Grounds Operational Guidelines for Educational Facilities (3rd Edition)

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Operational Guidelines for Educational Facilities: Grounds, Third Edition, gives grounds leaders staffing models and service-level standards across six campus space types — from natural grass athletic fields and sustainable landscapes to snow and ice operations and seasonal planning. Edited by J. Thomas Becker, R. Marc Fournier, and Brandon Rux, it covers leadership, integrated pest management, CMMS and GIS tools, contracting, and grounds innovation. This purchase is the digital edition with supplemental materials.

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✓Supplemental materials included — downloadable files and online resources to help you apply the guidelines

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Want the complete set? The Operational Guidelines Trilogy bundles all three digital books — Custodial, Grounds, and Maintenance — with supplemental materials for each, at a package price. Get the Trilogy.

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Inside the Book

1. Leadership

2. Grounds Service Levels

3. Grounds Staffing Guidelines

4. Broadcast Maintenance or Zone Maintenance: Which is Best for Your Grounds Organization?

5. CMMS, GIS, and Mobile Apps for Your Grounds Operations

6. Sustainable Vehicles, Equipment, Fuels & Lubricants

7. Green Roofs

8. Invasive Pests and Pathogens

9. Integrated Pest Management

10. Sustainable Grounds Management Strategies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst

11. Natural Grass Athletic Fields

12. Synthetic Turf Systems

13. Snow and Ice Operations: Strategies and New Technologies

14. Grounds Maintenance Innovation and Improvement

15. Contracting for Equipment and Services

16. How to Write the Perfect Position Descriptions for the Green Industry

Appendix A: Bibliography and Resources

Appendix B: Professional Organizations and Associations

319 pages · ISBN 978-0-913359-13-6 · Published 2020. Digital books are read online through your APPA account and are not downloadable or printable. Prefer print? A softcover edition (book only — no digital materials) is available on Amazon.

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