It happens only once a year—APPA’s 12-in-12 campaign, representing a fantastic opportunity to strengthen your knowledge of educational facilities management and prepare your institution for a productive 2024 marked by industry best practices, creative solutions, and practical tools. From December 1 through December 31, enjoy a 12% discount on every item in the APPA Bookstore.   […]

What better gift for a facilities peer or colleague than to nominate them for an APPA award? The 2024 awards program recognizes outstanding APPA members—individuals and institutions alike—that have made significant contributions to the advancement of educational facilities management and play a crucial role in creating safe, sustainable, and effective learning environments.   Nominations for the […]

From triaging deferred maintenance to securing the campus against emerging security threats, educational facilities professionals face a dauntingly long list of challenges in 2024. Many facilities leaders believe the surest way to prepare themselves and their teams for such challenges is to begin the year at APPA’s Institute for Facilities Management (IFM), a multi-day professional […]

Of all the factors impacting educational institutions’ stability and productivity, workforce development and retention may be the one affecting facilities management staff most acutely. Panelists at the Higher Ed Facilities Forum in Austin, Texas, explored this topic November 14, noting that a long-term concerted investment in staff professional development can be the critical difference between […]

College and university campuses are behemoths of energy consumption, with libraries and server rooms using electricity around the clock, large buildings blasting heat and cooling, sometimes to empty classrooms and offices, and students often oblivious of their energy use during late-night study sessions or the occasional all-nighter. As a result, educational institutions have the potential […]

Since 2009, thousands of educational facilities professionals have advanced their knowledge and their careers by achieving the status of Certified Educational Facilities Professional (CEFP). The next opportunity to achieve this credential begins January 17 with the launch of Cohort Group A28—a 90-day, online studying group of prospective CEFPs who will take the CEFP exam between […]

Soaring energy prices have taken a hit on institutional budgets in recent years, driven in part by rising demand for technological bandwidth as well as higher indoor air quality standards. Yet growing numbers of educational institutions—including APPA members—are finding ways to reduce energy, water, emissions, and waste, collectively saving money and slashing emissions.   Consider the […]