Generally, Facilities Services is funded to maintain components of E&G facilities that could be used by any academic or administrative department if the facility were to change hands. If the equipment or work in question does not meet this test then it is the department’s responsibility to pay for the particular service. E&G space is defined by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as “space used for teaching, research, or the preservation of knowledge, including the proportional share used for those activities in any building or facility used jointly with auxiliary enterprise, or space that is permanently unassigned.” University E&G space is supported by state appropriations.
UES calculates utility commodity rates annually and charges customers monthly for commodities based on actual consumption, space allocation, and approved cost recovery rates. Auxiliary enterprises (such as Res Life, Athletics, Transportation, etc.) and Agencies (such as TEES, TEEX, HSC, etc.) are directly billable.
