February 08, 2012


American School & University | Facilities Management

Solutions Center: Facility Inventory 

Facilities Inventory question...

Talkin' Trash 

By Dave Hawkyard

Installing trash compactors and cardboard balers can cut waste-removal costs and boster recycling efforts....

High-Performance Maintenance 

By Allen Rathey

A well-maintained facility creates a healthy environment that enhances learning and can improve academic results....

Foundation for Success 

By Ralph Rice

A well-designed custodial operation will pay dividends far in excess of its initial costs....

Systems Knowledge 

By James P. Whittaker

Getting the most from facility-management technology programs....

Working as a Team 

Jim Harris Sr.

Team cleaning can improve maintenance processes and encourage out-of-the-box thinking....

Know-How: Facilities Management 

By Mike Kennedy

The right system can cut through bureaucratic snarls and help staff complete their tasks more effectively....

Small Change 

Joe Agron

School districts continue to spend a small percentage of their budgets on maintaining and operating facilities, with amounts hovering around historic lows....

Tough Times 

Joe Agron

M&O spending as a percentage of total budget dropped slightly as difficult economic conditions continue to affect colleges....

Mending Your Ways 

Julie Strahle

Schools can climb out of a maintenance slump with products and strategies that heighten productivity....

Inside: Maintenance 

Cleaner California Restrooms; More Outsourcing Sought in NYC; Snapshot: Average Maintenance Worker...

Campus Configurations 

Richard Garcia

Landscape master plans generate a sense of identity of school and university grounds....

Maintenance Management: Restoring Confidence 

Richard Shaw

Can a leaky roof damage more than just a building?...

The All-Purpose Solution 

Stephen P. Ashkin

Improving maintenance strategies in education facilities could be a key to buffing up student performance and wiping away costs....

Building Knowledge 

Mike Kennedy

Computerized facilities-management systems help schools and universities gather the wide array of data needed to manage buildings....

Getting With the Program 

Mike Kennedy

Having a formal maintenance program can help schools and universities get the most out of their equipment and facilities....

Machines that Manage 

Mike Kennedy

Facilities-management systems use technology to help schools and universities operate their buildings more efficiently....

Absence of Resources: The 32nd annual M & O Cost Study 

Joe Agron

Maintenance and operations spending by schools continues to shrink as district budgets come under growing pressure....

Staying the Course: The 9th annual College M&O Cost Study 

Joe Agron

In tough economic times, colleges continue to spend a comparable percentage of total budget on maintaining and operating their facilities....

Know-How: Facilities Management 

Many schools lack a system to track the actual cost of facility usage....

Preparing Figures 

Paul V. Laudolff

Here's how to develop confident budgets at the master planning stage with limited information....

Administrative Agenda: Questionable Budget Tactics 

Philip E. Geiger

Schools should make difficult budget choices that spare student programs....

Sign up for Savings 

Mike Kennedy

Performance contracts provide education institutions a path to energy savings that minimizes financial risks....

State of Support 

Mike Kennedy

More states are taking responsibility for improving local school facilities--and putting up the money to make it happen....

Stretching Resources 

Bob Robinson Sr.

To meet cleaning demands, schools must make the most of available tools....

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Education institutions must keep a tight rein on spending as they search for signs that the national economy is back on its feet.

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