A/E - CM Summit 2008

8.5.08 - The Ohio School Facilities Commission has announced registration information and other details of the upcoming summit for Architects, Engineers, and Construction Managers.

BOC Level 1 Course Series Offered

July 9, 2008 - The Ohio Public Facilities Maintenance Association (OPFMA) has announced a new Building Operator Certification ( BOC) Level 1 course series starting on August 14 in Cincinnati. There are a limited number of stipends available on a first come/first served basis, towards the BOC Level 1 tuition. Please call OPFMA to inquire about possible stipend availability at (440) 756-5620. Please click here to access the BOC registration form from the OPFMA website: http://www.opfma.org/BOC_Level_I_Reg_Form_Cincinnati_August_2008.pdf

Class Dates:
BOC 101: Aug 14, 2008
BOC 102: Sep 18, 2008
BOC 103A: Oct 23, 2008
BOC 103B: Oct 24, 2008
BOC 104: Nov 17, 2008
BOC 107: Dec 18, 2008
BOC 105: Jan 14, 2009
BOC 106: Jan 29, 2009

Hours:
8:00AM – 4:30PM

Location:
Summit Behavioral Healthcare, 1101 Summit Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio 45237

Summary:
Building Operator Certification is a professional certification for staff who operate and maintain commercial and public buildings including, but not limited to, schools, universities, county facilities, joint vocationals, state facilities, libraries, hospitals and zoos. Operators earn certification by attending training sessions and completing project assignments in their facilities. The certification provides a credential for their professional development while also offering employers a way to identify skilled operators.

Dream School 2007

May 31, 2007 (Columbus) - The Ohio School Facilities Commission today honored the ten winners of OSFC's fourth-annual student poster competition, Dream School 2007. Through this competition, students in grades K-12 attending new schools funded through OSFC programs in Ohio’s Big 8 Urban School Districts (Akron, Canton, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Toledo and Youngstown) had an opportunity to demonstrate why their new building makes them say “This is the school of my dreams…” 

Winners were recognized at the Commission monthly meeting and then honored at a reception at the OSFC offices.

The OSFC sponsors this annual competition in conjunction with the Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI) Foundation’s School Building Week to encourage students to become involved in school design.  The Commission's partners in the 2007 event included CEFPI (Ohio), American Institute of Architects (AIA), KnowledgeWorks Foundation, and the Buckeye Association of School Administrators (BASA).

Dream School 2007 Winners

Front Row:  Lanae Taylor, Emanual Kimble, Yarvell Smith

Second Row:  Tauraah Washington, Ibrahima Niang, Aleila McCulloch

Third Row: Amber Williams, OSFC Chair Pari Sabety, OSFC Executive Director Michael Shoemaker