Comprised of four specialized teams, Facilities’ Architectural trades unit is responsible for the majority of the general building maintenance on campus. Constantly working together to address thousands of work orders a year, the Architectural trades unit is made up of carpenters, locksmiths, elevator technicians, and building envelope specialists.

Senior Manager - Operations: Suzanne Vincent

Responsible for carpentry, maintaining woodwork, and general repairs.

• Classroom maintenance, including seats, tables, and chalkboards
• Wall, ceiling and flooring repairs, painting
• Window, blinds, and curtain repairs

• Furniture and cabinetry repairs and modifications

Responsible for cutting keys and maintaining approximately 30,000 doors on campus.

• Key cutting and management of the master key system (Policy 35)
• Doors, sliding overhead doors, garage doors and shutters repairs
• Automatic door openers maintenance
• Mechanical or electronic locks repairs, filing cabinets, safes, and anything with a lock or key

Responsible for maintaining roughly 100 elevators and chairlifts on campus.

• Dedicated technician on-site every day
• Manages all elevators and elevating devices

• Constant preventative maintenance

Responsible for maintaining and repairing all building exteriors, including:

• Brick and masonry
• Foundations
• Roofs, including green roofs
• Windows
• Insulation and waterproofing