Green Repair Program | Massachusetts School Building Authority

In March 2010, the MSBA officially launched its $300 Million Green Repair Program.

The Green Repair Program was for the repair or replacement of roofs, windows and/or boilers in public school facilities that are structurally, functionally, and educationally sound except for the condition of the roof, windows, and/or boilers. If a public school facility needed more extensive repair or renovation work – such as upgrades to electrical, plumbing or fire/life safety systems, renovation of interior spaces, improvements related to modernizing educational spaces, additional spaces based on capacity issues – it was not eligible for funding under the Green Repair Program.

There were 189 projects in the Green Repair Program. Of these projects, more than 150were completed with consultants selected from the MSBA's pre-approved pool of Owner’s Project Managers and Designers.

The Green Repair Program allowed the MSBA to make much needed repairs to more than one school in a district at a time, increasing the efficiency of more schools in less time and improving the learning environments for children and teachers throughout the Commonwealth. The program required designs based on standard sustainability requirements and encouraged districts to pursue rebate programs from other funding sources. Districts invited into the Green Repair Program had to be able to quickly appropriate funding (see MSBA vote bulletin). In order to maximize the impact of this program, the MSBA streamlined the consultant selection process to help districts maintain an aggressive project schedule.

MSBA staff tracked both schedule and cost data which will be made available to districts throughout the life of each project. A master schedule database allowed MSBA staff to monitor district progress and make sure key milestone deadlines were met. This schedule information was provided to the MSBA on a monthly basis as part of the OPM report. Cost data for the repairs will also be compiled and recorded.