Maintenance & Operations


outsourcing school janitorial services

Are You In or Out?

Making the decision to outsource janitorial services should not be undertaken without giving careful attention to the pros and cons. If you're considering this step, here is some advice.

Breakdown of deferred maintenance in schools

Kicking the Can Down the Road

Dealing with deferred maintenance in our schools.

deferred maintenance on campus

Pay Me Now or Pay Me Later: The Cost of Deferred Maintenance

More than 50 percent of respondents to a recent CP&M survey indicated that the deferred maintenance backlog on their campus is critical — and getting worse. Here’s a look at one institution that is treading water with its deferred maintenance backlog and another that is beginning to make headway.

Game On for Green Cleaning

Creating a playbook for greener cleaning.

The Cleaning Worker’s ‘Mobile Workstation’

Do your research to ensure that your custodial staff has the right equipment to efficiently do their jobs.

Maintaining Our Standards

We must avoid the snowball effect of bending the rules in our daily operations.

Mining Bees

Managing and Understanding Mining Bees

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

Pest Management

Pest Management

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

Wakeup Call

Can we get the dollars needed to fix our schools?

maintenance planning

Preserving Our School Facility Investments

Building component forecasting and obsolescence/major maintenance planning.

Maintaining School Facilities

U.S. Public School Facilities In Trouble

Investment levels in all but three states will not meet the standards.

That's What I Say

Words of wisdom and advice to smooth out the facilities manager's day.

Reopening shuttered school

Resurrection

Bringing a shuttered school back to life has it's unique challenges.

composite product mapping

What's In Your Janitorial Closet?

A system called composite product mapping can help you select the most price-friendly and best-performing products for your maintenance needs.