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Preventing the Snowball Effect

The biggest challenges we face in education are: acknowledging we are not serving a large number of our students; overcoming our resistance to systemic change; and admitting that if we do nothing we are likely to see a spiral of decline.

Breakdown of deferred maintenance in schools

Kicking the Can Down the Road

Dealing with deferred maintenance in our schools.

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What Floor Do You Live On?

Designers face challenges when selecting residence hall flooring. It must be attractive, durable enough to withstand regular move-ins and move-outs, as well as being safe and easy to maintain. What options are working?

Thinking About Construction?

New book is good guide for inexperienced planners...but

deferred maintenance on campus

Pay Me Now or Pay Me Later: The Cost of Deferred Maintenance

More than 50 percent of respondents to a recent CP&M survey indicated that the deferred maintenance backlog on their campus is critical — and getting worse. Here’s a look at one institution that is treading water with its deferred maintenance backlog and another that is beginning to make headway.

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Hard Choices

Five tips for choosing the best flooring solutions.