Managing Your Empty Campus

COVID-19 has emptied our schools, and school leadership is faced with the question of how best to manage empty facilities for an uncertain, but extended period of time. Vacant classrooms, gyms, and gathering spaces give us brief pause to reevaluate and find focus. What steps should we be taking to preserve our operations? What actions might be taken in the future? In this article published in NBOA's NetAssets, we offer maintenance strategies and best practices.

Our Approach to Project Management

The Stone House Group's comprehensive approach to Project Management sets us apart from other firms. This article illustrates our methodology throughout the entire process, from conceptual design to project turnover.

10 Steps to a Successful Energy Management Program

Published in the National Business Officer Association's (NBOA) magazine, The Stone House Group identifies ten steps around energy management that institutions can follow to become better stewards of their facilities and the environment.

The Case for Sustainable, High-Performance Buildings

We make the case to elevate your building above standard codes in this detailed article.

Adding New Learning Space without Bricks and Mortar

With Head of School at Eastern Christian School, Thomas Dykhouse, The Stone House Group team discusses how efficient space planning and optimization allowed the School to increase enrollment by as much as 400 students across three campuses within their existing footprint.

Qualitative Facilities Assessment Beyond the Condition Audit

In an excerpt from APPA's book, Strategic Capital Development: The New Model for Campus Investment, that was also published in Facilities Manager, Harvey H. Kaiser and Eva Klein discuss the importance of comprehensive facilities condition assessments as an integral part of larger capital needs planning for institutions. 

The Stone House Group incorporates many of the key points outlined in this article when conducting condition assessments and campus master plans.

The Dirty Secret of Deferred Maintenance

Originally published by NBOA, Donna Davis discusses the benefit and harm of deferring maintenance as well as budgeting techniques to help fund deferred maintenance work year after year. 

We recommend our clients use the guidelines to better manage deferred maintenance in their buildings. 

The 6 Principles of Facilities Stewardship

In an excerpt from APPA's book, Strategic Capital Development: The New Model for Campus Investment, that was also published in Facilities Manager, Harvey H. Kaiser and Eva Klein outline six principles of facilities stewardship that institutional leadership should follow.

The Stone House Group believes the principles highlighted in this article are fundamental to building and sustaining facilities stewardship.