{"id":17,"date":"2009-09-29T21:14:42","date_gmt":"2009-09-30T00:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/boston.local\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2022-10-21T15:19:22","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T19:19:22","slug":"grounds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpo\/what-we-do\/grounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Grounds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Campus Planning &amp; Operations\u2019 professional groundskeepers have the responsibility of<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">maintaining an extensive campus that reaches 1.8 miles along Commonwealth Avenue and from the Charles River south into Brookline, the Fenway Campus, and the Medical Campus in Boston\u2019s South End.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:375}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Our\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpo\/who-we-are\/operations-services\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Masonry Shop<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, with support from other trades, builds and maintains walkways, plazas, and courtyards. And the\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpo\/who-we-are\/operations-services\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"> custodial staff<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fstrives to keep it all free of debris and snow.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:375}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW220721282 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart CommentHighlightPipeClicked CommentHighlightClicked SCXW220721282 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">Every effort will be made during snow removal operations to keep areas free from snow and ice buildup; however, conditions can change dramatically depending on temperatures, the rate of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightClicked SCXW220721282 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">snowfall, and wind conditions. The use of public transportation during such times greatly helps in keeping parking lots free of vehicles and expediting the snow and ice removal process.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP CommentHighlightPipeClicked SCXW220721282 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:375}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">For\u202f<\/span>routine groundskeeping<span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202frequests, see\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpo\/request-services\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Request Services<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:375}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In an\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">emergency,\u202f<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">call our\u202f <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpo\/who-we-are\/operations-services\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Operations Service Center<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fat 617-353-2105 if you are on the Charles River Campus or the Fenway Campus, or the\u202f<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/publicsafety\/control-center\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Control Center<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fat 617-358-4144 if you are on the Medical Campus.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Campus Planning &amp; Operations\u2019 professional groundskeepers have the responsibility of maintaining an extensive campus that reaches 1.8 miles along Commonwealth [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1963,"featured_media":0,"parent":6735,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1963"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24476,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions\/24476"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}