A body of knowledge is the collected wisdom, experience, processes, and facts that both inform a profession and provide the solid foundation from which continuous improvements and innovative change can occur. Since 1914, APPA has made countless contributions to the educational facilities management profession through its training programs, publications, and research projects. Competency, collaboration, and credibility for the facilities professional--in support of his or her institution's vision and mission--are the desired outcomes of these efforts.
APPA's Body of Knowledge (the BOK)--available in a searchable, digital database--develops, updates, and disseminates the foundational content required by facilities professionals at colleges, universities, schools, museums, and other nonprofit, educational organizations. Four content coordinators and APPA staff oversee dozens of writers, editors, and peer reviewers as they revise, update, and enhance the APPA body of knowledge. The project is ongoing, and updated sections are posted as soon as they are peer reviewed and approved for publication.
The Body of Knowledge is built on the foundation of the four core competency areas identified by APPA:
The digital BOK (pronounced B-O-K) will assist you in your search for professional guidance, best practices, and policies and procedures as you support the mission and vision of your educational institution. The BOK also serves as the foundational text for APPA's Institute for Facilities Management, as well as the body of knowledge you need to know as you pursue APPA's Certified Educational Facilities Professional (CEFP) credential and the Educational Facilities Professional (EFP) certificate. Learn more about APPA credentialing.
Content Coordinator: Victor Pesiri - Brentwood School
Content Coordinator: Chris Kopach, CEFP - University of Arizona
Content Coordinator: Emmet Boyle, CEFP - University of Regina
Content Coordinator: Steve Maruszewski, CEFP - Pennsylvania State University
The following facilities professionals have peer reviewed one or more chapters of APPA's BOK (Body of Knowledge). Affiliations are those at the time of the peer review. Contact Steve Glazner if you would like to be considered as a BOK peer reviewer. Jim Anicich, Arizona State University Lawrence C. Bacher, Gilbane Building Company Stephen Mark Beyers, Cornell University Christopher Button, Hobart and William Smith Colleges John Cannon, College of the Holy Cross David R. Carll, Alexander Building Construction Co., Inc. Robert Casagrande, Southern Methodist University John M. Casey, APPA Member Emeritus, University of Georgia Victoria Drummond, Montana State University Glenn L. Gilbert, Goshen College Gerry Hamilton, Stanford University Wallace Harris, University of North Florida Glen Haubold, New Mexico State University Luce Hillman, University of Vermont Ernest R. Hunter Sr., Hunter Consulting and Training John F. Jensen, University of Maryland Baltimore Michael R. Johnson, University of Arkansas Sarel Lavy, Texas A&M University Tony Litton, Sebesta Blomberg Paul D. Lozo, University of Richmond Gary Mandelburg, Yale University – Medical School David Millay, University of Arkansas – Little Rock Kevin O’Donnell, Villanova University John D. Ott, Ohio State University/OARDC Tim Peraino, GVSU – Pew Campus & Regional Centers James N. Robinson, University of Maryland College Park Wayne Robinson, Central Wyoming College Alexandria Roe, University of Connecticut Alan H. Sactor, University of Maryland Chuck Scott, Illinois State University James Sebesta, AKF Group LLC Thomas F. Shewan, Florida State University Dana K. “Deke” Smith, buildingSMART Alliance/National Institute of Buildings
Sciences Richard J. Storlie, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Al Stoverink, Arkansas State University Michael Stroud, Swinterton Management & Consulting Daniel A. Updegrove, Independent Consultant Mary S. Vosevich, University of Kentucky Theodore J. Weidner, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Paul Wuebold, University of Alabama Lisbeth V. Wyatt, Vanderbilt University Mark Zarrillo, Symmes Maini & McKee Associates Consider becoming a BOK author, and adding your wealth of information to the APPA Body of Knowledge. Your thoughts, insights, knowledge, and experience will be appreciated by everyone using the BOK to do their jobs even better than before. If you are interested in becoming an author for APPA’s BOK, please contact the content coordinator in the core area that best fits you. We are always looking for authors to write, update, or edit chapters. We are also open to adding new subjects and covering new areas of educational facilities management. We look forward to hearing from you!
Go to the BOK
Part 1 – General Administration and ManagementSECTION I-A: LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION
by Glen Haubold (New Mexico State University) and David Reynolds, P.E. (University of North Texas)
by John Morris, P.E., CEFP, LEED AP, GBE, APPA Fellow (College of Charleston)
by Robert Hascall (Emory University) and Karen M. Salisbury (Emory University)
by Polly Pinney, Past APPA President (Arizona State University)
by William Daigneau, APPA Fellow (Retired, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center)
by E. Lander Medlin, APPA EVP (APPA)
by Jack Hug, Past APPA President and APPA Fellow (Hug Consulting and Management Services)
by Brenda Albright (Brenda Albright Consulting)
SECTION I-B: HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
by Jennifer Elmer, SPHR (The University of Arizona)
by Suzanne Hilleman, MBA, SPHR (University of Iowa, Facilities Management)
by Andrea Balestrieri (University of California, San Diego)
SECTION I-C: BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
by Mohammad Qayoumi, Ph.D., APPA Fellow
by William Gardiner
by Byron Millsap (University of Oklahoma)
Part 2 – Operations and MaintenanceSECTION II-A: PLANT MANAGEMENT
by Harvey Kaiser (Harvey H. Kaiser Associates Inc.)
by John DeLaHunt, MBA, ARM (The University of Texas at San Antonio)
by Harvey Kaiser (Harvey H. Kaiser Associates, Inc.)
by Douglas Christensen, Past APPA President and APPA Fellow (Brigham Young University )
by Mark Webb, EFP (University of Virginia)
SECTION II-B: BUILDING SYSTEMS
by Steven Thweatt (University of Colorado/Boulder)
by Gary Reynolds, Past APPA President and APPA Fellow (University of Colorado Colorado Springs)
by John DeLaHunt, MBA, ARM (University of Texas at San Antonio)
by Jean Sebben (Jean Sebben & Associates)
by Gary Reynolds, Past APPA President and APPA Fellow (University of Colorado / Colorado Springs (Retired))
by Jay Popp (Lerch Bates, Inc.)
SECTION II-C: PLANT SERVICES
by Alan Bigger, APPA Fellow
by Gary Reynolds, Past APPA President, APPA Fellow (University of Colorado / Colorado Springs)
by John Lawter, EFP (University of Michigan), Rob Doletzky (University of Michigan) and Kenn Rapp (University of Michigan)
by Phillip Melnick (Pennsylvania State University)
SECTION II-D: CAMPUS SERVICES
by Robert Ferrara (Montclair State University, and member of the Center for Campus Fire Safety) and Jeffrey Issler, Ph.D., MPH (Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, and member of the Center for Campus Fire Safety)
by Christopher Blake (IACLEA)
by Ralph Allen (University of Virginia)
Part 3 – Energy, Utilities, and Environmental StewardshipSECTION III-A. ENERGY UTILIZATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
by Cheryl Gomez, P.E., MBA, LEED AP BD+C
by John Tysseling, Ph.D. (Moss Adams LLP) and Darryl Boyce, P.Eng. (Carleton University)
by Scott Macdonald (Carleton University)
by Reza Karkia (American Institute of Higher Education Resources)
by Jiri Skopek, OAA, MCIP (Jones Lang LaSalle)
SECTION III-B: DISTRICT ENERGY SYSTEMS
by Antoine D'Amour (Carleton University) and Richard Forget (Carleton University)
by Jerry Boulanger, A.Sc.T. (J-Clan Services Ltd. )
by Aravind Batra (P2S Engineering, Inc.)
by Donald Schmidt, Ph.D., P.E. (Honeywell International, Inc. ) and Darryl Boyce, P. Eng. (Carleton University)
SECTION III-C: OTHER UTILITIES
by Mike Milne (Carleton University)
by Susanne Cordery, P.E., CWP (Colorado State University) and Carol Dollard, P.E., CWP, LEED AP (Colorado State University)
by John McEwan (AECOM)
Part 4 – Planning, Design, and ConstructionSECTION IV-A: FACILITIES PLANNING
by Linda Dalton, Ph.D., FAICP (California Polytechnic)
by Craig R. Dubler, Ph.D., DBIA (The Pennsylvania State University), Cody R. Slack (M.A. Mortenson Company) and Edward J. Gannon, P.E., Ph.D. (Urban Engineers, Inc.)
by Alan Matthews (University of Miami) and Diane Cook (University of Miami)
by Frederick Mayer (University of Michigan, Retired) and William Daigneau, APPA Fellow (UT MDAnderson Cancer Center, Retired)
by Ira Fink (Ira Fink and Associates, Inc.)
by Joseph A. Hibbard (Sasaki Associates Inc.)
by Joseph E. Bilotta (JBA Incorporated)
SECTION IV-B: FACILITIES DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
by Richard Casault, P.E. (Casault Engineering)
by Jeffrey Gee (Swinerton Management & Consulting)
by Michael Haggans
by Robert R. Smith (University of Arizona)
by David Allard (Allard Ward Architects LLC) and Tony Fort (Vanderbilt University)
SECTION IV-C: SPECIAL TOPICS
by Robert W. Unrath (University of Missouri)
by Jeffrey Lipton (University of Colorado)
by Mark Thaler (Einhorn Yaffee Prescott, Architecture & Engineering P.C.)
by Andrew S. McBride (University of Richmond)
by Steven Thweatt (Thweatt Management Consultants)
Content Coordinators
Part 1: General Administration and Management
Victor Pesiri
Brentwood School
vpesiri@bwscampus.com
Part 2: Operations and Maintenance
Chris Kopach, CEFP
University of Arizona
ckopach@email.arizona.edu
Part 3: Energy, Utilities, and Environmental Stewardship
Emmet Boyle
University of Regina
emmet.boyle@uregina.ca
Part 4: Planning, Design, and Construction
Steve Maruszewski, CEFP
Pennsylvania State University
sxm37@psu.eduDeans, Institute for Facilities Management
General Administration and Management
Mary Vosevich, University of Kentucky
mary.vosevich@uky.edu
Operations and Maintenance
Chris Smeds, University of Virginia
smeds@virginia.edu
Energy, Utilities, and Environmental Stewardship
Lynne Finn, University of Iowa
lynne-finn@uiowa.edu
Planning, Design, and Construction
Don Guckert, APPA Fellow, University of Iowa
don-guckert@uiowa.eduAPPA Staff:
Steve Glazner, Director of Knowledge Management
steve@appa.org
Anita Dosik, Associate Director of Publications
anita@appa.org
Become Our Next APPA BOK Author
Part 1: General Administration and Management
Victor Pesiri
Brentwood School
vpesiri@bwscampus.com
Part 2: Operations and Maintenance
Chris Kopach, CEFP
University of Arizona
ckopach@email.arizona.edu
Part 3: Energy, Utilities, and Environmental Stewardship
Emmet Boyle
University of Regina
emmet.boyle@uregina.ca
Part 4: Planning, Design, and Construction
Steve Maruszewski, CEFP
Pennsylvania State University
sxm37@psu.edu