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Translate How to decarbonize buildings, including those that are dozens or hundreds of years old? A sold-out crowd of educational facilities professionals and other stakeholders in the built environment industry met in late October to explore this question in depth. The realities, of course, include the fact that building design, construction, and operation contribute close to […]
Challenges Finding, Keeping Skilled Labor Resonate in APPA Survey
Staffing shortages and mounting retirements among skilled trades professionals are top challenges facing educational facilities departments in 2024, according to preliminary findings of a new survey of APPA members. The survey, which launched October 20 and is still fielding responses, suggests a long road ahead resolving the staffing crisis facing the field. Exacerbating the challenges […]
Call for 2024 Webinar Proposals Extended to November 3
APPA invites APPA members and Business Partners to submit proposals for the 2024 webinar series. Designed specifically for educational facilities professionals, these webinars present proven solutions, best practices, and innovative strategies for the challenges facing APPA members in their daily work. APPA’s recent webinars have covered topics including integrated asset management, budget management, capital planning, […]
Medlin: “Sense of Belonging” Critical for Addressing Recruitment and Retention Crisis
Difficulties recruiting and retaining facilities management professionals are barely the tip of the iceberg of challenges facing higher education these days. But solutions do exist, according to APPA President and CEO Lander Medlin, and they don’t necessarily cost a lot of money. Medlin outlined recommendations—such as providing an appreciative and welcoming culture, a sense of […]
New DEI Webinar Coming November 15: What Now? Starting the DEI Journey
Upcoming Webinars Include Capital Renewal, Slate Roofs
October and November promise a wealth of learning opportunities for facilities management professionals through APPA’s webinar program. On October 5, Roth IAMS presents Spending Money Is Easy, Spending It Wisely Is Hard. Roth IAMS returns the following week to present Hitting the Sweet Spot: Integrated Asset Management on October 12. On October 18, Cintas Corporation […]
Fall Learning with APPA Training Programs
Facilities professionals in several states can take advantage of two of APPA’s signature training and leadership programs in the coming weeks and months. Academy on Campus, a three-day program taught by APPA Leadership Academy Faculty, will be held in Arizona, Michigan, and Virginia in October of 2023. Supervisor’s Toolkit, a three-day training program for individuals […]
From the Magazine: Applying Building Energy Conservation Strategies
Commercial buildings are major contributors to high energy usage. With growing demand for power, higher energy prices, and increased awareness of environmental issues, need grows for sustainable energy management. In this article, published in the September/October 2023 Facilities Manager, Amiya Panigrahi (Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center) and Indu Panigrahi (Princeton University) describe proven methods and techniques […]
Next APPA CEFP Cohort Group Starts November 7
A new Cohort Group (A27) pursuing APPA’s Certified Educational Facilities Professional (CEFP) credential will begin its course on November 7, 2023. The APPA online CEFP certification course and exam is a 90-day self-study course designed to help facilities professionals prepare for the CEFP examination with peers across APPA’s six regions. The CEFP is the credential for aspiring and existing senior-level educational facilities […]
Over 60 Professionals Earn CEFP Credential
APPA congratulates the 62 facilities professionals who earned their APPA CEFP (the Certified Educational Facilities Professional credential) during the period from June 26, 2023 – September 30, 2023. The latest class includes professionals from universities and other institutions in nearly two dozen U.S. states as well as Africa, Canada, and China. Name Institution APPA Region […]
Share Your Best Practices in Facilities Manager
What’s the good news from your campus? Facilities Manager, APPA’s bimonthly digital magazine, welcomes recent case studies and emerging best practices from facilities management professionals at APPA-member institutions in 2024. The magazine’s 2024 editorial calendar outlines issue themes, submission deadlines, and more information related to practical and big-picture perspectives on the most pressing issues and […]
Indianapolis Sets Stage for 2024 Best Practices in Facilities Management
APPA U in Indianapolis engaged hundreds of facilities management professionals with hands-on and leadership skills, networking opportunities. Nearly 400 facilities professionals from educational institutions, school districts, libraries, and museums in 43 states and countries as far as Nigeria and Brazil gained real-world leadership and technical skills at APPA U in Indianapolis September 10–14. Supported by […]
