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Above is a Rexcourt ﬂoor, like that at Dysart (Ariz.) Uniﬁed School District, which reduces maintenance costs and provides an anti-bacterial surface. from the Inside Out director of the education and government solutions team at Tremco. School districts can prevent leakage and also save money as Goose Creek did if they pay attention not just to the rooﬁng they install but also to its maintenance, Adams says. “The problem with a lot of districts is not having enough maintenance funds available. So with no preventive maintenance program, they put a new asset in place and manage it to failure,” he says. With Tremco ManagedAssets (TMA), a patented program the company launched a year ago, districts are oﬀered a three-step approach to plan and manage costs through a roof’s life cycle. Tremco has inspectors look at roofs to determine their condition. They also do some preventive maintenance. “Most of the time, you don’t see consultants doing preventive maintenance. They’ll tell you what you need, but it’s up to you to get it done,” Adams says. In the second phase, Tremco delivers its recommendations to the district www.DistrictAdministration.com for managing its rooﬁng assets. The plan outlines work needed to reach a “start-up standard” within two years, which may include maintenance, repair, restoration or replacement, and can be tailored to ﬁt within a district’s budget. The third phase includes annual inspections, preventive maintenance and ongoing responses to leaks if they occur. bringing down its annual cost,” he says. Other rooﬁng producers include Firestone Building Products, which oﬀers a comprehensive line of rooﬁng systems. Lasting Flooring Linoleum, a common hard-surface ﬂooring in many schools, is not new. “It’s been around since about 1865, so we are not “This program is aimed at preventing roofs from leaking rather than simply responding to leaks as they occur.” —David S. Adams, director of the education and solutions team, Tremco, Inc. In each phase, Tremco assumes technical responsibility and ﬁnancial risk for a roof’s performance at a ﬁxed price. “This program is aimed at preventing roofs from leaking rather than simply responding to leaks as they occur,” Adams explains. The bottom line for school districts, he says, is that they will save money because they will extend the life of their rooﬁng assets. “When you extend its life, you’re into what you would call bleeding-edge technology,” says Casey Johnson, national sales manager for Forbo Flooring Systems, an industry leader. The basic linoleum product that many schools use is vinyl composition tile (VCT), which Johnson calls “the cheapest, most expensive ﬂoor” because although it costs only about $2 per square foot to install, “you’re going to spend June 2008 37 http://www.DistrictAdministration.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of District Administration - June 2008

District Administration - June 2008
Contents
Editor’s Letter
Letters
News Update
Technology Update
Inside the Law
Conversations
Online Edge
Speaking Out
Professional Opinion
Crisis Response
Administrator Profile
District Profile
Cutting Costs from the Inside Out
New Literacies: Entering the Future
Online Videoconferencing
Achievement Today
Transporting Special Needs Students
How Well Does This Web Site Work?
New Products
Problem/Solution
Calendar of Events
Understanding the Times

District Administration - June 2008