The 2025 Healthy Green Schools & Colleges Virtual Fall Summit concluded with the final session on Thursday, November 6, with “Emerging Opportunities for Safely Incorporating AI into Facility Operations and Maintenance.” This session was led by Craig Park, Associate Principal and Director of Digital Experience Design at Clark & Enersen. Park is a long-time technology
2025 HGSC Fall Virtual Summit Recap – Session 4
2025 HGSC Fall Virtual Summit Recap – Session 3
The 2025 Healthy Green Schools & Colleges Virtual Fall Summit continued on Thursday, October 30, with our session, “Exploring Hot Topics in School Facilities Operations and Management: Innovative Models for Managing Building Stock with Increasing Deferred Maintenance and Aging Infrastructure.” The panel featured the following leaders in facility operations: Katherine Walsh, Director of Planning, Engineering,
2025 HGSC Fall Virtual Summit Recap – Session 2
The 2025 Healthy Green Schools & Colleges Virtual Fall Summit continued on Thursday, October 23rd with our second session, “Best Practices for Effective Staff Engagement and Workforce Planning.” This session was led by Tracy Enger, retired Program Manager in the U.S. EPA’s Indoor Environments Division, and Gene Woodard, retired Director of Building Services at the
2025 HGSC Fall Virtual Summit Recap – Session 1
The 2025 Healthy Green Schools & Colleges Virtual Fall Summit opened on Thursday, October 16th with our first session, an interactive discussion surfacing the pressing operational realities for the 2025–2026 school year. K-12 and higher education facilities personnel, partners, and sponsors compared notes on what attendees collectively characterized as a ‘crazy, unpredictable, and hopeful year,’
HGSC Virtual Fall Summit 2025
Virtual Fall Summit 2025: Exploring Hot Topics in School Facilities Operations and Management Creating healthier, more sustainable schools and colleges through best-in-class facilities management requires having the right tools and technologies, driving transformation, and effectively adapting to new innovations, external factors, and market changes. In order to use facility operations to achieve efficient operations, enhance
Webinar: How HGSC Can Help Your School Manage Uncertainty, Shifting Priorities, Budget Shortfalls, and Unfunded Mandates
Managing schools in today’s landscape can be tough. Between shifting priorities, budget shortfalls, and unfunded mandates, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. That’s why the Healthy Green Schools & Colleges Program (HGSC) hosted a recent webinar to show how their program can help facilities directors and their teams take control of these challenges. If you missed
Webinar: Leveraging Vendor Partnerships to Achieve Efficient Operations, Enhanced Learning, and Healthy, Green Schools
Schools and colleges are continually seeking ways to operate more efficiently while creating healthy, sustainable learning environments. A recent webinar hosted by the Healthy Green Schools & Colleges Program explored this topic, highlighting how strategic partnerships with vendors and distributors can be key to achieving these goals. During the session, attendees heard from industry experts
Webinar: Innovations in Technology and Management Models: Facilities Program Transformation at Chicago Public Schools
Healthy Green Schools & Colleges recently hosted a compelling webinar, Innovations in Technology and Management Models: Facilities Program Transformation at Chicago Public Schools. If you couldn’t attend live, the recording and slides are now available! This webinar took a deep dive into the multi-year transformation of facility operations at Chicago Public Schools (CPS), exploring how
2024 HGSC Virtual Summit Recap: Session 4
The 2024 Healthy Green Schools & Colleges Virtual Fall Summit held its fourth and final session on Wednesday, October 30th. Session 4 included an exploration of how to ensure high-quality, consistent, and sustainable operations practices by institutionalizing the department’s values, goals, and service quality. Attendees learned how clear, well-designed process documentation can drive desired outcomes across
2024 HGSC Virtual Summit Recap: Session 3
The 2024 Healthy Green Schools & Colleges Virtual Fall Summit held its third session on Wednesday, October 23rd. Session 3 included an exploration of the challenges of and strategies for effectively engaging a workforce that spans multiple generations, each with its own perspectives, communication styles, and work expectations. Attendees gained insights into practical approaches to
