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Being a facility management executive in 2023 is no easy task. The modern facility executive must maintain a delicate balance; from providing excellent customer service, being responsive to building users and the staff, and ensuring that supply chain issues are minimized to maintain operational success — all while juggling these issues within mostly slim operational budgets.
It’s never easy admitting mistakes, showing weakness or flat out failing at something. But if a cleaning department doesn’t have a strong program in place, success will be an uphill battle.
When the Wisconsin-based West Allis-West Milwaukee School District first learned about the Healthy Green Schools & Colleges (HGSC) initiative, it was easy to wonder if this was just another idea that sounded good in theory, but would be too costly or take too much time to implement. After some careful research — various emails and utilizing some online resources — it became clear that this approach might be realistic.
There is a strong belief in the Salt Lake City School District (Utah) that when it comes to creating a safe and healthy environment, the most important and sustainable asset is a well-trained, appreciated and valued group of employees.
As winter temperatures bring higher rates of viruses, including influenza and COVID-19, maintaining good indoor air quality is more important than ever.
Two years ago it was a struggle to generate public interest in topics such as ventilation and HVAC maintenance. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted just how much the air people breathe matters, especially in K-12 schools, colleges, and universities.
Green Seal® and Healthy Schools Campaign has officially launched the Healthy Green Schools & Colleges program, which helps school facility professionals identify and implement low- and no-cost measures that can make a big difference in indoor air quality without major capital investments.
Healthy Green Schools & Colleges recently announced a free self-assessment tool for school and university facility professionals to objectively assess indoor environmental health and sustainability performance.
When faced with a challenge, it’s sometimes best to stop and take a step back to look at the bigger picture.
Green Seal and Healthy Schools Campaign (HSC) launched the Healthy Green Schools & Colleges program to help school facility professionals identify and implement low- and no-cost measures that proponents say can make a big difference in indoor air quality without major capital investments.