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Washington Update: It’s Crunch Time

Washington Update: It’s Crunch Time

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ProTeam Cordless Backpack Vacuum Brings Speed and Safety to Stairwells

At University of Washington, a stairwell of seven flights took 30 minutes to clean with a standard backpack vacuum and only 10 minutes to clean with the ProTeam cordless backpack.

Spotlight on Intelligent Buildings

The learning curve for understanding and utilizing intelligent buildings can be steep—a fact Dale Klein of Parallel Technologies is well aware of. Having seen the rise and development of intelligent buildings in the K-12 education space, Dale speaks with the magazine about some of the general and K-12-specific elements of intelligent buildings and how the technologies are progressing.

Spotlight on Campus Human Resources

Having a solid institutional human resources office and shrewd chief human resource officer (CHRO) is critical when it comes to attracting top campus talent. John Thornburgh of Witt/Kieffer speaks with the magazine about the present and future roles of the HR department and CHRO in higher education.

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Three outdated pest proofing techniques you want to avoid... and what to do instead.

Every Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program recommends exclusion efforts to help stop rodent problems before they start. But not all exclusion practices are proven to work. Here are three common outdated products and techniques you'll want to avoid.

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Designing for Sustainability: The Case for Early Intervention

This call to action explores the missed/lost opportunity when sustainability planning for higher ed projects begins too late in the game.

Open But Secure

Business Practices

Budget Flexibility as the Key to Sustainability

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Facilities (Learning Spaces)

Bookbags and Hardhats Don't Mix

Editor's Note (The View From Here)

The Condition of Education and the Education Marketplace

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Case Histories (Real-World Solutions)

Railing Enhances Openness of Student Center

Facility Planning

Inclusivity Applies to Athletics Too

Planners need to design facilities with this in mind.

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Case Histories (Real-World Solutions)

A Showcase of Sustainability

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Facility Focus (Libraries)

The College of Idaho: Cruzen-Murray Academic Library

Facilities Management (Managing Assets)

Absenteeism and FMLA

The impact of absenteeism might be greater than we think.

Ask the Expert (Campus Fleet Vehicles)

Are golf carts a potential liability on campus?

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