July 06, 2009


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Maintenance/Operations

For everything you need to know on the maintenance side, look below for the latest on operations and facilities management, grounds maintenance and transportation.

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One Flu Over 

By Susan Lustig (slustig@asumag.com)

This spring, many people across the country were scrambling for masks and hand sanitizer. The National Pork Producers Council was trying to do damage control (and maybe still is)....

Healthful Cleaning 

By Charles P. Gerba

The importance of infection control in education institutions....

Aid for Facilities 

By Mike Kennedy (mkennedy@asumag.com)

Economic stimulus funds from the federal government provide numerous avenues for schools and universities to improve facilities....

Median square footage of building maintained per FTE student 

Additional information from the 38th Annual Maintenance & Operations Cost Study for Schools and Colleges, including the amount of square feet of building maintained per full-time-equivalent (FTE) student at colleges over the past decade (in median square feet)....

More Schools M&O data 

Additional information from the 38th Annual Maintenance & Operations Cost Study for Schools and Colleges, including the number of students, total M&O expenditure, amount spent annually on energy (gas, electricity and other fuels), number of buildings, amount spent annually on transportation, and amount spent annually on custodial and maintenance supplies by responding school districts....

More Colleges M&O data 

Additional information from the 38th Annual Maintenance & Operations Cost Study for Schools and Colleges, including the mean FTE enrollment of survey respondents, total M&O expenditure, square feet maintained per custodian, square feet maintained per maintenance worker, square feet of building maintained per student, amount spent annually on energy (gas, electricity and other fuels), and number of motor vehicles by responding colleges....

Measured Results 

By Frank N. Wiley

Teachers have the jobs in America. That's what Charles Gerba, a microbiologist at the University of Arizona, has concluded. Alongside more than 50 million...

38th Annual Maintenance & Operations Cost Study for Colleges 

By Joe Agron (jagron@asumag.com)

The nation's colleges are feeling the pinch of the economic downturn, and maintenance and operations budgets especially are under pressure....

38th Annual Maintenance & Operations Cost Study for Schools 

By Joe Agron (jagron@asumag.com)

Despite the worst economic environment in generations, spending by K-12 institutions on maintenance and operations held its own — defying historical trends that have shown M&O spending among the most affected in times of budget tightening....

Green Cleaning: On Schedule 

By Stephen Ashkin

How does a four-day work week affect the environment? A few ways: drastic reductions in crude-oil imports, greenhouse-gas emissions, employee exposure to pollutants, traffic congestion and auto accidents....

M&O expenditures over the past 20 years 

Additional information from the 38th annual Maintenance & Operations Cost Study for Schools and Colleges, including spending by school districts on maintenance and operations as a percentage of total district expenditures over the past two decades....

Median amount of square feet and acreage maintained 

Additional information from the 38th Annual Maintenance & Operations Cost Study for Schools and Colleges, including square feet maintained per full-time custodial worker, square feet maintained per full-time maintenance worker, acres maintained per full-time grounds worker, square feet maintained per building, and square feet of building maintained per student....

Amount spent annually on transportation 

Additional information from the 38th Annual Maintenance & Operations Cost Study for Schools and Colleges, including the median cost of transportation per student and as a percentage of total district expenditures....

Salary data for custodial and maintenance personnel 

Additional information from the 38th Annual Maintenance & Operations Cost Study for Schools and Colleges, including the median salary for custodial and maintenance personnel at school districts....

Number of full-time maintenance, custodial and grounds staff 

Additional information from the 38th Annual Maintenance & Operations Cost Study for Schools and Colleges, including the mean number of full-time custodial, maintenance and grounds personnel at school districts....

Median amount of square feet and acreage maintained 

Additional information from the 38th Annual Maintenance & Operations Cost Study for Schools and Colleges, including square feet of buidings maintained per student, square feet maintained per custodial employee, square feet maintained per maintenance employee, acres maintained per grounds employee, and total reported maintenance & operations budget....

M&O expenditures over the past 10 years 

Additional information from the 38th annual Maintenance & Operations Cost Study for Schools and Colleges, including spending by colleges on maintenance and operations as a percentage of total college expenditures over the past 10 years....

M&O salaries and number of employees 

Additional information from the 38th Annual Maintenance & Operations Cost Study for Schools and Colleges, including the median M&O salaries and number of employees at colleges...

Trayless Dining Cuts Waste, Conserves Resources 

Food waste is reduced by 25 to 30 percent per person when colleges and universities stop using trays in their dining halls....

More Students in Federal Lunch Program 

The number of students taking part this school year in free and reduced school lunch programs has increased by 425,000, the School Nutrition Association...

Soft Drink Calorie Intake Drops in Schools 

Beverage companies have reduced shipments of full-calorie soft drinks to schools by 65 percent, the American Beverage Association says....

Changing Beverage Patterns in High School 

Students are making different choices....

Product Solutions 

New products/case studies, including: quality counts with athletic center roofs; prefabricated booth; emergency phones; dual-motor vacuum; mobile display; bird control; and more....

Stimulus Tug of War 

By Joe Agron (jagron@asumag.com)

When the dust cleared and the compromise economic stimulus package was finalized, school construction funding lost....

Outlook 2009 

By Mike Kennedy (mkennedy@asumag.com)

What's ahead for education facilities and business in the new year and beyond....

Logo for Green School & University: A Virtual Conference & Expo Coming June 24, 2009

Essential Reading

The Subtle Stuff

Vikas Nagardeolekar and Edwin Merritt

It's hard to win passage of a school construction bond — whether through a citizen referendum or the vote of a town council or general town meeting.

Hear and Now

Michael McKeon and Lincoln Berry

When acoustics are mentioned with regard to schools, many people first think of performing arts.

Making it Readable

Peter Gisolfi

When my daughter was 10 years old, she left the comfort of her elementary school for the unfamiliar territory of the middle/high school building — a crazy quilt of pieces from the 1910s, 1930s, 1960s and 1970s.

Echo Boom Impact

Phillipe Dordai and Joseph Rizzo

Like their baby-boomer parents, the echo-boom generation is reshaping the college and university landscape.

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Achieving Digital Printing Goals in Challenging Economic Times

Learn about ways to reduce your carbon footprint, save money, lessen risk and get the most from your printing solution.

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Featured White Paper

Enhance Communication Effectiveness on Your Campus

Read how a campus migrated to a digital two way radio system to enhance their ability to communicate clearly and securely throughout their campus.

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Still Accepting Entries: Architectural Portfolio 2009

Visit SchoolDesigns.com to enter before the August judging. Includes free publication in Green Field Notes 2009 in the Architectural Portfolio issue.

The Top 10 Lists

How does your institution rank? Including enrollment and expenditures, growth rates and more!

AS&U 100

American School & University highlights the largest 100 school districts each September. Who's growing and who's slowing?

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