Facilities and Operational Services (F&OS) oversees/coordinates land use management, facility management, renovation, and construction for CALS facilities, including strategic planning, building operations, space planning, facilities inventory, budget development, resource projections, and scheduling. CALS F&OS works in close cooperation with College departments, Contract Colleges Facilities, and the Division of Facilities Services amongst many other important stakeholders.
In addition, CALS Facilities and Operational Services:
- leads the Cornell University pesticide program;
- coordinates emergency planning, response, and recovery efforts for CALS, and
- develops programs to ensure that CALS farms, field stations, and greenhouses are operated to protect people and the environment.
Buildings & Properties, NYSAES
The Buildings & Properties unit at the NYS Agricultural Experiment Station is responsible for maintaining and expanding the Geneva campus and its facilities to the highest possible standards. B&P also provides support services, such as greenhouse care and a vehicle fleet, to the researchers at the Station.
Occupational and Environmental Health
The Occupational and Environmental Health (OEH) Program addresses the workplace health and safety needs of CALS faculty, staff, and students and environmental stewardship of College farms and greenhouses. Areas of program emphasis are proper management of pesticides for the University and farm safety for the College. The program also provides assistance with a variety of other safety, health, and environmental issues found in agricultural research.
The staff in CALS Facilities & Operational Services work closely with greenhouse managers and facilities personnel to ensure that:
- greenhouse operating practices minimize risks to employee safety and health as well as to the environment, and
- greenhouse facilities are maintained and renovated as funds permit and in accordance with organizational priorities.
CALS greenhouses are managed according to Best Management Practices. CALS/Ithaca greenhouses operate under a policy approved by faculty. CALS/Geneva greenhouses use standard operating procedures.
Contact Information
CALS Facilities Administration
Ezra Delaney
Assistant Dean for Facilities and Operational Services
205 Rice Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
Telephone: 607-254-5257
Email: ezra.delaney@cornell.edu