Maintenance / Operations


Articles

  • Shaping Campus Identity: The Crucial Role of Landscape Architecture in Campus Design

    Landscape architecture plays a crucial role in shaping the overall experience, functionality, and identity of college and university campuses. The design and layout of outdoor spaces influence everything from the interactions between students to the ease with which people navigate the campus. A thoughtfully designed campus provides not only a functional environment for daily activities but also a space that inspires academic success and fosters personal growth.

  • American University Launches Sustainability Research Project

    American University in Washington, D.C., recently began a research project exploring the relationship between purchase decisions for university campuses and sustainability, according to a news release. The study seeks to explore how “greening” the purchases involved in student housing renovations, breaking ground on new facilities, buying new equipment and supplies, and more, can foster larger sustainability goals.

  • How Data Increases Community Confidence in School Facilities

    In school districts across America, the start of a new school year is met with optimism and new beginnings. But as the back-to-school excitement wears off, it recedes to the reality that many school facilities are in the same state of infrastructural decline that they’ve faced for years, if not decades, as these facilities deteriorate.

  • Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Facilitron Partner for Facility Management

    Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) recently announced a partnership with facility management systems provider Facilitron, according to a news release. MDCPS has about 350,000 students across 400 campuses and is the 19th Florida school district to use Facilitron’s platform.


Podcasts

  • Best Practices for ID Card Issuance

    K–12 schools and colleges issue ID cards to students, faculty, staff, and sometimes even visitors to campus. The logistics of creating and printing these cards—especially Smart Cards with technical capabilities—are more complicated than you might think. From processing times to personalization, and from software streamlining to printer hardware selection, educational institutions have a lot of factors to be mindful of before committing to a solution. Here to break down the process are Senior Product Marketing Manager Mike Mans and Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives David O’Driscoll, both with HID Global. Sponsored by HID Global.

  • Indoor Air Quality

    One way schools and universities can mitigate the COVID-19 risk is to utilize their HVAC systems to circulate clean fresh air. In this episode, I spoke with Mike Wolf, Director of Regulatory Affairs, and Ron Wendorski, Director of the Bernard A. Greenheck Education Center to talk about indoor air quality in classrooms.

  • School Lunch During a Pandemic

    Belinda Oakley, CEO of Chartwells K12 and Seth Ferriell, CEO of SSC Services for Education talk about school food service during a pandemic.


Webcasts

  • Small Design Moves Create Big Campus Impact

    Explore how Finegold Alexander Architects' strategic design renovations at Wellesley College addressed pressing campus challenges within budget constraints, enhancing the experience for students and faculty while aligning with sustainability goals.

  • Mastering School Asset Management

    Discover strategies to increase the value of your school's Master Plan and FCA via accurate equipment data.

  • The Benefits of Bundling – Maximizing Your Campus Center Facilities

    This webinar outlines strategic operational efficiencies gained from bundling campus center facilities, offering insights into how universities can enhance service unit synergies and save costs while maintaining the quality of student life post-pandemic.


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