About Us

Mission

Drive engineering solutions to deliver campus utilities that are safe, efficient and reliable.

Vision

Advance technologies and policy to deliver cost-effective infrastructure investments that are resilient, efficient, and sustainable.

Our Team

Utilities and Engineering Services (UES) is a department under UCFs Facilities and Business Operations division. Our staff, comprised of professional engineers, technical experts, and skilled specialists, are tasked with advancing the University’s strategic goal of carbon neutrality. The department develops and implements policies, plans, and programs, and oversees operation practices to reduce energy consumption. We partner with our associates at the University, local community, and utility providers to leverage faculty and staff expertise, student projects, institutional research, and other resources to promote education, drive innovation, and support our commitment to environmental stewardship.

UES is responsible for providing and supporting a wide variety of mission-critical services at the University. UES provides both utilities and energy management services for over 7.8 million GSF of conditioned (both cooled and heated) space, across the 2,600 acre UCF main campus and adjacent Research Park. Utility operations is responsible for campus commodity procurement, production, and distribution. This organizational structure will allow UES leadership address the needs of the UCF community by focusing on enterprise energy management as a whole.

Supporting UCF’s Collective Impact
The aggressive energy strategies employed by this team is driven by the objectives of the UCF Collective Impact Strategic Plan to reflect “the importance given to ensuring that the university strengthens its commitment to healthy environments and sustainable practices in everything it undertakes.” UES believes an improved, healthy learning environment creates value, defined as “a ratio of quality to cost.” Value is procured by optimizing productivity and delivery of university services (quality), while reducing operational costs and subsequently keeping tuition affordable (cost). The Plan states that “developing aggressive energy conservation strategies” is an explicit strategy to achieve the university’s Health and Sustainability goals, and therefore drives our daily duties. UES can assist in ultimately transforming UCF into a healthier campus and provide a favorable sustainability comparison to other analogous and desirable universities.

Organization Chart

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Department Recognition

2022 Plant Operations Excellence Award
Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Florida Water Landmark Award
By the American Water Works Association: UCF Water Tower

District Energy Magazine, cover story, Winter 2021
Florida campus expands water reclamation to chilled-water operations

2018 AEE Region II
Institutional Energy Management Award

2018 USGBC LEEDership Award
Most Outstanding Project, LEED for Existing Buildings: UCF Alumni Center

2018 USGBC LEEDership Award
Green Hero Award: Curt Wade, UES Director

2017 USGBC LEEDership Award
Outstanding Green Business: University of Central Florida Dept. of Utilities & Energy Services