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Facilities Manager

Volume 24, Number 6
November-December 2008

CURRENT ISSUE:
Tapping Geothermal Energy

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Facilities Manager Magazine
November-December 2008
Tapping Geothermal Energy

Features

Geothermal Energy: Tapping the Potential
by Bill Johnson

Integrity-Based Budgeting
by Frank Kaleba

Preview APPA 2009: Focusing on the Critical Few
by Ben Elisondo and David Gray

From Here to There: Effectively Managing Organizational Change
by Casey J.Wick

Multi-Tasking: Protecting Your Facilities from Infectious Diseases
by Chris Torry

Departments

From the Editor
by Steve Glazner

Facilities Digest
by Anita Dosik

Executive Summary
APPA's 2008 Thought Leaders Report: The Challenges of Demorgraphic Changes and Accountability to Campus Facilities
by E. Lander Medlin

Membership Matters
Vision Project Management Approach
by Tommy H. Moss

Professional Development Wrap-up
Educational Wrap-Up
by Various Authors

Code Talkers
Special Considerations for Multiple Fire Alarm Systems in Educational Facilities
by Michael A. Anthony, P.E. and Rodger Reiswig, S.E.T

Facility Asset Management
Maintenance is More than "Maintenance"
by Matt Adams, P.E.

The Bookshelf
by Theodore J. Weidner, Ph.D., P.E., AIA, Book Review Editor

New Products
by Gerry Van Treeck

Index of Advertisers
Ad Index
by Various Authors

The Year of Engagement

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APPA's Virtual 2008-2009 Membership Directory

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Thought Leaders Series 2008

NEW and Available FREE PDF:  The Challenges of Demographic Changes and Accountability to Campus Facilities

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Results of the 2008 symposium in a white paper that focuses on changing demographics and accountability.  Order soft cover version today (free for members; non-member price is $15).

Open Professional Development Programs

Institute for Facilities Management
SP: Facilities Management Strategies for Campus Sustainability
Supervisor's Toolkit

Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina in Tampa, FL
January 18-22, 2008

Facilities Manager Magazine

Volume 24, Number 6 Nov/Dec 2008

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We will announce the winners on Monday, December 22, 2008.

Track Your Facilities’ Vital Signs

The FPI Survey is CLOSED.
The FPI Report will be available late Feb 2009.

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Study Shows School Cleanliness Affects Learning

Entitled Cleanliness and Learning in Higher Education, the national study of college students 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

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.

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