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New DSF Employee Hotline
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The Division of School Facilities has established a new emergency hotline to keep its employees up to date in the event of severe weather or emergency situations. Employees are advised to call
(718)349-5555 to obtain up-to-date information about school and office closings as well as other important notifications. The hotline is setup as an outgoing message center only and will not accept incoming messages.
The information contained on the hotline will also be posted here on the DSF website.
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Solar One's Green Design Lab™ Featured in the Wall St Journal!
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Dear Friends,
I'd like to sing the praises of our Solar One educators and staff, whose work, dedication and considerable talent have made our Green Design Lab™ a stunning success. But don't take my word for it. The Wall Street Journal found the Green Design Lab™ so exciting they ran a feature article on it in the paper today. You can read the article as a PDF HERE.
In fact, the Journal gave us double coverage, with a wonderful online video of our one-of-a-kind program: WATCH IT HERE.
Last year we tested the Green Design Lab™, our in-depth environmental education program that shows students how to green their school, in 10 NYC public schools. It quickly caught fire and will be in 30 public schools this year.
These 30 schools will compete for $30,000 in prizes. The winners will be the top 3 to show the biggest reduction in electricity use (kW hours). Facing tough budget cuts, schools are taking our Energy Challenge very seriously.
Please read the Journal's report on our Green Design Lab™, I'm positive you'll find it informative and inspiring- we really appreciate the wonderful work that journalist Sophia Hollander did on this piece. And many, many thanks to everyone who has supported our effort to green schools, lower their energy bills and improve our students' STEM (science, technology, energy and math) skills.
Sincerely,
Chris Collins
Executive Director
Read more about Solar One HERE.
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View PENCIL's panel discussion "A Conversation on Leadership: From the Boardroom to the Classroom"
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PENCIL, the organization that builds and supports customized relationships between business leaders and principals to inspire innovation and transform public schools recently held a panel discussion entitled "A Conversation on Leadership: From the Boardroom to the Classroom".
Click here to view the discussion. Click here to view the Question and Answer Session.
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Mr. Fix-it
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Custodian Engineer Neal Oldis keeps Forest Hills High School running smothly.
Click here to read the full article .
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Level I Building Operator Certification (BOC) Course now underway
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The Division of School Facilities is proud to announce rollout of the new Level I Building Operator Certification (BOC) Course. DSF partnered with the IUOE, CUNY, and the Department of Citywide Administrative Services to develop a successful learning opportunity. We are very pleased to offer this certification program, and look forward to working with the building based staff in all the five boroughs to manage our school buildings in a more efficient and healthy manner. The BOC Course will cover HVAC systems, electrical systems, energy data and its use in operations, energy audits, integrated energy-related maintenance practice and indoor air-quality over a 30-week period.
The DOE is committed to reducing the energy consumption in our schools. Lowering our fossil fuel and electricity usage not only saves the City money, but even more importantly it creates a cleaner, healthier learning environment for our children. One of the most effective ways to reduce energy consumption in our school buildings is through the proper use and timely maintenance of the mechanical and electrical systems and equipment by the building operations staff
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