The 2009 Thought Leaders Symposium, sponsored in part by Haley & Aldrich, Inc., and with sponsorship assistance from Delta Controls, focused on the specific topics of environmental sustainability and energy, as seen through the prism of the economy. Included are resources and discussions on the identified top ten critical facilities issues:
1. Adjusting to the new sustainability reality
2. Developing an institutional vision of sustainability
3. Creating a leadership role in addressing sustainability
4. Confronting economic challenges
5. Fixing broken budget models
6. Managing rising energy costs and energy volatility
7. Engaging the campus to address energy challenges
8. Managing space
9. Prioritizing renewal needs
10. Meeting the challenges of workforce development

Reports available for download free of charge.

2009: The Economy's Influence on Environmental Sustainability and Energy

APPA has also published a special report in our Thought Leaders Series – The Educational Professional's Practical Guide to Reducing the Campus Carbon Footprint. Sponsored by Affiliated Engineers Inc., this implementation guide gives educational facilities professionals a practical companion framework for moving forward in their unique role within the process of achieving environmental sustainability. The report helps facilities managers and sustainability coordinators maximize their specific contributions and work in tandem with other campus stakeholders to meet their institutions’ goals of carbon neutrality and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

The Educational Facilities Professional's
Practical Guide to Reducing the Campus Carbon Footprint

The 2008 Thought Leaders Symposium, sponsored by Jacobs, focused on changing demographics and accountability, within higher education. Includes the top critical facilities issues.

Reports available for download or hard copy (free of charge while supplies last).

2008: The Challenges of Demographic Changes and Accountability to Campus Facilities

The 2007 Thought Leaders Symposium, sponsored by Carter & Burgess, Inc., with sponsorship assistance from IBM, focused on evolving technology, changing stakeholder expectations, and the impact of competition on both those drivers of change. The report includes the top ten critical facilities issues.

The 2006 Thought Leaders Symposium, sponsored by Carter & Burgess, Inc., discussed the changing landscape of higher education and how the college or university’s built environment needs to respond to the changing demands on the educational institutionby identifying the drivers or trends affecting higher education’s future. Includes the top ten critical facilities issues.