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    The Great Outdoors

    Feb. 2, 2024
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    Scheduling deep cleaning in the summer will help workers avoid the traffic and obstacles that could make cleaning inefficient or ineffective.

    In the Summertime

    June 6, 2023
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    Highlights

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    Western Michigan University's landscaping crew gets the goat of local union

    July 7, 2017
    Local union protests the university's use of goats instead of human labor to clear brush from campus.
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    Arizona truck driver charged with illegally dumping sewage at special-education school

    July 6, 2017
    Prosecutors say sewage flowed from drainage system to grassy area used as a playground.
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    Runaway snowball damages Reed College dorm

    Feb. 18, 2014
    Student apartments damaged by massive snowball.
    Lower costperplay environmental benefits player safety and ease of maintenance have led many education institutions such as Salem State University Salem Mass to choose synthetic turf for athletic fields Photo courtesy of Woodard amp Curran

    Turf Time for a Seamless Experience

    Nov. 1, 2013
    A look at synthetic turf on athletic fields.
    Adopting new stormwater practices on campus can ease persistent erosion or flooding problems

    Harnessing the Storm

    March 1, 2013
    Tips for managing stormwater on campus.

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    eBook: Green Schools Digest

    Jan. 1, 2023
    Learn the leading sustainability strategies being employed by education facilities across the U.S.

    A Pest-Free Process

    July 1, 2009
    Incorporating integrated pest management into the construction process can help ensure an energy-efficient and virtually pest-free school for years.
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    Number of full-time maintenance, custodial and grounds staff

    April 1, 2009
    Mean number of full-time custodial, maintenance and grounds personnel at school districts
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    Median square footage of building maintained per FTE student

    April 1, 2009
    The amount of square feet of building maintained per full-time-equivalent (FTE) student at colleges over the past decade (in median square feet)

    Median amount of square feet and acreage maintained

    April 1, 2009
    Median amount of square feet and acreage maintained at colleges