Cleanup On Tuesday, May 5, 2022, our Facilities Management (FM) team members took charge for a […]

May 2022 Facilities Employee of the Month – Angel Washington

  Celebrating Angel Washington as the May  Employee of the Month Angel goes beyond the call of duty to make sure things are right and […]

Sustainable Print Studio

Cartoon Art Credit: Sylvia Rossi Check out the Instagram video!   The School of Art’s Print and Book Arts studio is repositioning its practices and […]

Arboretum Tree Planting

  In Spring 2022, a small team of students used the Patriot Green Fund to enhance the diversity of The Honeybee Pollinator Garden. This garden […]

Keith “Wally” Wallace: 2022 Goldie and Diane Hattery Award Winner

  Keith “Wally” Wallace has received the Goldie and Diane Hattery Award for Excellence. In his nomination, Wally is described as an employee who goes […]

April 2022 Facilities Employee of the Month – Ronnie Wells

  Celebrating Ronnie Wells on being Facilities’ April Employee of the month. He was nominated by Kristal Miller, Anastasia Triplett, and Susie Mueller. Ronnie is […]

50 Years in Buildings

Click Each Photo for More Information Blast from the Past Before and After

March 2022 Facilities Employee of the Month – Gordon Lansdowne

  Nominated by: Dwain Wise-Spain, Zone 3 Supervisor, Facilities Management Gordon has played a central role in conducting and maintaining the HVAC Preventive Maintenance program […]

January 2022 Facilities Employee of the Month – Joseph Illig

  Nominated by: Steve Vollmer, Director, Facilities Management Operations Joe Illig, our plumbing supervisor, took the initiative to monitor the Peterson kitchen and see if […]

Construction kick-off on Arlington Campus the ‘start of something big’

Story by Damian Cristodero The first steps of the construction project that will reshape and reimagine George Mason’s Arlington Campus are scheduled to begin this […]

New Volunteer Intern: Nakki Watanabe

Highlighting our a new volunteer intern: Nakki Watanabe – An Environmental Studies student. Nakki reached out to Supervisor of Recycling and Waste Management, Kevin Brim, […]