July 04, 2008

American School & University | Facilities Management

Balancing Act 

By Mike Kennedy

10 key concepts that administrators and planners must consider as they build, maintain, manage and improve education facilities. ...

Garnering Support 

By Douglas W. Kincaid, Eric T. Dillinger and Michael Clayton

Education institutions can benefit from a modeling approach to facility budgeting....

Coming Up Short: 35th Annual M&O Cost Study 

By Joe Agron

Maintenance and operations spending by school districts continues to hover around historic lows, even as facility needs escalate....

A Positive Move: 12th Annual College M&O Cost Study 

By Joe Agron

Colleges increase maintenance and operations spending as a percentage of total budget in the current school year....

Know-How: Maintenance 

By Mike Kennedy

Schools can be recognized for managing maintenance programs effectively....

Ensuring the Future 

By Stephen P. Ashkin

Improving the school environment for students can provide a noticeable return on investment....

FEASIBILITY STUDY 

Q: Can you give us some suggestions on assembling a feasibility study for putting an elementary school on our campus? submitted by Stephen F. Austin State...

Inside: Maintenance 

The state's maintenance role; Maintenance scams lead to prison; Grade is better, but not good...

Solutions Center: Maintenance 

Q&A about green maintenance ...

Challenging Times: 34th Annual M&O Cost Study 

By Joe Agron

As school district budgets remain under pressure, maintenance and operations spending continues to suffer....

Steady Spending: 11th Annual College M&O Cost Study 

By Joe Agron

Colleges continue to allocate a larger percentage of their budget to M&O than their school district counterparts....

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....

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....

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