Los Rios Community College District has fully embraced the facilities construction industry of tomorrow
LOS RIOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
Following a significant capital investment program ,
Los Rios Community College District has fully embraced the facilities construction industry of tomorrow
In California , there is an ambitious goal that will see all new residential construction across the state with zero net energy by 2020 and all commercial construction will achieve the same goal by 2030 . For Los Rios Community College District , a district in Sacramento which provides administrative services and governance across four accredited colleges and several off campus educational centres , this overriding vision is very much centred in the college ’ s strategy for future growth .
“ We are the second largest community college district in the state of California [ after LA Community College ] and the fifth largest in the country ,” says Pablo Manzo , Associate Vice
Chancellor ,
Facilities Management at Los Rios Community College District .
“ We really are a significant community college player in the country .”
Bridging the gap Manzo , as head of Facilities Management , is very much engrained within the maintenance of the facilities that fall under the Los Rios umbrella . The Facilities Management Department is composed two subdepartments , Facilities Planning and Construction and Facilities Maintenance and Operations ( M & O ). M & O includes a number of “ journeymen ” roles – mechanics , plumbers , groundskeepers , all managed and supported by Manzo and his department .
Manzo believes that where Los Rios is unique when compared to other public-sector facilities and
48 September 2017