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CFaR STRUCTURE

APPA will extend a biannual call for researchers to the APPA community in order to enhance visibility around the Thought Leaders Series Top 10 Critical Issues.  APPA will encourage submissions for CFaR research based on the previous year’s top 10 critical issues within the facilities profession.

Once a CFaR research proposal is submitted online, APPA staff will review the proposal and submit it to the appropriate CFaR Assistant Director.  There are four Assistant Directors who represent each of the four core competencies: 1) General Administration; 2) Operations and Maintenance; 3) Energy, Utilities, and the Environment; and 4) Planning, Design, and Construction. 

The completed proposal will be submitted to one of the Assistant Directors who most closely represents the proposed research topic.  The Assistant Director primarily serves as an advisor to the Principal Investigator throughout the research process.

Throughout the research phase, APPA’s Research Specialist will act as a facilitator for the project and may be able to  provide some resources for the project. 

Once the research is completed, it will be submitted to both APPA and the Assistant Director.  A select panel of peer reviewers will be chosen to review the final submission.  The peer review process will be confidential and should take approximately one month.  Based on the review, the document may require further research and revision.

APPA will accept all completed research submissions for consideration of that academic year’s "Researcher of the Year” award as well as other publication and/or presentation forums.


Facilities Manager Magazine
Volume 24, Number 4
July/Aug 2008

July/August 2008 The Rise to Greatness

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Thanks to all who made APPA 2008 a success!

Presentations and photos are now available from APPA 2008: the Rise to Greatness.

Mark your calendars for APPA 2009, July 8-10 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Study Shows School Cleanliness Affects Learning

A recent national study of college students determined there is a correlation between the cleanliness of a school’s facilities and students’ academic achievement. Entitled Cleanliness and Learning in Higher Education, the study was based around the five levels of clean identified in APPA’s Custodial Staffing Guidelines for Educational Facilities. More information.

The final report is available free to APPA members and for $30 for nonmembers through the APPA bookstore

Reducing Greenhouse Gases & Achieving Climate Neutrality

On June 18 APPA produced a webinar on the topic of sustainability, presented by Walter Simpson and sponsored by Haley&Aldrich.

Miss it or want to watch it again? View a recording of the webinar and download a PDF of the presentation here.

Supporting Sustainability

The Green Campus: Meeting the Challenge of Environmental Sustainability

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In the APPA Bookstore

Environmental Compliance Assistance Guide for Colleges and Universities, second edition

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Your Vote Your Voice

A nonpartisan, nationwide campaign created by the National Campus Voter Registration Project to engage college students in the electoral process. 
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