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?
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.
Travel time remains an integral part of facilities budgeting concerns.
Just like everything else in education, technology and new methodologies are changing the traditional approach to roof management.
Reflections on planning, communication, attentiveness and remembering what matters.
Managing an aging fleet of service vehicles.
Producing cleaning chemicals onsite using the building's water supply.
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.
Attention to detail is a sometimes burdensome part of the job.
By what standards should FM be measured?
On all corners of a campus, facility managers must pick and choose where to put resources to protect physical assets. Three professionals speak up about how they keep everything looking great while staying on budget.
Routine inspections in the fall can prevent costly repairs in the future.
When you travel, do you leave your FM hat at home? I don't.
Clearing Up the Question of Who's Responsible for Connectivity?
Campus environmental safety staff are working diligently to meet and exceed mandated performance standards for energy efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions and more.