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David Frank
Like a precision machine, a school cleaning program that operates at maximum efficiency and with minimal problems is a product of careful design. Ideally,...
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Insects and other pests are a part of every environment, no matter what the weather or climate. Consequently, few would argue the need to control these...
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Thomas L. Vance and Jack Doran
Educational administrators and risk managers need to know that the architects, engineers and other design professionals selected for building projects...
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Riley: For our last program of the 1997-98 school year, we've chosen a topic that looks to the future: How to design and build schools that we need for...
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For more than 20 years I have been working in the field of association management in the Washington, DC, area. My early training as a classroom teacher...
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Today's school facilities manager must respond to many different needs each day, often performing a different role for each problem presented. Not only...
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Edward J. Stana
It does not matter if the sky is clear and there is no rain in sight, students still find a way to track dirt and mud into schools. Every day, maintenance...
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Richard Shaw
Rudyard Kipling once wrote "East is East and West is West and never the twain shall meet." This saying often is used to illustrate two points of view...
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Joe Agron
Just as the nation's school districts are paying the price for decades of deferred maintenance, colleges too are feeling the effects of inadequately maintained...
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Joe Agron
Current attention being focused on the deteriorating condition of America's school facilities has put the spotlight on past practices that have contributed...
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Rick Shaw
Because it is the single most long-term costly item of any organization's budget, labor expenses are always of concern to schools and universities-causing...
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Dana L. Spoor
As the 21st century approaches, administrators focus on the top 10 issues impacting school facilities and business in the coming years.The talk around...
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Joe Agron
When it comes to monetarily rewarding administrative titles, colleges and universities are more likely than their school-district counterparts to award...
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Joe Agron
Salary increases for administrative titles at school districts continue to be lower than those of their private-sector counterparts, according to American...
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Susan M. Cox
When it comes to dealing with facilities on campus, the problems and challenges are neverending-here are the top 10 impacting colleges and universities...
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Jeff Kokoskie
Selecting the right computerize maintenance-management system starts with a determination of needs and budget.Decades of budget cuts, insufficient building...
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John Corcoran
People-moving systems such as elevators, escalators and moving walks are, by design, highly reliable. But preserving their smooth and safe operation requires...
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Joe Agron
Meet 1997's National School Plant Manager of the Year, as well as other outstanding school facilities professionals.Last year, American School & University...
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For years, architects, designers and engineers have been hired to design and build school facilities with little input from those who actually take care...
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James A. Breeding and Scott A. Britt
College administrators' plates are heaping with responsibilities, everything from providing conducive environments for learning to constructing multimillion-dollar...
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Joe Agron, Editor
Colleges often have been criticized for not allocating enough resources to improving existing facilities when compared to the attention and money spent...
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Joe Agron, Editor
No one will argue that decades of deferred maintenance and budget cuts are major reasons why many of America's school facilities are in deplorable condition....
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