Facilites Welcomes Mr. Robert E. McMains as Chief Facilities Officer |
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UAB Facilities is pleased to welcome Robert E. McMains as Chief Facilities Officer, effective Monday, June 17. McMains was serving as the Vice President, Physical Facilities for Purdue University and has also served as Associate Vice President, Facilities Management at Emory University. Similar to his new role at UAB, in these positions McMains provided administration of environmental health and safety, capital planning, construction, maintenance of buildings and grounds, and university sustainability. McMains has served as a board member for the Association of Physical Plant Administrators, board member and president of the Southeastern Regional Association of Physical Plant Administrators. McMains is also a member of the U.S. Green Building Council and the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Eastern Illinois University.
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Facilities Capturing and Reusing Air Handler Condensate Featured in Two Magazines |
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The First fin water recovery system was installed in May of 2011. Designed by Olen Pruitt, Assistant Vice President, Facilities Management, the fin water recovery system was designed as a way to reuse water that was currently being thrown away down storm drains. The first article was published in APPA's International District Energy Association magazine. You can read the article by clicking on this link. Or read the entire magazine by clicking on the photo above. The second article appeared in Facilities Manager magazine. To read the article, please click on this link or the photo below. 
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