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Download full textCouncil of the Great City Schools, 2014
Across the nation, large urban school districts are experiencing premature and rapidly accelerating deterioration of school buildings. The conditions of buildings and equipment, most importantly in classrooms and school support spaces, are deteriorating to the point of hindering the core mission of schools: educating children. This report is the…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Buildings, Urban Schools, Educational Environment
Direct linkRenner, Jason – American School & University, 2010
It's a fact that most students, faculty and visitors who enter a school or college building eventually will use that facility's restrooms. Whether the destination is a lecture hall or classroom, the gym or other sports facility, the cafeteria or the student union, the human flow of restroom traffic is steady--year-round for some facilities and 24…
Descriptors: Vandalism, Sanitary Facilities, School Buildings, Educational Facilities
Iossifova, Albena; Hemphill, Dennis; Brest, Diana; Albert, Scott – Facilities Manager, 2009
Founded in 1889, Slippery Rock University (SRU) is a state university with 8,500 students and 400 faculty. Facilities and planning (F&P) employs 178 staff, of which 50 are custodians. F&P is responsible for the maintenance of 560 acres and 60 major buildings that comprise approximately 2.3 million gross square feet. Currently work is…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Campuses, School Maintenance, Equipment Maintenance
Group of Eight (NJ1), 2010
In 2008 the Group of Eight (Go8) released a first report on the state of its buildings and infrastructure, based on a survey undertaken in 2007. A further survey was undertaken in 2009, updating some information about the assessed quality, value and condition of buildings and use of space. It also collated data related to aspects of the estate not…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Definitions, Facilities Management, School Buildings
Grover, Roger L. – American School and University, 1974
Discusses advantages and disadvantages of different cleaning techniques. (Author)
Descriptors: Carpeting, Cleaning, Equipment Maintenance, School Maintenance
Gardner, John C. – American School and University, 1976
Those who put off their spring cleaning and summer maintenance planning until tomorrow may find themselves reacting under terms they may not like. (Author)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Cleaning, Equipment Maintenance, Scheduling
Gardner, John C. – American School and University, 1974
Tips on planning and scheduling maintenance of school buildings and equipment to anticipate problems before they occur. (Author/MF)
Descriptors: Check Lists, Equipment Maintenance, Planning, Scheduling
Howard, David R.; Mears, Joe N. – American School and University, 1979
The preventive maintenance program adopted in Oakland, California, is proving to be a great success in maintaining a favorable environment while protecting the physical plant and extending its useful life at the least overall cost. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment Maintenance, Preservation, School Maintenance
Nation's Schools, 1972
Novel preventive maintenance program sends traveling teams out on tightly scheduled, minor repair missions. (Author)
Descriptors: Building Operation, Equipment Maintenance, Job Development, Prevention
Harrison, Barker – American School and University, 1979
Replacing small worn areas can prolong the life of an entire carpet or floor. (Author)
Descriptors: Carpeting, Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment Maintenance, Flooring
Grumnan, David L. – College and University Business, 1974
By evening out the rate at which a college uses electricity, the charge for the demand requirement in electricity can be reduced. (PG)
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Equipment Maintenance, Facility Planning, Higher Education
Abramson, Paul – American School and University, 1973
Schools are becoming complex facilities that need skilled, specially trained personnel to maintain mechanical systems. (Author/MF)
Descriptors: Custodian Training, Equipment Maintenance, Mechanical Equipment, Mechanical Skills
Corwin, John K. – School Shop, 1972
Preventive Maintenance Inspection programs (PMI) for school safety are described in detail. (MU)
Descriptors: Electricity, Equipment Maintenance, School Maintenance, School Safety
Gardner, John C. – American School and University, 1971
Discusses identification, isolation, and control of causes of accidents in educational plant maintenance. (JF)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Equipment Maintenance, School Accidents, School Maintenance
Harroun, Jack T., Ed. – 1984
This manual is designed to fill two distinct needs in the school maintenance field: (1) a text or resource in training new maintenance staff members and in staff development, and (2) a reference source for the routine tasks and problems encountered in school sanitation and maintenance. Section 1 covers the basics of good school maintenance,…
Descriptors: Cleaning, Custodian Training, Equipment Maintenance, Repair
