NMU Facilities

Adopt a Flower Bed Program is a Success

In an effort to provide more color on campus, as well as provide volunteer opportunities for university students, groups, and departments, NMU Plant Operations sponsored the Adopt-A-Flower-Bed Program. Incorporated in this program were fourteen groups of students, faculty, staff, as well as friends of NMU, who volunteered to plant and maintain nineteen flower beds around campus. "This was a great success and I'm very pleased with the enthusiasm of the volunteers. The beds were well maintained all summer and really had a positive impact on the campus grounds. I look forward to working with the campus community on this again next year."- Terry Eilders, NMU Grounds Supervisor.

Adopt a Flower Bed Program is a Success

In an effort to provide more color on campus, as well as provide volunteer opportunities for university students, groups, and departments, NMU Plant Operations sponsored the Adopt-A-Flower-Bed Program. Incorporated in this program were fourteen groups of students, faculty, staff, as well as friends of NMU, who volunteered to plant and maintain nineteen flower beds around campus.

"This was a great success and I'm very pleased with the enthusiasm of the volunteers. The beds were well maintained all summer and really had a positive impact on the campus grounds. I look forward to working with the campus community on this again next year."- Terry Eilders, NMU Grounds Supervisor.

Facilities Offers Energy Savings Tips

Recycle symbol and leaf As a goal of the Road Map to 2015, NMU’s strategic plan, members of the campus can help make NMU more energy efficient and a more sustainable campus. You can learn new energy-saving factoid tips with our “Did You Know . . . ?” column.

NMU's sustainability efforts

News and Information

	Requests for Summer Work Projects Do you plan on purchasing any new equipment that requires utility connections such as gas, water, data, or electricity? Do you have any construction or remodeling plans for your area? If so, now is the time to begin discussing these projects with the Facilities Department. Time is needed to identify the project’s scope of work, estimate the construction cost, prepare bid documents, receive bids, and then finally begin construction.
	In the revised campus master plan, one recommendation was to develop the area along Presque Isle Avenue that NMU owns, to have it feature shops, restaurants, office space and possibly student and 1 or 2-bedroom apartments that are attractive to students. Northern has engaged in a feasibly study on this recommendation and invites all faculty, staff, students, alumni, community members and visitors to provide input by participating in a brief survey.

NMU Facilities Department
Contact Us at 906-227-2292 or stop in at 136 Services Bldg.

Energy Savings
As the university prepares for possible budget reductions, the NMU campus community is reminded it can immediately help both the budget and the environment through some simple energy-saving steps. These include such things as turning off lights when a room will be empty more than five minutes, closing window shades at night and putting computers in the hibernation mode when they are not in use. Energy saving tips Computer Power Saving Instructions Energy Newsletters

Energy Savings

lightswitch As the university prepares for possible budget reductions, the NMU campus community is reminded it can immediately help both the budget and the environment through some simple energy-saving steps. These include such things as turning off lights when a room will be empty more than five minutes, closing window shades at night and putting computers in the hibernation mode when they are not in use.

Campus Statistics
359 acre campus 3.45 million square feet of building space 198 acres of maintained grounds 73.5 acres of parking lots 3.6 miles of roadways 13.95 miles of sidewalks 11.6 miles of underground electrical cable 15 miles of water lines 5.6 miles of steam and condensate piping 8.2 miles of sewer lines 10.5 miles of storm piping 9.3 miles of natural gas piping 3.8 miles of communication wire 508 exterior light poles

Campus Statistics

359 acre campus
3.45 million square feet of building space
198 acres of maintained grounds
73.5 acres of parking lots
3.6 miles of roadways
13.95 miles of sidewalks
11.6 miles of underground electrical cable
15 miles of water lines
5.6 miles of steam and condensate piping
8.2 miles of sewer lines
10.5 miles of storm piping
9.3 miles of natural gas piping
3.8 miles of communication wire
508 exterior light poles

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