Facilities Manager
| Volume 25, Number 4 July/August 2009
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Facilities Manager Magazine
July/August 2009
Focusing on the Critical Few
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Features
From Campus Tug-of-War to Pulling Together: Using the Lean Approach
by Stephen MacIntyre, Kelly Meade, and Melissa McEwen
Making it Stick
by Justin Ewers
Your Leadership Traits: An Interview with Mike Abrashoff
by Suzanne Healy
Planning a Course for Success
by David Gray
Cornell University's Climate Action Plan: The Engineer's Q&A with the Owner
by Mike Wlaters and Steve Beyers
Lessons from Cacti: How to Survive the Prickles of Life During Tough Times
by Alan and Linda Bigger
ListNotes: A Sampling from the APPAinfo Discussion List
by Steve Glazner
Departments
From the Editor
by Steve Glazner
Facilities Digest
by Anita Dosik
Executive Summary
Five Key Issues for APPA's Facility Professionals
by E. Lander Medlin & William M. Elvey
Knowledge Builders
APPA BOK: The Big Reveal
by Maggie Kinnaman
Perspective
Weathering the Storm: Proactive Building Envelope Management in a Tough Economy
by Dave Hasse
Facility Asset Management
What Happens the Right People Are in the Wrong Places?
by Matt Adams
Code Talkers
APPA Proposes "Educational Facility Standard" to National Fire Protection Association
by Michael A. Anthony
The Bookshelf
by Ted Weidner
New Products
by Gerry Van Treeck
Index of Advertisers
by Various
NEW! APPA Web Standards Portal
Powered by ANSI!Every facilities department needs to ensure their institutions are in compliance with the most current codes and standards impacting construction, fire safety, lighting, the environment, ADA, and HVAC, among other areas. Click here to access the APPA Web Standards Portal!
New E-book for Sale
Facility Management Shared Services:
The Balance Between In-House Services and Outsourcing
By Jeffery L. Campbell, Ph.D., Brigham Young University
APPA 2009
Register Now for APPA 2009!
Focusing on the Critical Few
July 8-10, 2009 in Vancouver, Canada
Learn more about the program.
Facilities Strategy Teams Now Forming
Team Members Wanted: Electrical Equipment, Supplies and Services; MRO Equipment, Supplies and Services; Building Automation and Fire Alarms Equipment, Supplies and Services; Security Equipment, Supplies and Services
Read more about how you may join the team and contribute to effective facilities contracts management.
The Stimulus Bill & the Education Industry
APPA's Campus Facilities Economic Stimulus Resource Center
Links to information, instruction and guidance on the economic stimulus opportunities available to colleges, universities, K-12 and other educational institutions.
APPA Announces Results of Its 2009-10 Officer Elections
View the press release
APPA's New Report
The Educational Facilities Professional’s Practical Guide to Reducing the Campus Carbon FootprintSponsored by Affiliated Engineers Inc.
Track Your Facilities’ Vital Signs
The 2007-08 FPI Report is now available!
http://www.appa.org/research/ fpi.cfm
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
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).
APPA's Virtual Connections
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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
