Facility Management

Planning and Construction

• Massachusetts School Building Authority
• The Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
• Selecting Emergency Power Systems
• ADA Home Page . ADA Home Page provides information and links covering the many facets of the Americans with Disabilities Act including construction requirements.
• Re-engineering Your Operation: How CMMS Contributes
• Implementing CMMS: Managing the Process
• Americans with Disabilities Act

Massachusetts Planning and Construction Resources

1. Inspector Generals Office
   • Public Construction Reform Information
   • Designing and Constructing Public Facilities, (6 th Edition), [In PDF format, 210 pages], September 2005. 
2. Massachusetts School Building Authority
3. Department of Education, School Building Assistance Program ( finance1.doe.mass.edu/building/ )
   • School Building Assistance Act Fact Sheet . The School Building Assistance Fact Sheet is designed to help communities understand and participate in a state funded reimbursement program for construction, renovations, and major additions.
   • School Building Assistance Application Process . The School Building Assistance Application Process is a step-by-step that guides school officials through each aspect of this program. Data includes information about prioritization of projects, data gathering requirements, the application and approval process, etc.
4. Designing and Constructing Public Facilities, (5 th Edition), February 2003. ( www.state.ma.us/ig/publ/dcmanual.pdf )
5. Prevailing Wage Program ( www.state.ma.us/dos/pages/PW.htm )
6. Office of Massachusetts Attorney General . Attorney General Law Newsletter and Publications.
7. Department of Revenue, Division of Local Services
   • Developing a Capital Improvements Program: A Manual for Massachusetts Communities is a guide to assist municipalities in carrying out their responsibilities in planning, financing and implementing capital improvements.

Worker Safety Resources

• Division of Occupational Safety : ( www.state.ma.us/dos/ )
• O.S.H.A., U.S. Department of Labor . Occupational Safety and Health Administration provides a wealth of information including agency information, frequently asked questions, statistics, data, standards, Federal Register notices, OSHA software, advisors, publications, safety, and health interest sites.

Environmental Planning and Construction Resources

• Environmental Protection Agency
  1. Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Tools for Schools Kit
• Radon Information Page . Provides useful and informative data from the U.S. Geological Survey. It also provides interesting and informative links.
• The New Economics of Gas Cooling
• Solstice . Solstice is a site that provides a wealth of information about energy efficiency, including links to general information, appliances, case studies, solar energy, mailing lists, keyword search, and links to many other sites. It also includes links to sites that provide software titles: School Energy Doctor and Back to School, a lightly audit software program.
  

Fire and Hazardous Waste

• Massachusetts Department of Fire Services . This site provides information about the petroleum cleaning fund, the underground storage task program,and the regulatory compliance enforcement unit.
• Office of the State Fire Marshal . This site provides some data you may find useful on state fire regulations and resources.
• Massachusetts Regional Hazardous Materials Response . The site has information about assembled personnel, equipment, and responses to enable communities and protect the public, the environment, and property damage incidents involving a release or potential release of hazardous materials.

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