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    Steve Manning

    Steve Manning is a journalist based in Idaho. When he's not writing, he can usually be found at the theater or taking his dog on a hike. If he could only go to one restaurant for the rest of his life, it would be Al's Place in San Francisco.
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    How Decarbonization Saved Miami University $40 Million

    One important thing you should know about Miami University: it isn’t in Miami, but in Oxford, Ohio. One important thing you should know about Miami University’s net-zero initiative: the goal isn’t actually zero. 

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    10 Trends That Will Reshape Facilities Management

    We’re on the precipice of a fourth industrial revolution, one defined by cyber-physical systems that will reshape not only the world around us, but how we interact with and move through it – or so argued Don Guckert, Vice President of APPA Advisors,...

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    Why Mizzou Is Cutting One Million Square Feet of Space

    When Gerald Morgan started working at the University of Missouri almost 30 years ago, he got used to building things. Starting out in design services, he eventually moved over to construction management, where he spent 20 years overseeing building...

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    Stanford Medicine's New Approach to Space Planning

    In a recent talk at the Higher Ed Facilities Forum, Niraj Dangoria offered a provocative suggestion. “There are many architects in this room,” said the Associate Dean for Facilities and Planning at Stanford Medicine, “and I will submit to you that...

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    How UT-Austin Kept the Lights On During an Unprecedented Winter Storm

    When Winter Storm Uri hit Texas in February of 2021, it caused the greatest loss of electricity in the state’s history. What were supposed to be rolling blackouts designed to ease the power grid ended up in days-long outages for millions of people....

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    The Changing Leadership Roles of Higher Ed Facilities Leaders

    The last two years have given higher ed facilities leaders something they’ve always deserved: a seat at the table. Long left out of some of the most important conversations about their institutions’ futures, they now have an essential voice in those...

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