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Jonathan Thomas in APPA Online Community

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Replacing a CMMS?

I have been meeting with a lot of facilities management team members recently and have discovered that a lot of organizations are in the process of replacing their computerized maintenance management system (CMMS). ...More

Kyle Nelsen in APPA Online Community

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Procedures for Locking and Unlocking Classrooms and Buildings

Our morning custodians in academic buildings unlock all classroom and exterior doors in the morning between 5 am - 6 am. These doors remain unlocked throughout the day until Campus Security locks them between 9 pm - 11 pm. Our buildings are ...More

Sarah Ballew in APPA Online Community

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Energy Conservation RFP

Hello, The University of Oklahoma is in the process of developing an RFP for energy conservation services. Have any other universities recently issued similar RFPs, and if so, would you be willing to share your documents? Feel free to a ...More

John Moore in APPA Online Community

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Decarbonizing campus buildings

In addition to our own Sustainability Goals, NYS has enacted legislation to decarbonize the state which is accelerating the time tables. Decarbonizing is basically operating buildings without consumption of fossil fuels. The chall ...More

Jonathan Thomas in APPA Online Community

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Building Commissioning Experiences

I will be presenting on "building commissioning" at the upcoming APPA Institute in early February. I am soliciting any comments anyone may have on your personal experience with the building commissioning process that I&am ...More

Clarence Carson in APPA Online Community

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Chicago Public Schools Request For Information - Facilities Management Services

Chicago Public Schools has released a Request For Information (RFI) for Facilities Management Services. This RFI is intended to increase our industry knowledge share for best/better practices in all facil ...More

Nicholas Macy in APPA Online Community

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Updating Campus Wide Card Access System

All, Would you happen to know other colleges and universities that have updated their card access system for their facilities (academic and residential housing) and what business partners they utilized? Looking for a technology co ...More

Steve Long in APPA Online Community

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Athletics Master Planning

Has anyone done an athletics master plan and if so, what architectural group/consultant did you work with? Or does anyone have any recommendations for an architectural group/consultant to work with on creating an athletics master plan? Thanks, Stev ...More

Dale DeBlois in APPA Online Community

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Project Management Process

We are exploring the creation of a capital project management process to include all project phases from planning through design, construction, occupancy and warranty period. This will include types of stakeholders to involve and how, meetings requir ...More

Tom Polansky in APPA Online Community

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Amazon Lockers

I've been asked to reach out to Amazon to check the feasibility of installing Amazon package lockers on campus. Do any of you have a contact? Tom PolanskyAssociate Vice President Facilities Management tpolansky@oxy.edu | T 3 ...More