Schools and universities throughout the United States now appear to be embracing green roofs as one of many environmentally friendly initiatives. However, once a green roof is in place, school managers soon realize they are not the same as typical landscaping. Although they tend to be relatively low-maintenance, the location and highly specialized…

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…

The extent to which school buildings support education has been an important topic for policymakers. One issue is the physical condition of the buildings, particularly as school buildings age. Another is the ability of the buildings to accommodate shifts in the nation's population: some communities have experienced decreases in school-age…

Describes how to determine manpower requirements. (Author)

As schools and colleges become used increasingly for community activities -- especially at night -- emergency lighting becomes more and more critical. (Author)

Presents the mathematical formula devised by George O. Weber on budgeting for physical plants of colleges and universities. Uses four functions of administration, maintenance (operational), housekeeping/custodial, and grounds as a base. (Author/MLF)

Energy conservation can be achieved in schools. It can be profitable both in prolonging our sources of energy and in operating economy. (Author/MLF)

Mechanization offers management an increase in production and a decrease in costs. Workers are offered more freedom from routine and dangerous jobs and, in some cases, more money and job upgrading. (Author)

By evening out the rate at which a college uses electricity, the charge for the demand requirement in electricity can be reduced. (PG)

Reasons why carpet appearance is affected by the type of shampoo used and methods of maintaining resilient floors. (Author/MLF)

Describes an energy education program in a New York high school that involves the staff, the students, and the school community. (Author/MLF)

A review of the super tough high performance architectural coatings for walls that students can't damage, scuff, or scrape. (Author/MLF)

This paper examines the changing role of environmental quality management from its traditional operationally-based role, to an expanded, more dynamic role in strategic educational planning activities at the local, site-based level. First, a brief review of the state of knowledge concerning the impact of environmental quality on the educational…

The purpose of this publication is to provide a resource or guide for educational facilities in establishing or developing a maintenance trades organization that is sufficient to accomplish basic facilities maintenance functions. The guidelines are intended to suggest staffing levels for those routine facilities maintenance activities that are…