Welcome to APPA
Empowering the educational facilities community to drive student success through innovative learning environments.
Our institution-based membership gives over 12,000 facilities professionals access to training, tools, standards, publications, and exclusive benefits.
Connect, upskill, and uplift
- Instant access to member content
- First look at member-only data
- Member pricing across APPA
Define Your APPA Journey
APPA's professional development programs form a connected pathway from your first day in educational facilities to the highest levels of leadership.
Introducing the APPA Community
APPA Community is your new home for connecting with the people who understand your work best: fellow educational facilities professionals from across the country. Built on a robust Higher Logic platform, this online space brings the value of in person conversations to your everyday routine, whenever and wherever you need it.
Facilities Manager Magazine
Facilities Manager is APPA's flagship publication and the trusted voice of the profession, written for those who lead, plan and build the places where learning happens. Share your work with them.
Published the second Monday of January, April, July and October. Read and shared digitally, with print issues coming soon.
Fall 2026 Read the issue Your story belongs.
What you can submit
- Features
- Projects
- Institution and member spotlights
- Case studies and field guides
- Op-eds and editorials
- News and events
- Reviews
- Partner projects
Article submissions for the Winter 2027 issue, publishing January 12, 2027.
Have an idea but no draft yet? Send a short proposal or question to the editorial team at the same address.
Operational Guidelines Trilogy
Used by thousands of institutions across North America, APPA’s Operational Guidelines Trilogy is the definitive toolkit for transforming your facilities operation. Whether you're managing a large university campus or a small educational facility, these guidelines deliver the strategies, tools, and benchmarks you need to optimize performance and justify your decisions.
Custodial The industry benchmark for custodial staffing, with service-level standards, task frequencies, and matrices covering every space type on campus. Buy Digital Book 
Grounds Staffing models and service-level standards across six campus space types, from athletic fields and sustainable landscapes to snow removal and seasonal planning. Buy Digital Book 
Maintenance A complete staffing and management framework, spanning FTE calculations, reliability-centered models, compliance, outsourcing, crisis operations, and technology integration. Buy Digital Book 
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Reach educational facilities decision makers and grow with APPA.
Designed for companies of any size, APPA’s Business Partner membership allows you to reach institutional facilities professionals with products and services.
Business Partners receive a discount on sponsorship at APPA national events based on their membership level.
- Discounted event registration at APPA-provided events
- Access to APPA’s Institutional membership directory
- Listing in APPA's Business Partner membership directory
- Discounted advertising rates
- Discounted CEFP certification
- Discounted APPA professional development