Maintaining Buildings Grounds
How do you schedule necessary maintenance projects when school facilities are being used year-round for a variety of purposes?
Maintenance: Staffing, Methods & Practice
Administrators share compelling reasons to consider organizing your maintenance department into zones.
Maintenance: Staffing, Methods & Practice
Today's up-and-coming class of new facilities managers must combine practical knowledge of established methods of maintenance with increased technological options, leadership skills and a customer-focused mindset. It's a challenging balance, and one that current professionals say takes time and focus to achieve.
- By Brandon Barrett
- 05/01/14
Emerging Technology
Unless your district is a one-room schoolhouse, every capital improvement brings a corresponding disparity.
- By Mike Raible, Andrew LaRowe
- 05/01/14
A Final Thought
It may be wiser to find ways to use the empty space for the community.
Editor's Note (The View From Here)
- By Deborah P. Moore
- 04/01/14
Editor's Note (The View From Here)
Facilities (Managing Assets)
Observations on the little things that impact day-to-day performance.
- By Pieter van der Have
- 04/01/14
A Final Thought
There are a number of reasons why closing a school may not be the best choice.
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
...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?
Maintenance & Operations (Managing the Physical Plant)
A complete maintenance plan extends well beyond your facilities' walls.
- By Michael G. Steger
- 03/01/14
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
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.
Facilities (Managing Assets)
- By Pieter van der Have
- 02/01/14
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
School systems can benefit from a holistic approach to facilities management and maintenance.
Maintenance & Operations
While change can be considered the only constant in life, it can also be one of the most daunting aspects of leading any organization, especially in the arena of school maintenance.
- By Alyce Honore’-Hubert
- 01/01/14
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
Deferred Maintenance can cost schools many times what the initial repair charges might’ve been. With school infrastructures growing older and budgets slimmer, the question of when to defer maintenance costs is critical.
- By Michael Fickes
- 01/01/14
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
Spring preventive maintenance is so much more than crossing items off a checklist. Here, three facility managers share their perspectives on delivering preventive maintenance excellence.
Facilities (Managing Assets)
- By Pieter van der Have
- 12/01/13
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
Here's how one small school district schedules preventive maintenance.
Maintenance & Operations (Managing the Physical Plant)
- By Michael G. Steger
- 11/01/13
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
Maintenance & Operations
- By Alyce Honore’-Hubert
- 08/01/13
Whether it's mow and blow or a little more complicated, landscapes demand constant attention. Grounds professionals speak up about what it takes to stay in the green.
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
Integrating the right signage into your campus can aid in building identity and marketing for use in the wider community.
Articles about improving school restrooms too often miss one big point.
Something called Building Information Modeling offers a new and better way to manage maintenance.
- By Michael Fickes
- 08/01/13