The Facilities Planning and Management Office (FPMO) at the College of Arts and Sciences strategically develops and implements space planning solutions tailored to both current and future needs, while managing physical space resources, overseeing facility improvements, ensuring building code compliance, and executing a dynamic 3-year capital plan.
UB | Funds maintenance and repairs of the existing infrastructure. |
College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Office | Manages operational costs for college-wide initiatives and space reorganization. It invests in enhancements through the Space Optimization Incentive Program (SOIP), which aims to efficiently increase and utilize space, foster collaborative environments, and optimize classroom sharing for full capacity use. |
Your Department | Fund upgrades related to finishes, treatments, lighting, technology, and Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment (FF&E). |
Depending on the nature of your request, the process moving forward can vary significantly. The FPMO will help to identify how to proceed.
If your department is independently repurposing space or making improvements to furninture, fixtures and equipment (FF&E), it is important to contact the FPMO for a code review to avoid potential code violations.
Basic repairs, upgrades, or cosmetics changes, within a department should be requested directly by the department through the work order request system. This includes:
Departments should contact the FPMO as early into the process as possible to assess:
***Projects that require funding from Resource Planning must be requested by July 1 to be formally submitted to the University on Nov 1. A decision on the pending request will be returned no later than June 30.
Ready to submit a request? Contact the FPMO team at cas-spacemgt@buffalo.edu
Details to include in your request (if applicable):
After submitting a request, a FPMO team member will reach out for further details.
For situations requiring immediate assistance, please call 716-645-2025 to notify Customer Service. Examples of situations requiring immediate assistance include leaking pipes or a window that has blown open.
Brian Swartz
Facilities Planning and Management Officer
Doug Borsuk
Facilities Coordinator