Maintenance & Operations


school roof installation

Weather or Not?

Maintaining watertight roofs is an ongoing challenge for many facilities professionals. In seeking advice from experts all over the country, their lessons learned were in several categories.

green cleaning

Green Cleaning Without VOCs

Take a closer look at the "no VOCs" claim when evaluating your green cleaning efforts.

Ethics in Facilities Management

How do we integrate ethics into our FM duties?

Five Ways to Survive the Front Lines of Flu Season

Cost-effective strategies that keep students in school and the flu virus out of circulation are appreciated by educational leaders everywhere.

Tips to Ensure GHS Compliance for Chemical Container Labels

Facility managers in charge of safety, purchasing, administration or operations would be wise to ensure that labels on containers for chemical formulations such as cleaners, sanitizers, paints, solvents and sealants are “Globally Harmonized System” (GHS) compliant.

Where Are We Headed?

An introduction and outlook on the path to moving forward for campus operations.

Be Creative

Using technology and resources to do our best with less.

Maintaining Critical Systems

Keep your fire and life-safety technology in top shape for best performance.

The In-House/Outsource Cleaning Quandary

The pros and cons of in-house and outsourced cleaning services.

Facility Condition

Facilities condition has an impact on students, staff and institutions.

Facility Condition

Facilities condition has an impact on students, staff and institutions.

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Caring for the Cleaning Machine

Vacuum cleaners and floor machines are an investment. Proper care and maintenance of these tools is vital and will extend their lifespans and provide good return on the investment made in them.

So You Want a Career in FM?

How does the next generation of facility managers perceive the profession?