Maintenance & Operations


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.

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.

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.

campus water crisis

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?

Cleaning for Health First

Drake University

roof management

The End of Worst First - Roofs in Transition

Just like everything else in education, technology and new methodologies are changing the traditional approach to roof management.

Roofs That Last

Roofs That Last

From extreme weather to the passage of time, campus roofs take a beating. Keeping your roofs in prime condition is key to maintaining secure, comfortable facilities.

Wheels and Hoverboards

Travel time remains an integral part of facilities budgeting concerns.

Things I've Learned 2015

Reflections on planning, communication, attentiveness and remembering what matters.

Trash Disposal

Managing an aging fleet of service vehicles

An Often Overlooked Component

Managing an aging fleet of service vehicles.

Winning with Onsite Generated Solutions

Producing cleaning chemicals onsite using the building's water supply.

service provider for school repairs

Meeting the Challenge

How The Department of General Services used a non-profit service provider to assist in monitoring and verification of school repairs during a short timeframe.

How Our Buildings Are Viewed

Attention to detail is a sometimes burdensome part of the job.