Facilities Service Guide

You should fill out the art request form. This applies to class projects as well as permanent art installations.

For Fire, Medical Emergency, Accidents, Hazardous Materials please dial 911.

Hazardous Material issues should also be reported to Environmental Health & Safety or call 208-885-6524

The Frequently Reserved Spaces page will guide you to the appropriate contacts.

You may submit your request by emailing facilities@uidaho.edu. Please include a brief description of the work you are interested in having completed. A Project Manager will contact you to discuss your request.

You may submit a project request by emailing facilities@uidaho.edu. Please include a brief description of the work you are interested in having completed. A Project Manager will contact you to discuss your request.

Contact Architectural and Engineering Services and complete the Space Allocation Request Form.

For classrooms you should contact the Registrar.

Contact your department access/key gatekeeper. Your request will then be processed by the Facilities Access Control Shop. For additional information, please refer to the Key Access Control Guidelines.

Physical key requests may be made through a Key Request Form.

University of Idaho has two policies that restrict the use of personal electric heaters in university buildings. The first is a safety policy that is meant to prevent accidental fires; this policy states “space heaters must be equipped with functional safety tip-over switches and be located away from combustible materials and never left unattended when in use." In addition to this safety policy, the university has a second energy conservation policy based on the Governor’s executive order #2005-12, which prohibits all space heaters in any State building, regardless of tip-over switches. What is specifically allowed under this energy policy is a radiant panel, which is not a space heater since it is not designed to heat the space temperature.

There are two reasons for this statewide energy policy; the first is safety-related and the second addresses energy conservation. Radiant panels are designed to heat to a little over 100°F, so they cannot burn the user, nor can they start a fire if they come into contact clothing, paper or other combustible material. This is compared to an electric space heater that is designed to blow hot air into the room, using heating elements that can reach over 1000°F, and pose a real fire and burn danger. The second reason is that radiant heaters are more energy efficient because they are designed to heat the occupant directly and not heat the room air. The user feels comfortable due to the radiant heat beamed directly to them, despite the fact that the room air temperature is still cool. Whereas an electric space heater must raise the entire room air temperature to make the occupant comfortable.

The downside of radiant panel heaters is that they only provide comfort to the person right next to them. For an office application, the radiant panel would normally be located under the desk near the user’s feet, and if the occupant spends a lot of time away from their desk, the radiant heater will be less effective.

Facilities does not provide individual heaters, therefore, when necessary departments or individuals will have to purchase their own radiant panel heaters. We also ask that users of these radiant panels always turn off the heater when leaving in the evening, and only use it when truly necessary.

University of Idaho Shop Stores stocks a 170-Watt radiant panel heater, Part Number 2101700. They can be reached at 208-885-7355 or 208-885-7555. Radiant panels may also be purchased from outside businesses locally and online.

Please send requests for tasks like routine painting, cleaning or to report leaking pipes and the like to facilities@uidaho.edu, or call 208-885-6246 for assistance.

Call any of the following to schedule a move on campus:

Pratt Moving and Storage (Mayflower) 509-332-2505

TrueNorth Moving Company 509-780-6244

Palouse Movers 208-696-4488

Note: If you are a moving company within the Palouse region and would like to be added to this list, please send a note to Rusty Vineyard, Director of Facilities at vineyard@uidaho.edu.

Contact the Recycling/Solid Waste Coordinator to set up recycling stations, obtain information, or report problems, change collection schedules or bin sizes.

For complete Lost and Found guidelines refer to the UI-APM. Lost and found articles not claimed within 30 days are discarded, sold or given to local charities. Contact Facilities Services for more information.

Contact Surplus Properties for collection and sale of University of Idaho surplus property.

Call the Facilities Customer Service at 208-885-8888 and your call will be directed to the appropriate department.