April 2, 2014Vol. 14, No. 7

APPA Events

Apr 12, 2014Credentialing PrepCourse (CEFP & EFP)El Paso, TX

Apr 22, 2014APPA Facilities Drive­In WorkshopFort Worth, TX (TexasChristian University)

Apr 22, 2014APPA Facilities Drive­In WorkshopMoscow, ID (Universityof Idaho)

May 22, 2014APPA Facilities Drive­In WorkshopEast Lansing, MI(Michigan StateUniversity)

Jun 24, 2014APPA Facilities Drive­In WorkshopLexington, VA (VirginiaMilitary Institute)

Jul 10, 2014Credentialing PrepCourse (CEFP & EFP)Richmond, KY (EasternKentucky U)

Jul 20, 2014APPA SeniorFacilities Officers(SFO) SummitSan Diego, CA

Jul 20, 2014

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APPA EmergingProfessionals (EP)SummitSan Diego, CA

Jul 21­23, 2014APPA 2014:CentennialCelebration & AnnualConferenceSan Diego, CA

Jul 24, 2014Credentialing PrepCourse (CEFP & EFP)San Diego, CA

August 7, 2014APPA Facilities Drive­In WorkshopAustin, TX (Universityof Texas)

Sep 7­11, 2014APPA U: Institute forFacilities ManagementOrlando, FL

Sep 7­11, 2014APPA U: LeadershipAcademyOrlando, FL

APPA Region &Chapter Events

Apr 4, 2014Oklahoma APPA(OACUPPA) SpringMeetingOklahoma City, OK(Oklahoma CityCommunity College)

Apr 4, 2014Joint EducationalProgram for theBaltimore/DC Chapterof COAA and theMD/DC APPA ChapterWashington, DC(Catholic University ofAmerica)

Apr 12­15, 2014Texas APPA (TAPPA)2014 EducationalConference andBusiness Partner FairEl Paso, TX (El Paso

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HEADLINE NEWSAccess the 2012­13 APPA Facilities Performance IndicatorsReportThe 2012­2013 Facilities Performance Indicators (FPI) report is nowavailable. Containing a wealth of data from a broad sampling of APPAmember institutions, the report helps you:

Make the business case for your facilities needsSuccessfully address capital assetrealitiesCreate a balanced performance scorecard based on critical data findingsCompare and contrast your facilitiesoperations with other institutionsAlign facilities planning with yourinstitution’s mission and vision

The FPI is free to APPA members who ALSO participated in the survey, oravailable for purchase. To access your 2012­13 FPI report, log in to yourmyAPPA account page. Under the myResearch heading click the link titled,"FPI Report Access."

APPA Member/Survey Participant Report: FreeAPPA Member/Non­Survey Participant Report: $500APPA Non­member/Survey Participant Report: $895APPA Non­member/Non­survey Participant Report: $1,000 The 2013­14 FPI Survey opens in early July 2014.

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Apr 13­14, 2014West Virginia APPA(WVAPPA) 2014ConferenceFlatwoods, WV

Apr 14­18, 2014APPA's Supervisor'sToolkit (spons. bySRAPPA)Atlanta, GA (GeorgiaState U)

Apr 30, 2014Deadline for Call forPapers for SRAPPA2014Submissions due by11:59 p.m. Eastern

May 5­8, 2014APPA's Supervisor'sToolkit (spons. byRMA)Rexburg, ID (BrighamYoung U Idaho)

May 13­14, 2014Tennessee APPA(TNAPPA) AnnualConferenceCookeville, TN(Tennessee TechUniversity)

May 14­16, 2014Florida APPA(FLAPPA) AnnualConferenceDaytona Beach, FL(Embry­RiddleAeronautical University)

May 24­28, 2014Georgia APPA(GAPPA) AnnualConferenceJekyll Island, GA

Sep 16­20, 2014MAPPA 2014ConferenceWest Lafayette, IN

Sep 21­24, 2014ERAPPA 2014ConferenceAtlantic City, NJ

APPA NEWS OFFER EXTENDED TO APRIL 7!Pay Your Organization's APPA Membership Dues By April 7 andReceive a Valuable Professional Development Opportunity forYour StaffBy now, APPA member institutions have received their 2014­2015 APPAMembership dues invoice. As an added incentive for your timely payment,those institutions that have paid their dues in full by April 7 will beautomatically entered into a drawing to send an employee of their choice toattend an APPA U training session free of charge! APPA will be giving awayfour registrations; two for the Institute for Facilities Management and two forthe Leadership Academy, both scheduled to take place September 7­11,2014 in Orlando, FL.

Your campus will benefit greatly from what APPA U has to offer, as staff willfind value in acquiring and putting into action the new ideas and informationgained in the learning sessions. This is an APPA member benefit beingoffered with a cost savings of $1,435, so get your membership duessubmitted today! Winners will be announced via the APPA websitehomepage following the April 7 deadline. Learn more about APPAprofessional development offerings, including future dates and locations, byvisiting http://www.appa.org/training/institute/index.cfmorhttp://www.appa.org/training/academy/index.cfm.

APPA's 2014 Elections Open Through April 16!Vote today!The active leadership of APPA's officers is one of the reasons theorganization is so effective in understanding and addressing issues ourmembers face. Your vote counts in determining who leads. We look forwardto receiving it! Voting is now open for APPA's officers election. Theelections site at www.appa.org/vote has all you need to make your selectionfrom the slate of candidates:

For APPA President­Elect:Peter StrazdasWestern Michigan University (running unopposed) For APPA Secretary­Treasurer:

David CainCoconino Community College

Jerry CarlsonButler University

J.B. MesserOklahoma City Community College

For Vice President for Professional Affairs:

Paul WueboldUniversity of Alabama

Sep 22­24, 2014RMA 2014 ConferenceSanta Fe, NM

Sep 22­26, 2014APPA's Supervisor'sToolkit (spons. bySRAPPA)Melbourne, FL (FloridaInstitute of Technology)

Oct 4­7, 2014SRAPPA 2014ConferenceHuntington, WV

Oct 4­8, 2014PCAPPA 2014ConferenceVancouver, BC,Canada

Oct 11­15, 2014CAPPA 2014ConferenceEl Paso, TX

Oct 20­24, 2014APPA's Supervisor'sToolkit (spons. bySRAPPA)Richmond, VA(University ofRichmond)

Other Events

Apr 7­8, 2014ASHRAE HighPerformanceBuildings ConferenceSan Francisco, CA

Apr 13­16, 2014AUDE AnnualConference(Association ofUniversity Directors ofEstates)London, UK (Universityof Roehampton)

Apr 17, 2014DOE Certification,Compliance, andEnforcement Overviewfor PlumbingProducts2:00 p.m. ­ 3:30 p.m.EDT

(running unopposed)

[Please note that John Ott, who was announced previously as a candidatefor Vice President for Professional Affairs, withdrew his name from the 2014elections ballot on March 18.]

Help Us Update The Building Commissioning HandbookPlease complete a short survey by April 15APPA and the Building Commissioning Association (BCA) are conducting asurvey of higher education facilities’ building commissioning programs. Yourinput is important for representing a broad sample of commissioningactivities in multi­facility building commissioning programs. The resultinginformation also will benefit our organizations as we develop and produce thethird edition of our popular joint publication, The Building CommissioningHandbook. Your answers will also help us evaluate the training needs of ourrespective members. The survey contains 20 easy­to­answer questions andshould take less than 15 minutes to complete. Surveys must be completedby Tuesday, April 15, 2014. Please use this link to access the survey:https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XQSQQBL.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CREDENTIALING

Register now for APPA 2014— APPA's Annual Conference andExhibitionCelebrating Our Next 100 Years Spring is here and summer is fast approaching, so make your plans now toattend APPA 2014 to be held July 21­23 in sunny San Diego, CA. Over 500 facilities officers, directors and managers throughout the UnitedStates, Canada, and the world will convene this July at the Sheraton SanDiego Hotel & Marina, where they will identify and discuss the most currentand pressing challenges facing educational facilities, and determine thecommon path forward.

APPA 2014 is the platform for discussion, information­share, networking,and much more. Join us for this premier, international event where wediscover best practices used around the world from over 100 presenters, toinclude the profession’s most recognized and talented educational facilitiesleaders. Visit www.appa.org/training/appa2014 to learn more and register.See you in San Diego!

Apr 23­24, 20142014 InternationalEmerging TechnologySymposiumArlington, VA

May 6­7, 2014Smart WaterLeadership SummitWashington, DC

May 13­15, 2014Cleaning ManagementInstitute's Train theTrainer Event forCustodial TechniciansAlbany, NY

Jun 15­17, 201420th IEEE UniversityGovernment IndustryMicro/NanoSymposiumCambridge, MA(Harvard University)

Jun 24­26, 2014Cleaning ManagementInstitute's Train theTrainer Event forCustodial TechniciansColumbus, OH (OhioState University)

Aug 6­8, 2014Cleaning ManagementInstitute's Train theTrainer Event forCustodial TechniciansSeattle, WA

Aug 31­Sep 3, 2014TEFMA AnnualConference (TertiaryEducation FacilitiesManagementAssociation)Cairns, Queensland,Australia

Oct 13­17, 2014HEFMA 2014 AnnualConference (HigherEducation FacilitiesManagementAssociation ofSouthern Africa)Port Elizabeth, SouthAfrica

Get Your Career on Track for Success—Become APPACertified! Register and receive a discount of $200 off your exam fee!Upcoming Credentialing Prep Courses and Exams: Saturday & Sunday, April 12 & 13, 2014 ­ El Paso, TX Thursday, July 10, 2014 ­ Richmond, KYThursday, July 24, 2014 ­ San Diego, CAManaging a campus is like managing a small city. It takes vision coupledwith a comprehensive understanding of structures and their environments.Gaining an APPA certificate shows that you get it: you are familiar withstandards and best practices, have the ability to perform research­backedstewardship, and know the principles that contribute to creative and sounddecision making. Learn more about what APPA’s Educational FacilitiesProfessional (EFP) credential and the Certified Educational FacilitiesProfessional (CEFP) designation can do for your career. Register for anupcoming prep course and exam today !

A PPA INFORMATION & RESEARCH

March/April Issue of Facilities Manager Magazine Now Available “Getting Better All the Time” is the theme of the latest issue of FacilitiesManager magazine. The articles provided offer the latest thinking on theinnovative strategies being used to lead our educational institutions tosuccess. Content includes:

New Thinking and Rethinking Generate Innovative Strategies, BestPractices by Anita BlumenthalLeadership: The Heart of Excellence by Joseph HanHelping Military Engineers Transition toCampus Facilities by Steve GlaznerWho Do You Lean On for ProfessionalSupport? by Peter StrazdasThose Who Make Things Happen by MaryVosevichThe Growing Mandate for Green Buildingsby Mark Goska and John BernhardsDoes Your Organization Need a Shot ofMotivation? by Joe WhitefieldImplementation of the Integrated InstitutionalMembership – A Reality! by Lander Medlin

Operational Guidelines Trilogy Now Available as E­BookPurchase soon to get the introductory discount!

Oct 14­16, 2014Cleaning ManagementInstitute's Train theTrainer Event forCustodial TechniciansPhiladelphia, PA

Oct 26­29, 2014AASHE AnnualConference(Association for theAdvancement ofSustainability inHigher Education)Portland, OR

APPA’s popular book series, Operational Guidelines for EducationalFacilities, is now available in an easy­to­access (via Internet), easy­to­use e­book format, ready to read on your computer, tablet, or smartphone. Notethat you need an Internet connection to access the e­books. The books inthe Operational Guidelines Trilogy include Custodial (third edition), Grounds(second edition), and Maintenance (second edition). The new “flip­file” e­books allow you to easily navigate to the chapter or section you need. Textis completely keyword searchable. The price for the new flip­file e­books willbe the same as the printed book—each title costs $85 for APPA memberinstitutions, or $110 for nonmembers after the introductory special notedbelow.SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY PRICE—10% OFF!$76.50 members$99.00 nonmembersOrder at www.appa.org/bookstore.Offer expires May 1, 2014!

Introducing APPA's New Book Series: Critical Issues inFacilities Management APPA is pleased to announce a new book series on topics of current andongoing interest to educational facilities professionals. Critical Issues inFacilities Management will be a periodic release of a new subject­themedanthology, bringing together the writings of the best and brightest in thecampus facilities enterprise. The first two books in the series areEnvironmental Sustainability and Energy Efficiencies, and the price for eachis the price for each is $30 for APPA member institutions; $45 fornonmembers.

Environmental Sustainability is an anthology of 14 chapters and an extensiveresource list on topics related to campus sustainability andenvironmental stewardship. Energy Efficiencies is an anthology of 15 chapters and anextensive resource list on topics related to campusenergy management and conservation. Future topics in the series will cover leadershipissues, disaster management case studies, spacemanagement and utilization, and more. Interestedin writing for a future Critical Issues book? Contact Steve Glazner at APPA.

INDUSTRY NEWSLearn How the University of Michigan's Training ProgramBenefits Maintenance Staff in this New PodcastFacilitiesNet/Facility Maintenance Decisions puts together a series ofmonthly podcasts, and a recent edition features Rich Robben, physical plant

executive director at the University of Michigan, who discusses the school'straining program for maintenance workers. The podcast offers insight into:

The reasons for starting the Plant Academy training program.The experience or background the program's instructors have.The subjects the university's certificate program covers.Some of the tasks and assignments participants must complete.The benefits of the program for the department and for the university.

Access the podcast here http://www.facilitiesnet.com/fiveminuteswith/# .

Revised ASHRAE Standard Helps to Compare Building EnergyPerformanceWhen it comes to the how­to of measuring a building’s energy use, there ismuch to take into consideration. Are the measurements of a building’s area—used in the equation to derive energy use per square foot—to be takenfrom the exterior dimensions or to the centerline of the wall? Since they arenormally unoccupied, are storage spaces to beincluded or not? The newly revised ANSI/ASHRAEStandard 105­2014, Standard Methods ofDetermining, Expressing, and Comparing BuildingEnergy Performance and Greenhouse GasEmissions, supports commonality in reporting theenergy performance of existing or proposed buildings to provide a consistentmethod of measuring, expressing, and comparing the energy performance ofbuildings. The new edition of Standard 105 now includes procedures forgoing beyond site energy to calculate the impact of building energy use onprimary (source) energy and greenhouse gasses. Learn more.

Penn State Elevators Go Up ­ Environmental Risks Go Down Pennsylvania State University built a winning team for sustainability. Itcombined the strengths of the university's facilities staff, environmentalmanagement, and research with U.S. soybean farmers and the U.S.Department of Agriculture. Together, they helped to develop a biobasedproduct that is a sustainability solution for buildings across the country. Forevery floor a hydraulic elevator services, it typically has a shaft running anequal distance down into the ground. These hydraulic fluid­“powered”elevators have a range of 2­6 stories so their cylinders may penetrate sixstories underground. Not often, but occasionally, these cylinders spring aleak. Hydraulic fluid can then contaminate soil and ground water. The deeperthe contamination, the more difficult and expensive it is to clean up the spill.Soy­based hydraulic fluid prevents this environmental impact and reducesthe university’s remediation costs if there should ever be a leak or spill inone of its more than 100 hydraulic elevators. Learn more by viewing thisvideo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts9vOsi9sU8#t=136, and readingthis profile: http://www.soybiobased.org/case­studies/penn­state­elevators­go­upenvironmental­risks­go­down/.

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