Physical Plant Department

Contact Information

Click below to submit a Work Order
PPD Work Order
Telephone 207-859-5000
Fax 207-859-5005

Hours

Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

We are available 24 hours a day by contacting Security

Location Next to the athletic complex

         
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Scheduled Maintenance & Outages

Physical Plant department is a service oriented organization that provides a wide range of services for the campus community, including housekeeping, grounds, carpentry, painting, plumbing, electrical, snow removal, grounds care, and utility generation and distribution. The Department also provides a number of support services, such as moving, project planning, and estimating.

To ensure we provide the best service to our customers, we will post outages and service notices below.

 
Bixler Drive Parking

Parking is not allowed on Bixler Drive beginning November 7 and continuing until further notice. This is to allow for the ongoing construction of the Museum Expansion project. Pedestrians should continue to use caution in this area.

 

Please contact Kelly at extension 5031 with any questions or concerns.

 
Projects & Renovations
 

Museum of Art Expansion
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Building construction of the Alfond-Lunder Family Pavilion at the Colby College Museum of Art has begun. The 26,000-square-foot expansion will include 10,000 square feet of new exhibition space, making Colby's the largest museum in Maine.

Construction of Colby Museum Addition to Begin (Press Release)
Colby Museum Reopens (Morning Sentinel)


Biomass Plant
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A biomass plant is currently under construction and is expected to be completed in the fall of 2011. This new plant will replace approximately 1 million gallons of heating fuel with about 22 thousand tons of locally sourced wood chips and forest waste annually. The plant will produce steam used for heat, hot water, cooking, and cogeneration of electricity. Please find below a project information sheet, news articles, and a interior photo of the facility:

Biomass Expansion Project Information Sheet 

Channel 13 - Colby Begins Construction on Biomass Facility  

Biomass Plant Under Construction at Colby

Biomass Interior Photo

Colby College turns wood into steam into savings


 
For more information on campus projects, visit the campus improvements web site.
 
Colby is Green Again!

We have received confirmation that Goddard Hodgkins has received LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. Colby has six LEED certified buildings. Press Release

 
 
Look for these signs

 Low Emission Sign

As part of our commitment to U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), Colby has installed new "Low Emissions Vehicle" parking signs on campus. These spaces are reserved for vehicles that meet or exceed emission standards as low-emitting vehicles (LEV) set by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). The LEV parking spaces are provided to encourage the use of high efficiency vehicles, which have a lower impact on the environment. LEVs include hybrid and non-hybrid models. To find out if a vehicle is classified as a low-emitting vehicle, click here to view the 2011 list of certified low-emitting vehicles.