Custodial Communications Project Bridging the communication gap between building occupants & custodians.
Before the project, there was… Little to no communication between building occupants and custodians. Little to no communication between building managers and custodians. Little to no recognition of custodial work.
The project helped make the following improvements… Stanley Hall Custodial Staff
Custodians have offered suggestions to building occupants via the “Meet Your Custodians” fliers. Posted in six buildings, these fliers offer tips from the custodians for building occupants to maintain a more sustainable building.
Custodians have voiced concerns to building managers, who have responded to their requests.
Appreciation events will be held this month to recognize custodians for their hard work. The project also helped launch the “Green Building Award,” given to Stanley Hall’s custodians this year.
Custodians deserve recognition for the work they do. Their work hours disconnect them from the campus community and they often go about invisible and unrecognized. We hope that this project will not only alert the campus community that there are people working behind the scenes and greatly contributing to campus running so smoothly, but also allow custodians a voice in the conversation on sustainability. Initiating this dialogue on sustainability between custodians and the rest of the campus community will contribute to their future involvement in other initiatives. Establishing this relationship contributes to the success of sustainability initiatives as custodians are key actors in everything from waste diversion to energy savings.
This project is a collaboration between building managers, PP-CS area supervisors, building occupants, custodians, and Innovative Design, a student design group. Project Interns Alison Amberg
Ana Castillo
Joanna Martinez