...out of mind. That's what most people -- facility managers included -- think about their roofs, until there’s a problem. Informed choices and diligent maintenance could extend the usefulness of one of your school's biggest assets. Can you stretch the life your roof 20 years or beyond?
What's new in building products and materials?
Shared use practices support a growth mantra that active children learn better.
A case study in business service consolidation.
Sustainable, teachable roofs are beginning to replace asphalt and black membrane roofs.
An EMS should be part of a comprehensive communications strategy.
What to do with the growing body of research documenting the benefits of healthy schools.
A complete maintenance plan extends well beyond your facilities' walls.
Basic approach looks like natural surveillance.
Using technology in a way that is advantageous to the students and teachers.
Higher education is being reshaped by technology. A growing number of digital learning institutes are emerging on campuses across the country, and both students and instructors are adjusting to the new ways of teaching and learning they offer.
Enabling BYOD and other mobile strategies.
Manchester, Conn.'s school consolidation plan shows where facilities, student achievement and state reimbursements intersect.
Cooperative purchasing allows districts and schools to stretch their limited dollars. Here's how.
Don't believe there is strength in numbers? Then you don't know about purchasing cooperatives. These purchasing powerhouses save time, money and headaches. Are they right for your school?
When it comes to protecting campus assets, it really shouldn't... "It" being maintenance. The deferred maintenance conundrum is unfortunately still alive and well across the country.