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Gossett, Elaine – Facilities Manager, 2001
Describes how Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, successfully reversed a 15-year contract management arrangement for custodial services and built its own in-house management team. The article describes and presents results of the university's task-development workshop. (GR)
Descriptors: Management Teams, Planning, School Maintenance, Workshops
Download full textNational Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities, 2008
This paper discusses a variety of school safety and security measures that may be implemented at little or no cost and without the use of complex technology. Measures are presented according to these categories: (1) General; (2) Outside the Building; and (3) Inside the Building.
Descriptors: School Safety, Costs, School Buildings, Educational Facilities Planning
National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities, 2009
This publication discusses conditions that feed wildfires, how a building catches fire, determining the school's risk, creating a survivable space for the school, the importance of maintenance, the fire-resistant school, meeting code requirements, and related flood and mudslide risks. Much of this publication has been adapted for schools from the…
Descriptors: School Maintenance, Emergency Programs, Natural Disasters, Federal Programs
Direct linkAgron, Joe – American School & University, 2006
Colleges placed more of an emphasis on maintenance and operations (M&O) this school year by increasing the amount spent on M&O as a percentage of total budget. According to "American School & University's" 12th annual College Maintenance and Operations Cost Study, spending on M&O as a percentage of total college budget increased to 11 percent from…
Descriptors: School Maintenance, Case Studies, Colleges, Higher Education
Gardner, John C. – American School and University, 1975
Discusses the importance of preventive maintenance and recordkeeping. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Facility Guidelines, Facility Inventory, Roofing, School Maintenance
Miller, Floyd G.; Pleasant, James – American School and University, 1974
Reduction of storage requirements, purchasing problems, handling, and costs has become a reality through the use of cleaning products in portion-controlled packages at the Chicago Circle Campus and the Medical Center of the University of Illinois. (Author)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Job Simplification, Sanitation, School Maintenance
Gardner, John C. – American School and University, 1974
Leaks in the old copper roofs of Hamilton, Dodge, and Kent Halls at Columbia University were stopped by application of a vinyl-spray plastic membrane. (Author)
Descriptors: College Buildings, Plastics, Repair, Roofing
Gardner, John C. – American School and University, 1975
The Public Service Commission in New York is studying methods of repricing utility services. The study will try to determine who pays how much of the revenues required to operate a utility efficiently. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Costs, Electricity, Operating Expenses, School Maintenance
American Carpet Inst., New York, NY. – 1963
An analysis of installation and maintenance costs of carpet, tile, and terrazzo in a wide variety of commercial installations is presented. Over 400,000 square feet of carpeted floors and over 1,000,000 square feet of non-carpeted floors were examined and evaluated to provide prospective floor covering buyers with comparative "use cost" data in…
Descriptors: Carpeting, Construction Costs, Costs, Maintenance
American School and University, 1977
Guidelines for maintaining school floor finishes and carpeting. (MLF)
Descriptors: Carpeting, Finishing, Flooring, Merchandise Information
Peer reviewedLaw, James E. – School Management, 1974
A specific explanation of one school's successful experience with custodial contracting. (Author)
Descriptors: Cleaning, Contracts, Guides, High Schools
Nation's Schools, 1973
Carpet tiles offer flexibility, easy maintenance, and economical installation. (Author)
Descriptors: Building Operation, Carpeting, Cost Effectiveness, School Maintenance
Gardner, John C. – American School and University, 1972
Some recorded evidence of crime rate decrease has resulted from improved lighting in the larger cities. (Author)
Descriptors: Crime, Lighting, School Maintenance, School Vandalism
Sch Progr, 1970
Descriptors: Carpeting, Cleaning, Maintenance, School Maintenance
Cauwels, Jack F. – Sch Manage, 1969
Descriptors: Building Operation, Cleaning, Flooring, Preservation
