A complete maintenance plan extends well beyond your facilities' walls.
School systems can benefit from a holistic approach to facilities management and maintenance.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Here's how one small school district schedules preventive maintenance.
Cost-effective and efficient maintenance and housekeeping operations begin at the programming and design stages of residence hall construction projects.
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.
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.
Thoughts about the silent consumption of energy on campus.
Wesleyan University’s student-designed permaculture garden blooms to life.
It takes more than a title to make someone a leader.
Being organized and planning ahead can improve the bottom line.
Keeping historically significant facilities weatherproof and energy-efficient while preserving architectural features takes care and planning.
In March, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a revised Hazard Communication Standard that requires employers to train any employees who work with hazardous chemicals to use newly designed hazardous material labels and materi
Given that an investment in a LEED building is 40 to 50 years or longer, a related investment in management and maintenance will also run for many decades. Unfortunately, maintenance is often not adequately considered in advance, and when budgets tighten, deferring building maintenance can seem like an attractive option to universities who are trying to stretch their dollars. So how does a cash-strapped public institution pay for green construction and maintenance?
If you want to clean for health and do it well instead of winging it and hoping for the best, there's a lot of help available. No person, whether a student, but especially an employee such as a teacher or administrator, deserves a 30-year career in a clean environment.