Facilities

Olympics symbol with five rings. A light blue outline around rings and various angles intersect in ring centers.

3 Questions: Anette Hosoi on engineering and the Olympics

Got Olympic fever? Dive into the mechanics of a fast pool

August 1, 2012

Keeping our hallways safe and clutter free

Facilities will waive fee for removing items through the fall.

July 23, 2012

Lowell North and Terry Kohler '62 in front of the relief sculpture overlooking the new dock system.

Dedication held at renovated Walter C. Wood '17 Sailing Pavilion

May 8, 2012

Junior Alix de Monts, center, chair of the Undergraduate Association (UA) Sustainability Committee and undergraduate representative on the Campus Energy Task Force, provides an update on the UA's spring 2011 exchange of 1,000 compact-fluorescent light bulbs for incandescent bulbs in student dorms.

Five-year effort by Campus Energy Task Force saves MIT millions of dollars, kilowatt-hours

December 21, 2011

MIT President Susan Hockfield and Executive Vice President and Treasurer Israel Ruiz check out under the hood of the new 2011 Ford Transit electric vehicle. The motor is electrically powered and contains a liquid cooled 28 kWh lithium-ion battery pack with internal sensors and controller.

Using wheels to reduce a carbon footprint

Facilities' new electric vehicle is powered by a battery and generates no emissions.

December 19, 2011

From left to right: Francis Chen, Katherine Lee, and Priyanka Chatterjee, all first-year students, participate in 'Discover Energy: Learn, Think, Apply,' MITEI's freshman pre-orientation program held in August. In the activity shown here, the team works with a set of insulating and sealing materials and a lunchbox that has been retrofitted with an interior light bulb and thermometer. Each team con...

Energy Education Task Force marks five-year surge in energy focused offerings

Nearly $9 million raised for curriculum development so far.

December 13, 2011

Dedication held for renovated fencing salle d’armes

Facility opened in conjunction with its annual alumni meet on Saturday, Oct. 22.

October 28, 2011

The David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research building, completed in October, 2010, is the first laboratory research building at MIT to receive LEED Gold certification.

Turning green to gold

Koch building takes the lead in lab energy performance.

October 27, 2011

MIT launches social network for ridesharing

Partnership with Zimride creates a secure platform to enhance campus mobility.

October 12, 2011

Enhancements to Jack Barry Field unveiled

September 28, 2011

Richard C. Rossi, Cambridge deputy city manager, presents Steven M. Lanou, deputy director for sustainability in the MIT Environment, Health, and Safety Headquarters Office, with a City of Cambridge Go Green Award for MIT's achievements in energy programs.

MIT receives local and regional recognition for energy programs

September 26, 2011

MIT signs international charter, deepening commitment to campus sustainability

May 18, 2011

Jack Barry Field is undergoing a resurfacing that will make the facility safer and better for athletic competition.

Barry Field gets a facelift

New surface to make field safer, more playable

May 16, 2011

'Under the Dome' security preparations

A letter to the community from John DiFava, MIT director of facilities operations and security

April 27, 2011

BigBelly Solar at MIT: smart compactors with a green streak

April 6, 2011

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