Utilities

Mission Statement

To provide the University of Texas Medical Branch with a safe, productive and energy efficient work environment. This is accomplished by the production and distribution of utilities from district energy plants, providing engineering and technical support to Facilities and Campus Services thru the application of sound economic and business practices.

 Ideas for energy savings​!

Business Operations and Facilities has established an Energy Savings Committee with the Institution's shared goal of saving over $500K in energy savings in FY20. Although BOF is leading this goal, it is all of UTMB's responsibility to become more energy efficient. We are looking for your help across the campus in determining ways to save energy. To that end, we are working on several projects to reduce energy from converting to LED lighting to temperature setbacks in unoccupied space.​

For example, we had a recent submission that suggested shutting off power and HVAC to several unoccupied spaces. This one suggestion alone has the potential savings of approximately $100K for the year.

We need YOUR help identifying more great opportunities like this one to save energy! We have made it easy for you to make suggestions and would like you to use the following link to do so.​

Submit an idea for energy savings ​

Services

District Energy Operations
  • 24/7/365 distribution and control of chilled water and steam for campus building, air conditioning and heating
  • Twenty four hour support, maintenance and repair of these production systems
  • Second level support for hot and cold calls
  • Coordination and control of utility systems outages for planned maintenance and construction.
  • After hours contact for maintenance support
  • Pickup, treatment, and disposal of regulated medical waste from UTMB facilities.
  • Provide Portable Emergency Power, Cooling & Heating Services to Critical areas during planned and unplanned events impacting normal campus operations
  • Maintains the Building Automation System (BAS)
  • Provides technical assistance for instrumentation on HVAC equipment throughout the campus.
  • Maintenance and repair for emissions control equipment
Sustainability - Recycle, Solid Waste & Energy Management
  • Act as the primary conduit between Facilities and the Campus community for energy use and sustainability goals.
  • Reconciling utility consumption and energy purchases
  • Maintains data for building consumption of utilities
  • Conducts building energy policy compliance audits and reports
  • Coordinate Municipal Solid Waste service (MSW) to the main campus
  • Facilitates Recycle service for the main campus and paper recycling to clinics; paper, cardboard, pallets, landscape debris, metal, plastic, e-waste, e-records, toner & inkjet cartridges
  • Coordinates UTMB's annual Earth Day event
  • Provides information and reports to the campus sustainability committee
  • Validation of Utility Billing Data
  • Facilitate Transit Program

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Business Operations

Utilities business operations also provide support for:

  • Support for departmental computer applications. Some examples are work order tracking, space utilization database and electronic document management.
  • General IT consulting including departmental web management, database design and reporting, audio/visual services, and pc inventory and refresh
  • Business Service Center Planning & Reporting
  • Utility invoice processing (Non-PO Vouchers)
  • Invoice processing (Purchase Orders)
  • Contract Amendment and Modifications
  • Connect and Disconnect Public Utilities
  • Researching entries to comply with Finance Departmental Review & Reconciliation

Contract Management

  • Reliant Energy Solutions
  • Cokinos
  • Republic/Allied Waste
  • Air Products - Oxygen
  • Nalco
  • Sharps Direct
  • Siemens Industry
  • Siemens Water Technology
  • Cummins Southern Plains
  • ADA Resources-Diesel Fuel
  • Air Liqiude Healthcare American Corporation - Nitrogen
  • Action Personnel
  • Ambius

Energy Procurement (Contract)

  • Electricity
  • Natural Gas

Contact Information

John Colin Hartwell, MBA, MS, CHFM

AVP
(832) 257-7134

Kathy Howard

Sr. Business Coordinator
(281) 468-6598
District Energy Operations

Sean Finegan

Program Director
(409) 750-1332
Utilities Business Operations

Amanda Robinson

Director, Facilities and Administrative Services 
(409) 772-4170

Kathy Howard

Sr. Business Coordinator
(281) 468-6598
Sustainability

Neal Cooper

Program Director, Fleet & Courier Svcs
(409) 747-2958
BOF IT Technical Support

Mary Jo Urbani

Sr. Business Analyst
409-457-5053