Schools and universities should have a thorough plan that sets priorities for the most pressing facility renovations. With remedial programs, enrichment offerings, recreational activities and extended-year schedules, many school facilities are no longer dormant in the summer months. The increased year-round use of education facilities benefits…

In January 2008, Ed Ayers, president of the University of Richmond, signed the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment. This commits the university to creating a comprehensive action plan to move toward climate neutrality. Even before "sustainability" became one of the university's overall goals, Information Services (IS)…

For the current study, institutions evaluated education and general (E&G) buildings on their campuses using an assessment format established in the original deferred maintenance study conducted in 1994. The joint study, "Deferred Maintenance, An Analysis of South Carolina's Facilities Portfolio," conducted by the Commission on Higher…

This facilities inventory report presents a comprehensive listing of physical assets owned and operated by the University of Alaska and includes, for each asset, data on average age, weighted average age, gross square footage, original total project funding, and the asset's plant investment value adjusted to the current year. Facilities are listed…

This report presents summary analyses based on data obtained in a study of the physical facilities inventory and the regularly scheduled resident classes taught at the state-controlled colleges and universities in Virginia. The data reflect the actual utilization of instructional classrooms and teaching laboratories for Fall 1970, and are…

The Ohio Board of Regents evaluated 239 buildings built prior to 1960 at seven state universities. (Author)

Institutions of higher education were asked to report inventory information as of September 30, 1968, concerning floor space on their main campus and at any branch or extension center. The inventory was to be based on the "Higher Education Facilities and Inventory Procedures Manual." Of institutions enrolling 90% of the total student body, 82%…

This report summarizes survey data on physical facilities in institutions of higher education in 1968, relates them to enrollments for the same period, and contrasts them with a somewhat similar analysis in 1957. The analysis highlights the differences between groups of colleges and universities classified by institutional control, level, and…

Automated operations simplify billing, inventory control, and ordering of scientific items. (Editor)

The steps of a preventive maintenance program are to determine what equipment will fall within the program; to determine what tasks are necessary to perform the required maintenance, and the frequency of each task; and to build a workable schedule. (Author/MLF)

This manual is concerned with the classification systems, codes, and definitions necessary for describing and quantifying building areas in terms of statistical aggregations that are meaningful and useful for planning at all levels of resource allocations. Procedures for collecting higher education building and room data for institutional use, and…

The first step in developing a photoduplication system is a complete inventory showing for each photoduplication machine: location, person in charge, machine model, pricing plan, average monthly volume, and total costs. (Author/MLF)

A barrier-free campus has been the goal at California Polytechnic State University since 1973. (Author/MLF)

The two best reasons for purchasing a typewriter service contract are to obtain insurance against major breakdowns and service when needed. However, not every machine should be on a service contract. Guidelines are provided for deciding. (Author/MLF)

At the University of Maryland, a computerized inventory of facilities is helping campus administrators achieve more efficient and effective use of existing facilities. (Author)