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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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