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How ASU, Vanderbilt, and UW-Madison Are Rethinking Campus Infrastructure, Sustainability, and Space

"I don't believe in deferred maintenance. It's like the national debt—who cares at this point?"

With that, Alexander Kohnen, Associate Vice Chancellor & Chief Facilities Officer at Vanderbilt University, sparked an engaging discussion at the Higher ...

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OneVCU: A Mighty Master Plan

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Creating a Customer-Centric Facilities Organization

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Higher Ed Facilities: Navigating Through Disruption

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WorkSpace Evolution in Higher Ed

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Financing Energy Efficiency Projects: Mission Impossible?

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Leadership Series

Leadership Series: Donald Moore, Drexel University

In his former role at Rowan University, Donald Moore led the university through the largest and most sustained growth...

Leadership Series: Paul Goffin, Oxford University

Oxford University’s Paul Goffin doesn’t want to hear your gripes about aging infrastructure: As Director of Estates at...

Leadership Series: Nina Petty, Tarrant County College District

Nina Petty has a motto: “I know what I know, and I know what I don’t know.” Actually, the Vice Chancellor for Real...

Leadership Series: Don Coffelt, Carnegie Mellon

Although students engage with the bricks and mortar of a university's campus more than anyone, there's more likely to...

Leadership Series: Paul Armas, Brown University

How does one effectively lead 300+ facilities staff at an Ivy League institution while also fostering an agile, nimble...

Leadership Series: John Noonan, Duke University

"How sustainable is it to continue to build at the pace that the top universities have for many years?"

This is just...

Leadership Series: Bob Reuning, University of Maryland

After nearly three decades in the Navy, Bob Reuning wasn’t ready to slow down quite yet.

Leadership Series: Mike Perez, Vanderbilt University

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