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Wakeup Call

Can we get the dollars needed to fix our schools?

maintenance planning

Preserving Our School Facility Investments

Building component forecasting and obsolescence/major maintenance planning.

Presidential Transitions

Considerations for timing the announcement of a new CEO.

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Performing Dual Roles

A joint-use space for students and the community.

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Fix It Or Forget It?

Whenever possible, renovation is the sustainable option.

Heating With Wood

The University of Maine at Farmington has opened a new biomass heating plant.

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Securing Open College Campuses

Finding solutions to the challenges that come with securing college campuses that are open to the public.

Parkland College Student Union building

Putting It All Together

Parkland College's new Student Union building is designed to be an integrated "front door" for the college's campus.

Maintaining School Facilities

U.S. Public School Facilities In Trouble

Investment levels in all but three states will not meet the standards.

Breaking From Convention

Achieving comfort in the classroom — without air conditioning.

Promoting Healthy Environments in Schools

A preferred approach for integrated pest management from a national prospective.

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What's In Your Janitorial Closet?

A system called composite product mapping can help you select the most price-friendly and best-performing products for your maintenance needs.

campus water crisis

Bad Water

The water crisis in Flint, MI, has many colleges and universities taking a critical look at their water supplies. What are schools in Flint and around North America doing to ensure their drinking water is safe?