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June 17, 2015Vol. 15, No. 12

APPA Events

Add Your OwnEvents!APPA's OnlineCalendar of EventsFocus on EducationalFacilities

Jun 22, 2015APPA Facilities Drive­In Workshop (spons.by Veritiv andArmstrong)Philadelphia, PA (Univof Pennsylvania)

Jun 23, 2015APPA Facilities Drive­In Workshop (spons.by Veritiv andArmstrong)Riverdale, NY(Manhattan College)

Jun 26, 2015APPA InformaticsWork GroupConveners MeetingWebcast

Aug 3, 2015Senior FacilitiesOfficer (SFO) SummitChicago, IL

Aug 3, 2015EmergingProfessionals (EP)SummitChicago, IL

Aug 4­6, 2015APPA 2015 AnnualConference and

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ExpositionChicago, IL

Sep 13­17, 2015APPA U ­ Institute forFacilities Managementand LeadershipAcademyScottsdale, AZ

Oct 19­22, 2015ACUHO­I/APPAHousing FacilitiesConferenceSt. Petersburg Beach,FL

Sep 11­15, 2016APPA U ­ Institute forFacilities Managementand LeadershipAcademyOrlando, FL

APPA Region &Chapter Events

Jun 18­19, 2015MD/DC APPA AnnualSummer EducationalProgramSolomons Island, MD

Jul 8­10, 2015MiAPPA SummerConference 2015Petoskey, MI (NorthCentral MichiganCollege)

Jul 20­24, 2015APPA's Supervisor'sToolkit (spons. bySRAPPA)Martin, TN (UnivTennessee at Martin)

Jul 27­30, 2015APPA's Supervisor'sToolkit (spons. byCAPPA)Brookings, SD (SouthDakota State Univ)

Sep 8­11, 2015RMA 2015 AnnualConferenceBig Sky, MT

Sep 19­23, 2015

HEADLINE NEWS

Don't Miss These Upcoming APPA Facilities Drive­In ProgramsLearn how your institution or organization can organize an APPA Drive­InWorkshop in your area.Sponsored by APPA Business Partners, APPA Drive­In Workshops cover someof the most innovative solutions to your facilities management challenges.APPA staff members work closely with the Partner and the host institution toensure program content is appropriately relevant to the needs of the APPAmember institution hosting the event, and to other institutions within a 2­3 hourdriving distance. Speakers may include subject matter experts from thebusiness partner community and/or educational facilities professionals from areainstitutions. All Workshop speaker presentations are "ad­free." Upcomingprograms: June 22, 2015APPA Facilities Drive­In Workshop (spons. by Veritiv and Armstrong)Philadelphia, PA (University of Pennsylvania) J une 23, 2015APPA Facilities Drive­In Workshop (spons. by Veritiv and Armstrong)Riverdale, NY (Manhattan College) Attendees will receive the following education credits: 0.4 CEUs/4 PDH units/4LUs. Learn how your institution or organization can organize an APPA Drive­InWorkshop in your area by clicking here, or contact Corey Newman [email protected].

APPA NEWS

MAPPA 2015 AnnualConferenceMilwaukee, WI

Sep 20­23, 2015APPA's Supervisor'sToolkit (spons. byMAPPA)Milwaukee, WI(MAPPA 2015)

Sep 21­24, 2015APPA's Supervisor'sToolkit (spons. byPCAPPA)San Mateo, CA(College of San Mateo)

Sep 21­24, 2015APPA's Supervisor'sToolkit (spons. byMAPPA)San Mateo, CA(College of San Mateo)

Sep 21­25, 2015APPA's Supervisor'sToolkit (spons. bySRAPPA)Starkville, MS(Mississippi State Univ)

Oct 4­7, 2015ERAPPA 2015 AnnualConferenceProvidence, RI

Oct 9­15, 2015PCAPPA 2015 AnnualConferencePortland, OR

Oct 10­13, 2015APPA's Supervisor'sToolkit (spons. byPCAPPA)Portland, OR

Oct 10­13, 2015SRAPPA 2015 AnnualConferenceBaton Rouge, LA

Oct 11­14, 2015CAPPA 2015 AnnualConferenceManhattan, KS

Nov 6­7, 2015AAPPA Fall TrainingConference

Attend the APPA Standards and Codes Council Webinar June 26The APPA Standards and Codes Council (ASCC) invites all APPA members toparticipate in a Convener's Meeting of the ASCC Informatics Work Group, totake place via web software on Friday, June 26 from 1:00 pm – 2:30 pmEastern. There is no cost to attend. The purpose of the convener's meeting isto introduce interested stakeholders to the Work Group's activities, and to alsoencourage comments and suggestions on the proposed work program. Amongother items in its scope of work, the ASCC Informatics Work Group willestablish terms and definitions for use in creating a common data set, for use byeducational facilities organizations, to support the collection of criticalfacilities/automated building data and the decision­making process. Such datawould include that which supports the management of building climate, security,operations, maintenance, and other areas as defined by the group. Personsresponsible for database management, collection, and analysis withineducational facilities organizations are encouraged to participate. Registertoday! For more information, contact Sam Waymire at [email protected].

The August Conference is Fast Approaching! Register today for APPA 2015

On August 4­6 more than 500 facilities officers, directors, and managersthroughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the rest of the worldconvene in Chicago for APPA 2015. The event is our hub to identify anddiscuss the most current and pressing challenges our facilities face— and thatwe face as professionals. Join us to exchange ideas and discover global bestpractices from more than 100 presenters, including the profession’s mostrecognized and talented leaders. Learn more about APPA 2015. If you're a senior facilities officer (SFO) or emerging professional (EP),

mark your calendar for the SFO Summit and the the EP Summit, which willboth take place on August 3. Details available soon.

Visit the Expanded APPA Lands' End Store Show the world you are part of the educational facilitiesworld’s top professional organizations. At the APPA Land’sEnd store, you can purchase high­quality apparel and othergear of your choice and have it personalized with theAPPA logo. All items available at the Land’s End store arebacked 100 percent by the Land’s End’s productguarantee. Fulfill your APPA gear needs and those of yourstaff at the APPA Land’s End store. If you have anyquestions, please contact [email protected].

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Other Events

Jul 9, 201518th AnnualCongressionalRenewable Energyand Energy EfficiencyEXPO and PolicyForumWashington, DC

Jul 28­30, 2015Solar 2015 ConferenceState College, PA

July 31, 2015Applications Due forthe ProfessionalGrounds ManagementSociety's Green StarAwards

Sep 20­23, 2015Big Ten & FriendsMechanical & EnergyConferenceCollege PArk, MD

Oct 21­24, 2015PGMS 2015 School ofGrounds Management& GIE ExpoLouisville, KY

Oct 25­28, 2015AASHE 2015Conference & ExpoMinneapolis, MN

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CREDENTIALINGDon’t Miss the Upcoming Supervisor’s Toolkit Offerings Hosted bySRAPPA, CAPPA, MAPPA, and PCAPPAAPPA's Supervisor's Toolkit training is a structured, open­ended, and pragmaticapproach to developing supervisorsespecially designed for the educationalfacilities professional. It is not so much atraining program as it is a developmentprocess designed to help supervisorsrealize both personal and professional growth. The program is designed for a fullweek of training. It will help you respond to the demands of intense competition,advancing technology, and changing values —the forces that are transformingyour role as a supervisor. Choose the most convenient offering and registertoday!Region Location and Details Dates Register by

SRAPPA University of Tennessee at Martin July 20­24 July 13

CAPPA South Dakota State University July 27­30 Coming soon!

MAPPA MAPPA 2015 ­ Milwaukee, WI Sep 20­23 Coming soon!

PCAPPA College of San Mateo Sep 21­24 Coming soon!

SRAPPA Mississippi State University Sep 21­25 Sep 14

PCAPPA PCAPPA 2015 ­ Portland, OR Oct 10­13 Coming soon!

Now You Can Prep Online for the Exam to Obtain Your APPAProfessional Credentialing Certification!A convenient way to fast­track your career success.APPA's Credentialing Program Prep Course is now being offered online. Thisnew option fully takes the place of the on­site, face­to­face prep course. It canbe used to prepare you for both the Educational Facilities Professional (EFP)

and the Certified Educational Facilities Professional (CEFP) credentials. Usethe online prep course as your optimal prep/study model. Benefits include:

Covers all four core areas of the APPA Body of Knowledge (BOK)Self­paced (can be viewed at home or work)No travel costs requiredModular (can be viewed in any preferred order)Practice exams (full­length, timed practice exams for EFP and CEFP)Knowledge checks (these are reading comprehension tools that will getyou thinking in a deeper way about concepts discussed in the course tobetter utilize them)Interactive exercises (sample Q&As, true/false, and matching exerciseswill provide “gut” checks throughout the course)And more.

Learn more about this exciting new option here, and register to prep for yourEFP or CEFP credential today! Questions? Contact Christina Hills [email protected] or call 703­542­3844.

APPA INFORMATION & RESEARCHAPPA Report Explores Maximizing the Campus Built EnvironmentThe most recent report in the APPA Thought Leaders Series focuses on theissues and challenges related to leveraging campus facility assets to achievedesired institutional outcomes. Leveraging Facilities forInstitutional Success identifies the key characteristics ofsuccessful campuses, then looks at what institutions areactually achieving – the disagreeable reality of unsustainablefunding models, unsuccessful students, and poorly utilizedresources. As a result, the 2014 Thought Leaders report liststhe following strategies to help maximize the builtenvironment's contribution to colleges' and universities'mission and vision:

Understand how facilities affect student success and employ bestpractices for student recruitment and retention.Use total cost of ownership (TCO) as a guiding principle for all facilitiesdecisions.Make better use of campus space.And more.

Download and read the entire 2014 Thought Leaders report here. You also mayrequest the free report from the APPA bookstore.

Facilities Performance Indicators Report Now AvailableThe results of the 2013­2014 Facilities Performance Indicators (FPI) survey areavailable online. Participating schools may access the report at no cost. Others may purchase access; pricing data is available here by clicking on theFPI Report tab. If your institution did not take part in thisyear's FPI survey, you missed out on a major opportunityto better align its facilities portfolio with your institution’sstrategic direction and academic focus, make thebusiness case for your facilities needs, and betteraddress the capital asset realities you face. Data

gathering for the 2014­2015 cycle begins in July. Don't miss out on the benefitsthe FPI survey and report deliver. Access the Facilities Performance Indicators(FPI) here.

INDUSTRY NEWSOhio State Goes Live with Real­time GIS Maps WebsiteThe Ohio State University has gone live with its GIS Maps 1.0, a liveGeographic Information System (GIS) map of the historic Columbus campus.The public website at gismaps.osu.edu, offers up­to­date information on thelocation of campus buses and routes, car2go vehicles, and currently availableparking spaces, as well as energy consumption by build ing. Partnered byWoolpert, the site also highlights staticstudent amenities, such as buildinglocations, blue emergency phones, bikeracks, landscape data, handicappedparking, and city bus routes. For OSUemp loyees with a user ID, the siteprovides further GIS information: utilityline locations, road pavement conditions,building assessment data, and buildingfloor plans with associated space da ta. The Ohio State University has morethan 1,300 buildings across its six campuses, and had a total enrollment ofnearly 65,000 students in the fall of 2014. Learn more.

NIST Releases Draft Community Resilience Planning Guide forPublic ReviewThe U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards andTechnology (NIST) has issued a draft guide to help communities plan for andact to keep windstorms, floods, earthquakes, sea­level rise, industrial mishaps,and other hazards from inflicting disastrous consequences. NIST is requestingpublic feedback on the draft Community Resilience Planning Guide for Buildingsand Infrastructure, which was unveiled during an April workshop at TexasSouthern University in Houston .The guide laysout a six­step process that starts with theformation of a resilience team drawn from thecommunity and culminates with thedevelopment and implementation of resiliencestrategies that are updated regularly. The officialfirst version of the guide will be released this falland updated periodically as new buildingstandards and research results become available and as communities gainexperience using the guide and recommend improvements. A ll comments onthe new guide are due to NIST by June 26. Learn more at this NIST site,which contains a range of resiliency­related links: http://www.nist.gov/el/building_materials/resilience/draft­community­resilience­guide.cfm.

U.S. School Safety, Codes and Security Workshop Report NowAvailableCollectively, APPA and NFPA will be working on ways to integrate the contentsof the report into the applicable codes, standards, guidelines, policies, and

procedures.The most recent School Safety, Codes and Security Workshop report from theNational Fire Protection Association is now available.The workshop attemptedto identify and understand the sometimes competing objectives of fire andsecurity safety. United with the expectations of law enforcement and firedepartment personnel, who often arrive at the height of or just after an event hasended, the workshop took stock of the current building, life safety, and firecodes provisions for egress; how those in the security industry view schoolsafety; how school systems deal with their own internal procedures; and whatprotocols are or should be in place for the first responder community. Facts andfigures from the workshop:

Half of the fires in buildings that house preschool through grade 12 areintentionally set.About three­quarters (71%) of the structure fires occurring in educationalproperties involve schools providing pre­school through high­schooleducation.An estimated 4,060 structure fires involving pre­school through grade 12buildings were reported per year in 2007­2011.

Read the final report from this workshop (PDF, 5 MB).

RCMA Accepting Abstracts for 2016 International Roof CoatingsConferenceThe Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association (RCMA) is now acceptingabstracts for its third biennial International Roof Coatings Conference (IRCC)program. The deadline for submission of abstracts is October 1, 2015. The 2016IRCC takes place July 18­21 in Philadelphia and will feature networkingopportunities, educational sessions, and other industryupdates geared toward professionals involved in theroofing and building sciences industry. Roofing industryprofessionals, experts in building envelope technologiesand green building fields, as well as researchers andthose in the architectural community are welcome tosubmit their abstracts for consideration. Possiblepresentation topics include global market developments,sustainability and green building practices, energy costsavings evaluations, roof coatings formulation advancements, roof systemsanalysis, and accelerated aging. Visit www.roofcoatings.org

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