From The President
First, I would like to state that our success would not be possible without the dedication of our members and business partners, as well as the strong leadership and hard work of our small, but mighty Board of Directors.
2021 CAPPA CONFERENCE, Tulsa, OK—Attendees and Business Partners
As is tradition, CAPPA Conference attendees and Business Partners for a group photo on the last day of the conference held October 10-12, 2021. Photographer Miles Abernathy had to climb atop a ladder to get this shot, but it is always a welcome challenge to capture this moment. Thank you, Miles, and all who attended this year! We hope to see you again next in 2022!
APPA’s Healthy, Smart Building Framework
It is for this reason that APPA Board has decided to make Healthy, Smart Buildings a key initiative. At present, a small group of industry experts are leading the charge to develop a self-assessment, decision-making framework for healthy buildings with investment in smart technologies across a campus or real estate portfolio.
JOC (Job Order Contracting), an Efficient Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Method to Quickly and Efficiently Get Your Facilities COVID Ready
In the last few years, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) has emerged as an accepted delivery method along with Design/Build, CM, CM@R and of course, Job Order Contracting. Several organizations collaborated together and published a white paper titled “Integrated Project Delivery for Public and Private Owners.” The paper was authored by NASFA, COAA, APPA, the Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers, AGC and AIA and described the IPD delivery method and explained that it is a collaborative alliance among project stakeholders – owners, designers, contractors and other participants – to optimize the project results.
Resilience Empowered by On-Site Generation
Extreme weather events coupled with increasing electric and thermal demands have exposed vulnerabilities in the existing infrastructure. The result has been major utility failures and interruptions that can have a detrimental impact on many facilities. The importance of evaluating and improving resilience and redundancy at your facility is critical. One solution to support resilience is on-site generation.
Valued Business Partners
The in-person 2021 CAPPA Conference held October 10-12 in Tulsa, Oklahoma was honored to welcome old and new Business Partners from the following companies or corporations that provide valued resources, services, training and information to CAPPA members:
My CAPPA Story—Ben Boslaugh Utilities Manager, Missouri State University
My first time attending a CAPPA event was in 2007. I was new to supervision in a higher education setting.
University of Arkansas Fayetteville was hosting the annual conference. I was attending Supervisor Toolkit with a co-worker. That year’s Toolkit facilitators were Glen H., Vickie Y., and Steve M. Toolkit was a great benchmark training experience. More than just a leadership checkup, it laid out some great ground rules. Coaching on the move has always stuck with me. Toolkit helped guide me through the transition of my skills from the military realm to the facilities environment.
From The President
It was such a joy to see everyone at the 2021 CAPPA conference! Remember our theme as you continue through your academic year… “Resilience, Connect, Inspire.” The conference was all about connecting with our peers, inspiring each other in new ways, and uniting in our efforts to resolve issues.
The Buzz About Drones
Universities across the APPA regions have started to implement unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, to inspect facilities infrastructure. No more than five years ago, universities were paying for helicopters to capture images of their campus. Today, some universities have their own fleet of drones to oversee their facilities. The cost of equipment has dramatically lowered due to an influx of commercial drone manufacturers, which allows them to be considered for purchase.
Facilities Management Uses Campus as a Hands-on Lab for Students—and Wins Honors for It
Oklahoma State University has long been lauded for the beauty and quality of its campus grounds and buildings. These days, Facilities Management has added another dimension to its care and upkeep of campus — an educational one. Facilities Management is offering the campus as a cost-effective learning lab, turning the buildings, infrastructure and grounds into hands-on classrooms.