Deferred and Preventive Maintenance Resource Center

While colleges and universities have faced maintenance challenges for decades, recent trends have elevated maintenance to a strategic imperative for senior leaders. Beyond tighter budgets and widening funding gaps, most institutions face the dual challenge of replacing or renovating aging buildings while maintaining newer “smart” buildings that require more frequent and complex upgrades.

This Deferred and Preventive Maintenance Resource Center is a home for all Facilities resources to assist your institution’s progress toward backlog maintenance.

Infographics: 15 minutes

Addressing Your Maintenance Backlog

Identify the six financial, data, and communication strategies facilities leaders must employ to escape the vicious cycle of deferred maintenance.

100 tactics to fund capital renewal

Discover 100 creative strategies to bridge the capital renewal funding gap, from leveraging student fees to partnering with advancement offices for donor dollars.

Toolkit: 45 minutes

Capital Renewal Funding Playbook

This playbook complements the above infographic and includes implementation guidance and a detailed case study (including with actual funding secured) for each of the 100 tactics.

Research Briefing: 20 minutes

Tackling the Deferred Maintenance Crisis

Read about the five insights campus leaders should keep in mind when navigating deferred maintenance decisions. This brief is designed for an executive-level audience and can be used in meetings and presentations with senior leaders including the provost, CBO, president, and board.

Studies: 1 hour

Addressing Increasingly Complex Deferred Maintenance Decisions

Get a three-part strategy for improving planning, prioritization, and executive communication.

Shifting the Balance from Reactive to Preventive Maintenance
Explore 11 executive-level best practices to improve the allocation of limited staff, data, and financial resources for preventive tasks.

On-Demand Webconferences: 30-60 minutes

Shifting the Balance from Reactive to Preventive Maintenance

This three-part series explores best practices for cultivating preventive maintenance within higher education Facilities divisions. Topics include eliminating common timesinks, implementing data-driven scheduling, shaping a staffing plan and creating a culture of stewardship.