One Midwestern university found success with reorganizing facilities management in order to eliminate deferred maintenance.
Maintenance & Operations
Things to consider for continued progress and efficiency.
- By John A. Bailey
- 01/01/19
Ask the Expert (Vacuum Cleaner)
- By Rich Steinberg
- 01/01/19
Ask the Expert (Custodial Equipment)
- By Rich Steinberg
- 01/01/19
- By Robert Kravitz
- 12/05/18
- By Gordon Buntrock
- 10/31/18
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
Why a new type of cleaning and maintenance protocol may be necessary.
- By Robert Kravitz
- 10/01/18
Case Histories (Real-World Solutions)
Editor's Note (The View From Here)
- By Shannon O'Connor
- 10/01/18
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
Are the buildings on your campus clean enough? We asked the professionals how clean buildings should be—and how to get them that clean.
- By Michael Fickes
- 10/01/18
Facilities Management (Managing Assets)
It is important to determine what is in the ground underneath your buildings.
- By Pieter van der Have
- 10/01/18
Case Histories (Real-World Solutions)
Maintenance & Operations (Managing the Physical Plant)
Improving overall campus functionality involves a well-developed master plan.
- By Bruce A. Meyer
- 09/01/18
Maintenance & Operations
Hardening school buildings from a maintenance perspective.
- By John A. Bailey
- 09/01/18
Recycling and composting are important elements of a green college campus. Sara Koziatek of St. Louis Composting/Total Organics Recycling in St. Louis, MO, talks about the benefits of recycling and composting for an institution, how to get students involved, and other topics.
Do your washers and dryers make the grade? Here are some of the things you can do to optimize your laundry room’s performance.
At University of Washington, a stairwell of seven flights took 30 minutes to clean with a standard backpack vacuum and only 10 minutes to clean with the ProTeam cordless backpack.
Every Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program recommends exclusion efforts to help stop rodent problems before they start. But not all exclusion practices are proven to work. Here are three common outdated products and techniques you'll want to avoid.
Facilities Management (Managing Assets)
The impact of absenteeism might be greater than we think.
- By Pieter van der Have
- 07/01/18