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APPA's new book
The Green Campus reviewed by
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Publications
APPA offers an extensive collection of resources designed to help the facilities professional keep abreast of trends in the field, enhance your performance, and grow professionally.
Facilities Manager is published by APPA, the leading authority on educational facilities management. Eighty-seven percent of readers rate it as one of the top three must read industry publication and eighty-three percent of these facilities professionals read the magazine regularly.
Our Bookstore features many titles on facilities management as well as popular books that promotes leadership. Also available is the Facilities Management Manual that since 1984, facilities professionals have relied on for guidance. The manual is structured around the four core areas which are the foundation of the Institute for Facilities Management.
Inside APPA is APPA’s bimonthly e-newsletter with nearly 6,000 readers depending on Inside APPA for timely industry news and events.
Buildings…The Gifts That Keep On Taking: A Framework for Integrated Decision Making, explores the need for a comprehensive asset investment strategy on campus. “Legislators like to dole out cash, make a big splash, put people to work,” according to the book’s primary author, Rod Rose, a strategic consultant with STRATUS, a division of Heery International.
In Leadership in Educational Facilities Administration, APPA’s Immediate Past President Christopher K. Ahoy shares the wisdom he gained while leading Iowa State University Facilities Planning and Management Department on a 12-year journey to becoming a world-class organization. The book examines leadership styles, types of people in an organization, and the importance of mission and vision statements.
Learn, Grow and Excel with APPA's Professional Development Programs
Registration is open for:
Supervisor's Toolkit and the Institute for Facilities Management.
September 7-11 in Austin, Texas at the Renaissance Austin
Improve Your Custodial Operations with the Touch of a Button
CleanOpsStaff software makes using APPA's Custodial Staffing Guidelines a breeze.
Order the package today.
Thanks to all who made APPA 2008 a success!
Presentations and photos are now available from APPA 2008: the Rise to Greatness.
Mark your calendars for APPA 2009, July 8-10 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Study Shows School Cleanliness Affects Learning
A recent national study of college students determined there is a correlation between the cleanliness of a school’s facilities and students’ academic achievement. Entitled Cleanliness and Learning in Higher Education, the study was based around the five levels of clean identified in APPA’s Custodial Staffing Guidelines for Educational Facilities. More information.The final report is available free to APPA members and for $30 for nonmembers through the APPA bookstore
Reducing Greenhouse Gases & Achieving Climate Neutrality
On June 18 APPA produced a webinar on the topic of sustainability, presented by Walter Simpson and sponsored by Haley&Aldrich.
Miss it or want to watch it again? View a recording of the webinar and download a PDF of the presentation here.
Supporting Sustainability
The Green Campus: Meeting the Challenge of Environmental Sustainability
In the APPA Bookstore
Environmental Compliance Assistance Guide for Colleges and Universities, second edition
Your Vote Your Voice
A nonpartisan, nationwide campaign created by the National Campus Voter Registration Project to engage college students in the electoral process.www.yourvoteyourvoice.org
