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Message from Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education

Investing in Ontario’s students starts with investing in Ontario’s schools When Managing Editor Lyndon McLean reached out to my office about providing a message for an upcoming issue of Ontario School Plant Manager, I accepted his offer without hesitation.

I’m grateful to Lyndon for presenting me with a rare opportunity to speak directly with you: the hard-working men and women who read this publication and help us provide healthy and safe learning environments for our kids. Ontario’s teachers could not do their jobs if you didn’t do yours. I thank you for providing children, educators, and support staff with safe and functional learning and work environments.

As Ontario’s Minister of Education, my top priority is to ensure the students of today learn the skills they need to get the jobs of tomorrow. To accomplish that goal, our learning environments must be safe, functioning, and modern.

Investing in Ontario’s students starts with investing in Ontario’s schools.

That’s why our government is protecting what matters most by working with our school board partners to support the expansion of new school buildings and childcare spaces, as well as major renovations and additions to existing structures.

As we announced in our 2019 Budget, Ontario is investing nearly $13 billion in capital grants over the next 10 years. For the 2019-20 school year, the Ministry of Education will invest $1.4 billion to repair and maintain school facilities, including the replacement of aging heating and air conditioning systems, repair of roofs and windows, and installation of important accessibility features such as elevators and ramps.

Earlier this fall, the province launched the 2019-20 Capital Priorities program, which provides school boards with opportunities to access funding for large-scale projects that will be completed by 2023-24, such as new schools, school additions and school renovations. These projects help address overcrowding in schools, replace old and underutilized schools and provide accommodation for French-language rights holders.

The program will also provide funding for school-based childcare spaces as part of the government’s commitment to create up to 30,000 childcare spaces in schools, including up to 10,000 spaces in new schools.

Schools are more than just classrooms and playgrounds. They offer communities venues to come together and connect with neighbours and friends, and they provide space for valuable services. Schools play an important role in supporting civil society.

Parents, students, educators, and support staff deserve safe, functioning, and modern school buildings. Our government is listening, and we are delivering. ¦ 6

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Thoughts On: Leadership in Our Busy World

By Chuck Morris, CTech There are leaders and there are those who lead. Leaders hold a position of power or authority; but those who lead inspire us. Whether they are individuals or organizations, we follow those who lead, not because we have to but because we want to. We follow those who lead, not for them but for ourselves. – Simon Sinek You’re busy! Your calendar is absolutely full, and you are having difficulty finding time for yourself during the day. You wonder how you may finish a number of projects residing on your desk as the deadline is nearing for nearly all of them. So you are busy. So what?

You do realize that those projects are only a piece of the puzzle, don’t you? What about your managers and supervisors and all the staff out in the field? Do you let them wallow or have you managers looking after them? Your managers indeed need to look over all their staff, but if you are reading this and you are the director or have another title, that still means you are the leader in your environment − you are ultimately responsible. How does that make you feel? Great, I hope.

If you have staff disgruntled with the way things are going, it would behoove you to let them know that you’re aware and are willing to do something about it. Here are a few ways you can look at this and make a few inroads.

Be honest about everything you do. Do not lie as it will only cause you grief later. If you build up credibility and sometime in

the future get caught lying, you are back beyond step one.

Set the example. Work hard to show others what you believe in.

Give praise where it is due. Don’t be shy about it. Praise can be motivating for your hard-working staff so use it. They will appreciate that.

Learn to listen. When I have someone in the office or meet them on a job site, I listen. I will not answer the phone or keep looking at my email. I listen so I understand what it is being said. If someone who works for me has something to say, I want to understand it and formulate a response with that understanding in mind. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, a 19th-century thinker, said, “You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.” He also said, “Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image.”

As Colin Powell said in his book The Leadership Secrets of Colin Powell, you as leader should be spending at least 50 per cent of your time on people. Difficult to do, for sure, if your desk looks like mine.

However, these are the people who are making a difference within your operation and pulling together to make you look like you know what you are doing!

Be open to other people’s ideas. There are others out there with as great an idea as your own, and believe it or not, some of them are even better than your own!

Share your wisdom, especially if you have an opportunity to be a coach or mentor.

This is a rewarding experience for you and allows your employees to grow.

This is a topic that one page such as this cannot cover fully. To help you, there are lots of books by great authors concerning leadership. Listen on Ted Talks or even YouTube, as some of these speakers place their talks there as well. Help yourself become the best leader you can imagine.

Chuck Morris has over 30 years in the publicschool system in British Columbia, all of it with a facilities environment. Morris has worked in four districts around the province and is currently Director of Facility Services with the Greater Victoria School District on Vancouver Island. His work may be reproduced provided prior approval is obtained from him. ¦ Ontario School Plant Manager | Winter 2020

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Province Launches School Renovation Program Major Investment will Renew Ontario Schools and Strengthen Student Learning Ontario’s government is protecting what matters most by working with its school board partners to support the expansion of new school buildings and childcare spaces, as well as major renovations and additions to existing schools.

In July, the Government of Ontario launched the 2019-20 Capital Priorities program, which provides school boards with the opportunity to access funding for large-scale projects in every region of the province.

“We are investing in our students and their futures by building new schools and renovating existing schools because I believe better schools mean better learning environments for the next 8

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generation,” said Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education.

School boards can now apply for funding for capital projects including new school buildings or renovations to be completed by 2023-24. The program will also provide funding for schoolbased childcare spaces as part of the government’s commitment to build up to 10,000 new childcare spaces in schools.

“This government is taking decisive action to ensure students have safe and modern learning environments that enable their success in the classroom, in life, and in the labour market,” added Lecce. ¦

Funding of nearly $13 billion over the next 10 years will build new schools and help existing schools replace aging heating or air conditioning systems, repair roofs and windows, and install important accessibility features like elevators and ramps, and support the expansion of childcare spaces.

The Ministry of Education invites school boards to submit their top 10 schoolbased capital priorities for funding consideration. These are the school boards’ highest priority capital projects required within the next three years.

The Ministry of Education reviews all Capital Priorities submissions for eligibility and announces successful projects annually.

Top 10 Emerging Technologies in Construction Ten new technologies of interest to districts undergoing construction projects

By Robert Koehler, AIA, NCARB, and Matt McGregor This article originally appeared in the December 2018 School Business Affairs magazine and is reprinted with permission of the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO). The text herein does not necessarily represent the views or policies of ASBO International, and use of this imprint does not imply any endorsement or recognition by ASBO International and its officers or affiliates.

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The use of drones on construction sites is becoming commonplace. They provide numerous benefits, such as conducting quick safety audits and inspecting hard-to-reach areas.

For many construction professionals, the future is now. Technology offers myriad tools that the building industry was told would be available “someday.” That “now” is redefining processes, deliverables, accuracy, and communication.

The best news is that education leaders are the recipients of those emerging benefits.

Here are 10 technologies that will serve school districts that are renovating, repurposing, or starting new construction projects.

1. Virtual Reality If you have ever completed a project and were unhappy with the results, help has arrived. Virtual reality bridges the visual gap and allows you to experience the space by “walking” into your design, observing materials, lighting, volume of space, and more. You can

position objects in the space to sense what they will be like in reality.

You’ll be able to see specific details, for example: • What is the line of sight from the front office?

• Will students and guests find their way easily because the flow naturally makes sense?

• Does the anticipated arrangement of the room work for the number of students in the class?

But the possibilities don’t end there.

2. Augmented Reality Not long ago, the only way architects and construction professionals could see their plans was on paper or in computer simulations. Now, those in the building industry and their clients can strap on a pair of Ontario School Plant Manager | Winter 2020

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result in expensive and time-consuming backtracking during construction.

Software enables teams to collaborate in real time on files, task lists, schedules, notes, images, and drawings. Such apps and software suites allow supervisors, clients, and managers to chat, view personnel availability, stream video or web conferences, or even take control of another person’s computer to collaborate and maintain mutually agreed-on details.

Virtual reality technology allows building owners to experience their facility while it’s still in design and get a sense of the finished product.

hi-tech goggles containing sophisticated software and experience a holographic, interactive view of their concepts and layouts.

This augmented reality (AR)—sometimes called mixed reality— combines vision with the real world, providing an accurate view of what the future could be. As thoughts, plans, and designs emerge and progress, districts and their architectural teams can see the designs come to life—virtually—and change the plans in mere minutes.

With AR you can overlay a digital model with real-world information.

You can see where a duct or wall is supposed to be installed while “walking” the construction site. You can envision an entire building from various positions on the property, comparing angles and views.

Virtual and augmented reality take the mystery out of the planning process, allowing stakeholders to see and understand what is possible, reducing frustration and rework, and ultimately creating better, more functional buildings.

3. Drones Drones, quadcopters, and other unmanned aerial systems are no longer just expensive toys. The construction industry uses them in a variety of ways to produce timely information and useful “drone’seye views.” They’re being used to survey progress, to review site logistics and staging, and even to conduct quick safety audits.

Additionally, it’s now possible to inspect remote or difficult-to-reach areas like rooftop equipment, as well as to conduct digital surveys using special attachments like sensors, lasers, or scanners.

With their ability to be quickly mobilized, to examine the perimeter of the job site, to identify the placement of equipment and vehicles, and to check on individuals, drones provide the additional data for surveillance and better decisions. They also improve employee safety and job site security.

4. Project Management and Communication Software Current software now digitizes processes like estimating and bidding while also facilitating communication among stakeholders.

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Some examples of common apps and software products are Microsoft Teams, Slack, Procore, Viewpoint Vista, and Skype for Business. Many of these project management software products are cloud based, allowing anytime, anyplace access to project information by the design and construction team, as well as by the client — using a computer, tablet, or smartphone.

Greater transparency, via software, can often reduce friction and misunderstandings throughout the construction process.

5. Three-Dimensional Printing and Prefabrication Uses for 3-D printing within the construction industry are growing every day. These systems can provide small-scale models for presentation and review, as well as entire parts for project installation. Three-dimensional printing of entire buildings is even being attempted through a concrete extrusion process.

Prefabrication allows for more precise installation of elements, which can be formed in large, integrated, and coordinated portions. These 3-D elements can be placed precisely using “total stations”—highly accurate GPS or laser positioning. The benefits include improved accuracy, reduced waste, increased safety, and less manpower.

6. Facilities Management Software Enhanced software allows districts to use building information modeling (BIM) to track warranties, maintenance items, system use, security, room assignments, and more. This information helps districts stay on top of their largest assets and significant expense points. And now, the instant accessibility via mobile devices allows the maintenance department to make more timely and informed decisions.

7. Digital Plans and 3-D Content Districts and construction personnel can access digital plans and 3-D content from the cloud through tablets and smartphones to gain real-time information for making decisions in the field.

When used properly, digital plans offer the following advantages during construction: • The most current plans are always available.

• Updates are instantly shared, including construction bulletins, photos, addenda, and scope changes.

• District personnel, subcontractors, and suppliers can regularly access 3-D views in construction documents to communicate design intent, increasing communication effectiveness and proper delivery.

• Digital plans allow more use of color without expensive color printing. They can zoom in and out of objects and even digitally measure items or share comments on specific recommendations right on the plans.

• Digital plans display punch lists with items tagged for action directly on the plans.

8. QR Codes and Barcoded Items Construction and project items may have QR codes or barcodes relating to an object ID in the BIM. Items are scanned as they are installed, which automatically updates the BIM to reflect progress.

This capability allows more effective and efficient tracking during the construction project.

Moreover, the tracking can trigger additional purchases for the next stage of work for more effective scheduling. The tracking codes can also link to user manuals, warranty information, equipment invoices, and related historical correspondence.

9. Laser Scanning Laser scanning captures an accurate representation of existing buildings and systems, which can then be modeled or new objects “clashed” against for proper system coordination. This technology has a variety of uses and can allow the district to visualize existing conditions beyond the results of photos and taped measurements.

Perhaps the greatest benefit of laser scanning throughout the construction process is the ability to compare the installed

progress with the digital model to evaluate accuracy, allowing for the adjustment of future prefabricated items before delivery and installation, while providing another accurate method of tracking the percentage of completion.

10. Automated Bricklaying Automated installation of masonry significantly reduces labor cost.

Some automated brick systems can lay 3,000 bricks a day, compared with a construction worker’s average of 500. With some systems, the conveyor belt, mortar pump, and robotic arm combine with a worker, who feeds the bricks into the machine. A second worker smooths over any excess joint mortar.

As mason professionals retire, we can expect automated bricklaying to become more mainstream in a field that already sees a worker shortage.

Take the Next Steps Becoming aware of technology’s effect on the construction industry can be a great first step as a district considers its next construction project. These 10 technologies will increasingly affect how that district plans, designs, constructs, and uses its buildings.

Robert Koehler is a project architect at Hoffman Planning, Design & Construction Inc. Email: rkoehler@hoffman.net.

Matt McGregor is a project manager with Hoffman Planning, Design & Construction, Inc. Email: mamcgregor@hoffman.net. ¦

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Communicating About Sustainability Some sustainability topics are hot buttons; “tweaking” communications may be in order.

By Richard Weeks, RSBA

This article originally appeared in the June 2019 School Business Affairs magazine and is reprinted with permission of the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO). The text herein does not necessarily represent the views or policies of ASBO International, and use of this imprint does not imply any endorsement or recognition by ASBO International and its officers or affiliates."

“So much more could be accomplished if people were willing to tweak more often,” a colleague recently shared. “They dig their heels in on issues and become inflexible to compromise for accomplishing mutually beneficial goals.”

“Tweaking” is making adjustments or modifications—fine-tuning. Although it is a dusty old English word that we often throw around, school business officials should repurpose it as an important 21st-century leadership and communications technique.

Tweaking is about leading and managing with flexibility and refinement—and what better way for SBOs to practice their management-by-tweaking skills than by working with district or municipal environmental sustainability committees to “accomplish mutually beneficial goals”?

Environmental sustainability committees (SusComs) address such controversial issues as global warming, greenhouse gas emissions, plastic in our ecosystems, and harvesting of alternative wind and solar energy. Sustainability’s effect on communities and the schools within those communities has given rise to district environmental SusComs that explore efficient use of resources and environmental education initiatives.

SBOs’ commitment to efficient use of resources—combined with their business and financial knowledge and skills—makes them important contributors to the work of municipal SusComs as well. Consider the following examples: Urban development projects: Real estate developers construct multipurpose

housing and retail buildings near urban neighborhood schools where space is at a premium. Working with SusComs, SBOs may suggest modifications to municipal development projects with an eye to ensuring that the projects don’t affect students negatively. Should crosswalks and traffic lights be relocated for student safety during morning rush hour? Will the proposed building’s height cast hours-long shadows on the school’s newly installed solar panels and students’ organic vegetable gardens? The SBO’s input is important to ensuring mutually beneficial outcomes.

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footprint, save energy, and create green jobs. In 2018, thousands of Canadians met with their local SusComs and government councils to draft proposals to take advantage of Canada’s Low Carbon Economy Challenge program.

For example, Nova Scotia’s Halifax Regional Council discussed a variety of proposals, including the Dartmouth Sportsplex cogeneration plant. The proposal would replace the aging heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning system in the sportsplex compound adjacent to Dartmouth High School with a cogeneration plant that uses thermal energy to heat the building and provide hot water. The operational savings come from modifying the heavy dependence on natural gas and focusing on thermal energy.

Such projects afford SBOs the opportunity to gather information from SusComs and to share it with sustainability teachers for purposeful classroom presentations. The science of energy engineering can be tweaked for all students.

From farm to seashore: District and school SusComs are predominantly curriculum-based learning experiences.

For example, at Wallingford-Swarthmore School District in Pennsylvania, high school students meet experts in beekeeping, birding, and agronomy at Rushton Woods Preserve to learn sustainable agricultural alternatives to conventional commercial farming practices.

of nonbiodegradable plastics in our oceans and waterways: single-use plastic bags and water bottles, polystyrene foam “clamshell” food containers, plastic drinking cups with lids, and plastic straws and utensils. SusComs have addressed the plastics problem by encouraging school and community groups to establish beach cleanup days and by producing programs about environmental issues for local cable television.

Plastics: In their 2017 book Life without Plastics, eco-activists Chantel Plamondon and Jay Sinha identify the primary culprits

School business officials who participate on these SusComs must be willing to listen to and consider all voices. SusComs are relatively new; however, management of committee work is as old as Socrates.

SBOs can encourage their SusComs to begin by working on common issues. Projects could include drinking water contaminants and natural gas leaks from underground pipelines. They can communicate to the public that all sustainability matters are on the table and that local municipal governing boards should give due diligence to draft climate action plans, with data analysis and recommendations, before adoption.

The Santa Barbara County (California) Resource Recovery and Waste Management Division promotes school recycling on its website (http://lessismore.org/materials/23school-recycling). Helpful for SBOs interested in promoting participation in their districts is the discussion of handling food service waste audits, determining waste costs, and identifying potential savings.

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Listening and Tweaking

When communicating about sustainability, it’s important that school districts be mindful of the reality of those who help fund schools.

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the majority of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States come from the transportation sector (28.5 per cent) in the form of fossil fuel burned by cars, trucks, ships, trains, and planes; and electricity production (28.4 per cent) from burning fossil fuels, mostly coal and natural gas.

Because workers in the transportation, coal, and natural gas sectors pay school taxes, SusComs in states like West Virginia and South

In Miami Beach, Florida, an urban school district whose staff, students, and their families are linked to the ocean for commerce and recreation, the SusCom has ambitious plans for 2019. It is studying stormwater output, water quality, and gratings at its beaches and is looking for a sponsor to install and maintain aluminum can crushers along miles of Miami beaches.

SBOs work in an environment that encourages problem solving and collaboration among staff and students.

This approach may not come naturally to adults who live and work in “silos.” SBOs can encourage SusComs to utilize focus groups so everyone’s voice can be heard and, hopefully, participants will feel as though they contributed.

Dakota must manage delicate balancing acts when communicating with citizens who want to protect industry jobs and those who advocate environmental sustainability.

Clear communication and some tweaking when working with the community can lead to success. “I tweak throughout the workday,” an SBO colleague readily admits. “There are informal rules along with best practices… We have to be flexible. We have to tweak.”

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Safety first Each of these abort dampers is an instant aborting device, built out of heavy gauge reinforced steel, that is installed in the cleaned air stream of a filtering system. The device expels the air into the atmosphere after a properly installed spark- or firedetection system activates it. This makes industrial abort dampers an essential

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inclusion for facilities that pneumatically convey combustible material, in sectors like wood processing and pulp and paper. The risk of fire or explosion is always present in this industry, and abort dampers are designed to protect students, teachers and schools in the event of such a catastrophe.

repaired. During summer, manufacturers can operate abort dampers to expel cleaned return air to the atmosphere when the facility windows and doors are open, unless air conditioning is being used.

Schools generally buy abort dampers with dust collectors to ensure they have all the necessary safety features and accessories.

These abort dampers meet the strict standards of the National Fire Protection Association Code 664 section 8.2.2.7.4.2 (2) for recycling air from a wood refuse exhaust system. Older systems can be retrofitted to meet these standards.

Other practical advantages The best way to use industrial abort dampers is to wait until after turning off the exhaust system before activating and resetting them manually. It’s also possible to activate the device manually during filtering problems that aren’t too serious, allowing the manufacturing process to continue without interruption until the system is

Fourteen different sizes of abort dampers are available from N.R. Murphy for different types of material-handling exhaust systems.

Dimensions range from 43 x 20.5 x 37.75 inches (size 11) to 107 x 58.5 x 114.25 inches (size 48), while approximate weights range from 195 to 1,545 pounds. N.R. Murphy

reserves the right to make changes to the product without notice.

To learn more, visit http://www.nrmurphy. com/damper.html for more on abort dampers. You can also contact Hélder Armas, President, at: N. R. Murphy Limited 430 Franklin Blvd.

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For over 75 years, N.R. Murphy Ltd. has designed and installed more than 14,000 dust-collection systems, solving virtually every dust problem imaginable, with the most complete line of standard and custom-fabricated dry dust collectors available.

They also build and stock standard industrial exhaust fans and can customize them as needed. N. R Murphy is your one stop for collector accessories as well. What’s more, they manufacture dust-collector filters for all makes.

It’s not surprising that thousands of satisfied customers have trusted N. R. Murphy to get it done right the first time, providing unprecedented peace of mind at a price that makes sense.

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Ontario Backs New Community School in Meaford Construction Set to Begin for New Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12 School

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In September, the Government of Ontario approved a new junior kindergarten to Grade 12 school building to provide modern learning environments for students in the Meaford area. The future school building will also offer local families an EarlyON Child and Family Centre room, where parents and their young children can access free early-learning activities and resources.

built on the St. Vincent-Euphrasia Elementary School site in Meaford.

The project is currently in the design phase.

“This is a very exciting day. Our community getting a brand-new JK to Grade 12 school is wonderful news for hard-working families in Meaford, the Blue Mountains and Grey Highlands,” said Bill Walker, MPP for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound and Associate Minister of Energy.

“I want to thank everybody for all their hard work in making this important project a reality. The new Georgian Bay Community School will be a bright light in this community and will serve the needs of students, families, and educators for decades to come.”

“As Minister of Education, my top priority is to ensure today’s students learn the skills they will need to get the jobs of tomorrow,” said Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education at the official groundbreaking ceremony. “That begins by investing in a modern learning environment right here in Meaford that will prepare them for the challenges and opportunities on the horizon.”

Ontario’s 2019 Budget, Protecting What Matters Most, highlights the government’s commitment to providing students with safe and healthy learning environments and providing families with more childcare options. ¦

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