About Us

Our Vision

Every Boston Public Schools student will attend a healthy and sustainable school.

OUR FOCUS

Climate & Energy

Curriculum

Engagement

Environmental Justice

Healthy School Environment

Outdoor Education

Transportation

Water

Zero Waste

2019-2020 Priorities

1. Climate Action, Engagement, & Curriculum

2. Zero Waste

3. Outdoor Education

THE TEAM

BUILDING SERVICES

Building Services maintains and operates BPS buildings and grounds, and includes Custodial Services, Grounds Services, Equipment Repair Services, Materials Distribution, and Sustainability and Environmental Resources.
SUSTAINABILITY & ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES

Sustainability & Environmental Resources is part of the Building Services team and manages the Energy and Environmental Divisions, while providing strategic planning, implementation, reporting, and communications for BPS in the areas of water, zero waste, climate and energy, green buildings, healthy school environment, outdoor education, and sustainability engagement.

This website is maintained by Sustainability & Environmental Resources.
ENERGY DIVISION

The Energy Division utilizes Building Management Systems to monitor and manage all BPS building utilities, and to find efficiency and conservation opportunities while balancing occupancy comfort levels. The Energy Division projects, monitors, and analyzes utility usages and costs, and reports this information on a monthly and annual schedule to BPS leadership.
ENVIRONMENTAL DIVISION

The Environmental Division is responsible for monitoring the environmental quality of BPS buildings and properties, with an emphasis on improving air quality within classrooms, utilizing simple integrated pest management (IPM) techniques, managing asbestos, and testing all water sources used for drinking, food preparation, or medical services.

Collaborators

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

BPS believes that every child deserves access to a great education, and every day we work to design, build and operate our school sites as high-performance spaces where every child can succeed.

With a focus on whole school sustainability, the 2013 Greening Boston Public Schools Report is an exciting showcase of district-wide initiatives that are helping to save resources, promote health and wellness and connect students to environmental, STEM and community learning opportunities.

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CONTACT US

Facilities Management
1216 Dorchester Ave.
Boston, MA 02125
617-635-9576