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 949 full-time Technical Service and Staff workers (703 Technical Service and 246 Staff).

The University Park Campus comprises 15,984 acres located in the heart of central Pennsylvania.

The campus includes 758 buildings (plus 49 rental buildings) totaling 15.5 million gross square feet valued at approximately $1,921,000,000.

The University Park campus has:

• 79 acres of roof
• 10,010 exterior doors
• 8,060,000 square feet of janitored floor
• 2,262 general purpose classrooms and laboratories
• 7,123 offices
• 300 elevators
• 14,000 parking spaces
• 11,000 trees
• 25,000 flowers planted annually
• 31 miles of paved roads and streets
• 23 miles of paved walkways
• 1,810 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.