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Green Maintenance for Religious Institutions - Is Your Kitchen Ready?

Event on July 19, 2011

There are many services your facility's kitchen can provide, but it must be in compliance with Fire Department codes and with Department of Health standards. This session will provide useful information on how to comply with health and safety rules and codes and opportunities to train your staff.

This free workshop is a must for any religious facility or non-profit community facility with a kitchen that prepares and/or serves food to its membership or the general public. Individuals responsible for the management of their facility's kitchen as well as those responsible for handling food and keeping it clean should attend.

Topics include:

  • Department of Health rules and regulations
  • Fire Department rules for safe operation of equipment
  • Courses for staff training in food sanitation from the Department of Health
  • How to obtain a license from the Department of Health

Event Details

Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 9:00am to 11:00am
Newman Memorial Church, 257 Macon Street, Brooklyn NY

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Sustainable Houses of Worship: Converting Religious Institutions Into Beacons of Sustainability

Report last updated February 4, 2011

A Report on the Pilot Initiative

Michael Kriegh, RA LEED

In 2010, the Pratt Center for Community Development helped three Bedford-Stuyvesant churches conduct energy audits and retrofits, assess their potential to renovate underutilized space for income and community benefit, and assess the repair needs of their buildings’ shells. This pilot project demonstrates that assisting congregations to upgrade their buildings for energy efficiency will not only reduce the operating costs of the religious institution, thereby freeing up income for services to their communities, it can convert religious institutions into beacons of environmental sustainability, providing leadership to their congregations and surrounding community to engage in energy efficiency and environmental action.

The Pratt Center gives thanks and appreciation to Senator Velmanette Montgomery, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), ConEdison, and New York State Council on the Arts for making this pilot possible, to Friendship Baptist Church, Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church and Siloam Presbyterian Church for the privilege of working with you, and to Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation and the NYC Justice Corps for your contributions.

SHOW_PrattCenter.pdf

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