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Hiring IAQ Staff Benefits Schools


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Mystery Clogs and Strange Smells: School Complaints

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Schools Learn Lessons on IAQ

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How Universities are Benefiting from Partnering with Utilities

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Deferred Maintenance Gap Widens in K-12 Facilities

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Designing for Esports in K-12 Schools

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Facility Managers at Universities Brace for Tornado Season

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Teachers Give Low Marks to School Conditions

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Michigan State Campus Lacking Common Security Features

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Maintaining Schools During Extreme Weather Events

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Pandemic Bills Provide K-12 Schools with HVAC Upgrade Opportunities

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Electrifying K-12 HVAC Systems

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Smart Windows Offer Modern Solution for Middle Tennessee State University

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$15.1 Billion in Upgrades Plague California Higher Ed

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University Creates Campus Hub for Health and Human Services Departments

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3 Cost-Effective Ways to Improve School Indoor Air Quality This Winter

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Mindy Stevens Sets Sustainability Standards at Hinds Community College

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New York City Pledges $4 Billion to Electrify Schools

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Designing Space for Labs in Higher Education

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Improving Accessibility at an 80-year-old High School

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New York City Announces $4 Billion Plan to Electrify Schools

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Wisconsin Schools See Increase in Swatting Attempts

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Universities Respond to Problems as Students Return to Campuses

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Former Target Store Transform to New Early Childhood School

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Collaboration Among Managers Keeps Students, Staff Safer

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Seattle Central College Embraces Sustainability

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Students Return to Virtual Learning After Microbial Growth Found in HVAC System

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How a Wisconsin Elementary School Achieved Net Zero Status

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CDC Spotlights Top K-12 Ventilation Strategies

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Chicago School to Add Security After Student Caught with Gun

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Wildfire in California Forces Stanford to Cancel Classes

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High Temperatures Causing School Districts to Wrap Up Classes Early

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Lighting Needs for Education Facilities

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Matching Lighting Needs with Commercial Applications

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Renovations and Retrofits: University of La Verne, La Verne, Calif.

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Financial Management: Westerville (Ohio) School District

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Financial Management: Kettering (Ohio) School District

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Personnel Management: Johnson and Wales University, Providence, R.I.

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Commitment to Sustainability Drives Desire to Succeed

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Idaho Takes Security Steps to Avoid Shootings in K-12 Schools

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2016 FMDAA Finalists Announced

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Money Matters: K-12 Education Facilities Tackle Retrofit Funding

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University of Virginia Encourages Girls to Consider Careers in FM

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Report: Half of U.S. Schools Have IAQ Issues

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Creating Campus Buzz Between Maintenance and Occupants

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Savvy Decisions Prevent Flooding Disaster at Medical School

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Vital Hospital Components Considered Vulnerable to Flooding

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New Energy Plant Brings Important Infrastructure Together

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Painstaking Process Bringing New Medical College Energy Plant Online

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Flood-Protection Upgrades Pass First Significant Test

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College Improves Efficiency by Centralizing Facility Maintenance Staffs

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Financing Hurdles Tough to Overcome in K-12 Districts

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Managers' Roles Vary in Trying to Secure Funding for K-12 Retrofits

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Return on Investment Factors into K-12 Retrofit Decisions

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Summer Work Common to Complete Upgrade Projects in K-12 Facilities

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Future Focus: What's Your Next Retrofit Project?

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In Case of Emergency: The Facilities Management Role at Arizona State

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Facilities Management's Role in ASU Emergency Response and Recovery Planning

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Arizona State Benefits from Emergency Planning Process

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2015 FMD Achievement Awards: Retrofits and Renovations

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2015 FMD Achievement Awards: Financial Management

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2015 FMD Achievement Awards: Personnel Management

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2015 FMD Achievement Awards: Sustainability

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Universities Save Switching from Steam to Hot Water

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Maintenance Staffs Incur ‘Back to School’ Costs Too

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Keeping Track of Power Tools a Challenge for Maintenance Departments

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Managing Technicians and Their Tool Needs

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Manual Tracking System Helps Manage Power Tool Distribution

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Determining When to Repair or Replace Power Tools

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Sharing Successful Deferred Maintenance Strategies

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Landscape Service Departments at Michigan State University Streamline Operations

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Upgraded BAS Sets Stage for Improved Efficiency at University of New Mexico