Building Care staff honored as 'backbone of the university'
December 11, 2023
December 11, 2023
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 11 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
Mike Starmer has been chasing down coal dust for 20 years. As the custodian in charge of the Combined Heat and Power Building, he still finds dust in the facility from the coal that used to power campus. He gets rid of it by sweeping and dust-mopping the building every day, starting at 5 a.m.
With an indoor temperature that can reach triple digits, it's one of the most difficult buildings on camp . . .
Mike Starmer has been chasing down coal dust for 20 years. As the custodian in charge of the Combined Heat and Power Building, he still finds dust in the facility from the coal that used to power campus. He gets rid of it by sweeping and dust-mopping the building every day, starting at 5 a.m.
With an indoor temperature that can reach triple digits, it's one of the most difficult buildings on camp . . .