Maintenance & Operations


Maintenance & Operations (Managing the Physical Plant)

Occupational Hazards

When you travel, do you leave your FM hat at home? I don't.

wiring and cabling

Technology (Enhancing + Engaging + Connecting)

Wires Crossed

Clearing Up the Question of Who's Responsible for Connectivity?

Code Compliant

Facilities (Campus Spaces)

Are You Code Compliant?

Campus environmental safety staff are working diligently to meet and exceed mandated performance standards for energy efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions and more.

How Long Will This Last?

A life-cycle cost analysis is an important tool when acquiring, owning, operating and disposing of buildings and systems on a campus.

Facilities Management (Managing Assets)

Change for Change's Sake

Are we commissioning our most important asset?

Safety Within the Budget

Safety & Security (Prepare and Be Aware)

Safety Within the Budget

Low cost security measures for schools.

Maintenance & Operations

An Important and Enormous Responsibility

School plant facilities sustain ideal student performance for the new school year.

IAQ management

Facilities (Learning Spaces)

Healthy Buildings

The essential elements of IAQ management

Maintenance & Operations (Managing the Physical Plant)

Managing the Maintenance Cycle

Develop a plan in order to get a handle on routine and non-routine tasks.

Trends in Green (Sustainable Innovations On Campus)

Automated Energy Savings

Penn State's digital building automation systems boost sustainability.

campus landscape and grounds

Facilities (Campus Spaces)

Investing in Green

Colleges and universities should invest in and manage their landscaping and grounds as if everyone is watching... because, as it turns out, they are.

storm damage repairs

Investing in Green

Stream Restorations Shore Up Infrastructure, Academics

Two Ohio colleges look to benefit from storm damage repairs.

Facilities Management (Managing Assets)

Concrete Issues

Concrete maintenance is part of that important first impression of your campus.

Ask the Expert: Restroom Environment

How Do We Discourage Restroom Vandalism?

Trends in Green

Tools to Paint With

HVAC

Facilities (Campus Spaces)

Cool It

HVAC may not be exciting but a lower energy bill sure is. Here are two ways to achieve thermal delight without breaking the bank.

Facilities Management (Managing Assets)

Another Look at Commissioning

There are benefits inherent in a successfully commissioned facility.

Case Histories (Real-World Solutions)

Valves Solve Water Temperature Problems

hydronic circulators

Facilities (Campus Spaces)

Upgrades at SNHU

New pumps bring university residence halls into the next decade.

washfountain

Case Histories (Real-World Solutions)

New Washfountain Makes A Splash

sustainable landscaping

Maintaining Buildings & Grounds

Maintaining the Green

Like most things, sustainable landscaping has evolved so that it's much more than planting perennials and reducing watering.

HVAC Water

Maintaining Buildings & Grounds

Water World

Your HVAC systems need chemically balanced water to maintain a healthy environment. Does your school have the right mix?

Editor's Note (The View From Here)

Unsung Heroes

Cleaning Locker Rooms

Maintaining Buildings & Grounds

What's That Smell?

A cleaning contractor comes clean about locker room odors, and explains how to control them.

Maintaining Buildings & Grounds

What Cleaning Contractors Should Know About Ozone Generators

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