Healthy Schools


child washing hands

Facilities (Learning Spaces)

Five Ways to Kickstart Your School's Cleanliness

Routine cleaning measures can significantly reduce overall facility costs.

Low Maintenance Floors

Case Histories (Real-World Solutions)

Low Maintenance Floors for Cleaner Air

School designed with health in mind

Facilities (Learning Spaces)

Healthy Buildings by Design

The benefits for students, teacher and other occupants are too compelling to ignore.

indoor air quality on campus

Facilities (Campus Spaces)

Healthy Buildings and IAQ

Facilities managers must often consider green options for dealing with common indoor hazards and contaminants, including mold, asbestos, lead, pests and more.

Greenest building

Facilities (Campus Spaces)

A Living Building

Hampshire College opens one of the greenest buildings in the world.

There Can Be No Doubt

Facilities and the conditions of the learning environment have an effect on students and staff.

Ask the Expert: Indoor Air Quality

Why should we install destratification fans?

A Final Thought

Testing in Schools

Not that kind of test, it's about your water.



Mining Bees

Maintenance & Operations

Managing and Understanding Mining Bees

Pollinating bees on school grounds pose little threat but can be intimidating.

Editor's Note (The View From Here)

Rough Waters Ahead

Ask the Expert: Floor Maintenance

Does Using An Orbital Scrubber Make A Difference?

Ask the Expert: Custodial Equipment

Why should we use orbital scrubbers?

Zika in the United States

College and university officials in potentially affected regions of the country can take steps to prevent the spread of the mosquito-borne virus to their campus communities and surrounding neighborhoods.

Flexibility in Learning

Case Histories (Real-World Solutions)

More Color Means More Flexibility in Learning

Pest Management

Maintaining Buildings & Grounds

Pest Management

Keeping unwanted residents off your campus is an integral part of maintaining healthy and safe college facilities.

Hot Tips: Indoor Air Quality

Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems (DOAS)

Ask the Expert: High-Performance Cleaning

Why Is Measurement Important?

Maintenance & Operations

Promoting Healthy Environments in Schools

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

campus water crisis

Maintaining Buildings & Grounds

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?

Ask the Expert: Maintenance

Why should we invest in cleaning?

Sustainable Solutions for College Maintenance and Management

Impact on Learning

University of New Mexico

Cleaning for Health First

Impact on Learning

Drake University

Ask the Expert: Healthy Facilities

How does IAQ affect perceptions of our facilities?

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

Impact on Learning

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

Cleaning for Healthy Schools

Impact on Learning

East Greenwich Public Schools

disposal of fluorescent lamp waste

Impact on Learning

Peoria Unified School District

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