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One of the biggest concerns for school facilities directors and their staff is energy efficiency. With fuel and heating costs skyrocketing, many school districts are looking for economic and environmentally friendly alternatives. Visit our Energy 101 Section to find links to educational tools, informative tips, and quick tricks you can implement at your district immediately. |
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The 2008 New York State Association for Superintendents of School Buildings & Grounds, Inc. (SBGA) Directory & Buyer’s Guide is a valuable publication that serves as a reference directory for directors of school facilities, the education community and corporate representatives. Over 2,000 copies of SBGA’s annual directory are circulated each year. Readers include directors of school facilities, and other key school facilities personnel, industry suppliers, engineers and state officials. Click here to download our 2008 Directory Advertising Brochure. Thank you very much for your support! |
A reminder from NYS Education Department Office of Facilities PlanningWinter brings a heightened awareness of ice and snow problems. Ice and snow in our face and under foot cannot be ignored, but ice and snow on roofs is sometimes forgotten unless there is a leak or worse. With the large storms we have experienced recently in some areas of the state, excessive ice and snow loads can overload a building’s structural members and sometimes even cause a roof collapse. Excessive snow loads are usually the result of wind creating large snow drifts. Snow drifts can create concentrated loads on roofs that are well in excess of the loads imposed by uniformly distributed snow. Winter rain storms and ice buildup can further increase roof loads. To read the full article: Ice and Snow Loads (NYSED) |
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The NYS Department of Health has released information regarding Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) |
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Information was posted yesterday on the EXCEL funding (Expanding our Children’s Education and Learning) program included as part of the State Budget. This information is drafted as a memo in a question and answer format. The memo addresses some key issues including eligible projects, the timing and processing of payments, and the application process - for districts other than New York City. View a pdf file or visit the NYSED site to download a copy. |
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School districts have increased their energy conservation measures in direct response to rising fuel costs, according to the School Facilities Management Institute (SFMI) Energy Management and Best Practices Survey 2006. SFMI sent surveys to 600 school districts statewide in January facilities directors in 165 school districts responded. A full 95 percent of their districts reported having taken new approaches to energy savings, and 36 percent have employed alternative energy production methods. Click here to learn more about the duties and responsibilities of a director of facilities. |
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