Fall 2020 By the Numbers

The Department of Facilities was among those at Wentworth Institute of Technology who went the extra mile in Fall 2020. Sanitation, de-densification and distribution were all a part of what helped Wentworth complete a full semester.

In addition to work related to COVID-19, nine Facilities upgrades/renovation projects—between summer and fall—were managed by Sharon Gaffney and the Planning and Construction team.

Janine Murphy, director of project administration, shares some of the numbers from the fall months.  

• 203 gallons of hand sanitizer, 150 disinfecting spray bottles, 789 buckets of wipes distributed to every classroom/residence hall by the Facilities Department
• 1,627 face shields, 19,550 surgical face masks, 59,100 disposable gloves ordered and distributed by Akil Williams, work control manager, and the Facilities team
• 3,000 “This is Your Spot” and “Protect Your Spot” decals placed campus wide by Ryan Neal, project assistant, Planning & Construction
• 4,567 work orders completed this semester by Physical Plant employees
• 7 truckloads of furniture shipped to off-site storage, taking up 75 storage bays
• 37 desk shields built and installed in-house by Physical Plant carpenters
• 30 protective shields designed, ordered and installed for the Schumann Library and common areas on campus by Planning and Construction
• 9 facilities upgrade/renovation projects managed by Sharon Gaffney, project manager, and the Planning and Construction crew over the summer and fall
• 137 Instruction spaces de-densified by Physical Plant and Planning and Construction
• 2,608 classroom and lab seats moved out to de-densify instructional spaces by Physical Plant
• 215 Room occupancy signs were created, printed and installed by Ryan Neal