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Direct linkBaldassare, Mark; Bonner, Dean; Petek, Sonja; Shrestha, Jui – Public Policy Institute of California, 2011
The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) Statewide Survey series provides policymakers, the media, and the public with objective, advocacy-free information on the perceptions, opinions, and public policy preferences of California residents. Inaugurated in April 1998, this is the 116th PPIC Statewide Survey in a series that has generated a…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Maintenance, Elementary Secondary Education, Opinions
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
Rushing, Andrew V. – American School and University, 1980
Advice on how a college physical plant director can improve his/her department. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrators, Higher Education, Occupational Information, School Maintenance
Burd, William – School Business Affairs, 1979
A systematic roof maintenance program is characterized by carefully prepared long- and short-range plans. An essential feature of a systematic approach to roof maintenance is the stress on preventive measures rather than the patching of leaks. (Author)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Prevention, Roofing, School Maintenance
Geiger, Philip E. – School Planning & Management, 2003
Discusses issues involved in outsourcing school maintenance and custodial services. There are many advantages to this approach, but it has definite drawbacks. In many instances, a combination of contract and employee services works well. (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education, School Maintenance
