You can now get the new OrangeQC app for Android from the Google Play store! This is more than just an update. Over the past year, we built a completely new app from the ground up. It’s fast, reliable, and smooth. Don’t worry. We’ve kept things simple. There’s no learning curve. The app works just like you expect the existing Android app to function… but better. How to get the new Android app Click here Read more…
Kelly Freshcorn knows how to make the most of limited resources. She’s worked on recycling at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte for 25+ years, starting as a student worker, and has a reputation for thinking creatively to maximize her team’s impact. At the NCAPPA 2025 conference for educational facilities, she presented on how UNC Charlotte’s recycling team is using OrangeQC. During her presentation, Freshcorn shared three critical projects her team is taking on Read more…
Tai Davis is a go-to leader and mentor in the educational facilities space. As past president of NCAPPA, APPA’s North Carolina chapter, he helped the organization completely revamp its website and conference development tools. In December 2024, after nearly a decade at Fayetteville State University as Director of Facilities Operations and Maintenance, Davis decided to tackle a new challenge. He became the Director of Operations for Cary Academy, an independent private school for grades 6-12 Read more…
Tishman Speyer Client Services handles “anything a client needs done in their space,” from cleaning and painting to lighting fixtures and construction. Their tools have to keep up.
OctoClean Media recently did an OrangeQC review, sharing how they use it at their BSC. Check it out!
Using OrangeQC, the Newport News Public Schools custodial team went from sporadic pen-and-paper inspections to doing regularly inspections at every building.
When facilities teams look to go digital with their quality control, they usually consider free inspection software. What are the options and the drawbacks?
Trade associations can help teams stay on top of the latest trends and network with others in the cleaning facility. So how does ISSA stack up?
Digital inspection technology isn’t just a luxury for facilities teams. According to the most recent APPA standards, doing inspections digitally is a best practice for all educational organizations, no matter their size. At the NCAPPA regional conference in May 2024, Nedra Stokes (Fayetteville State University’s Housekeeping Supervisor – Housing) presented on ‘Custodial Technology with Limited Resources.’ She shared FSU’s strategy for implementing high-quality, sophisticated quality control systems while staying on budget. Because FSU is mid-size, Read more…
When Doug Renkosik joined Huntley Community School District 158 in 2002 as the Director of Operations and Maintenance, the district was on the edge of dramatic changes. The student population was growing at breakneck speed. One elementary school had to be expanded four times before they even opened the doors. Renkosik’s education in structural and geotechnical engineering gave him expertise to contribute as the buildings he would continue to manage for the next two decades Read more…
