Brevard Cuts Work Days, Saves Energy (and $35,000/month!)

My friend has a poster in their living room that says “People who work less like to get nekkid.” On that note:

BREVARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE, (COCOA), FLA. – Brevard Community College will kick off its new four-day work week on Monday, June 25 to cut energy costs and save employees money on gas.

The pilot project, which will run six weeks, will be reviewed and possibly continue into the fall, said Jim Ross, Vice President for Advancement and Public Affairs.

Staff will work extended hours Monday through Thursday, and will not work on Fridays. Although a few classes are held on Fridays those schedules will continue, Ross said.

The college’s security office, child development centers, call center and WBCC-TV will remain open. Inquiries about BCC classes and other questions will be answered on Fridays through the college’s call center, which will operate extended hours on Fridays to serve customers.

“This is an opportunity to save thousands of dollars each month on energy bills,” Ross said. “It also will help improve the quality of life for employees as it reduces the amount of money each week they spend on rising gas prices. More than half of Florida’s 28 community colleges have successfully converted to this system. We look forward to exploring this option as well.”

Media Contact: Jim Ross, Vice President for Advancement and Public Affairs, at (321) 433-7091 or 7023.

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Thanks to the AASHE Bulletin for letting me know about this.

About Mattie

Mattie is a member of the Ohio Student Environmental Coalition's Steering Committee, an organization he founded at Power Shift 07. He is proud to support a growing statewide network of student groups working for a clean, safe, and just future for all. Mattie originally got involved as a Syracuse University student who saw a pressing need for climate action, later as an Energy Justice Network intern who began to realize the human impacts of coal, and finally as an OSEC organizer committed to building an economy and climate worth fighting for. He also has a degree in women's studies and sociology, is a founding member of the Mountain Justice Spring Break Planning Collective and an intentional community in Columbus, and is the convener of the Energy Action Coalition's Anti-Oppression working group.