Fast Facts on The Pennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University's Office of Physical Plant (OPP) is a complex, multifaceted organization. The organization employs 1,338 full-time Technical Service and Staff workers (919 Technical Service and 330 Staff, 89 temporary/wage).
The University Park Campus comprises 8,556 acres located in the heart of central Pennsylvania.
The University Park campus includes 933 buildings (plus 23 rental buildings) totaling 19.7 million gross square feet valued at approximately $4,830,890,000. The 28 Commonwealth Campuses include 785 buildings (plus 34 leased properties) totaling XXXX million gross square feet valued at approximately $xxxx.
The University Park campus has:
- 79 acres of roof
- 10,010 exterior doors
- 8,060,000 square feet of janitored floor
- 703 general purpose classrooms and instructional laboratories
- 9,114 offices
- 354 elevators
- 17,000 parking spaces
- 11,000 trees
- 25,000 flowers planted annually
- 31 miles of paved roads and streets
- 23 miles of paved walkways
- 3,706 street and walk lights
Penn State's tallest building is Oswald Tower, which stands 124 feet tall.
Utilites Data:
- 50 miles of water lines with 2,700,000 gallons of water produced/consumed daily
- 17 miles of steam distribution lines with 1,140 million pounds of steam generated annually
- 218 fire hydrants and hose connections
- 2,091 fire extinguishers
Sheer numbers alone, however, do not allow the casual observer to realize the monumental task of maintaining and scheduling a work force with the expertise to attend to the daily 24-hour maintenance of a physical plant as large and technically challenging as that located on the University Park Campus.
