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 Read more…
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?
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 Read more…
When a problem at one of your sites needs to be fixed, what happens next? Upholding the terms of your contract or service-level agreement (SLA) is crucial to your team’s success. The right communication makes that much easier. Everyone on your team should be involved in addressing and correcting deficiencies. Read more…
At a recent regional APPA conference, we had lots of great, in-depth conversations with educational facilities teams of all kinds. The more teams we met, the more some common themes emerged. Most teams who weren’t happy with their inspection technology fit into one of these three categories: They were using Read more…
Founded in 1954, Impact Cleaning Services has a long history and legacy, as well as deep roots in family. About 20 years ago, Chris Boutsalis, who started as a salesman, became the company’s sole owner; today, his three children all help run the business in various roles. While Impact embraces Read more…
Before Ann Rieben took over as Custodial Services Supervisor for the School District of Indian River County in Florida, each school managed its own custodians. Results were mixed, to say the least. Rieben created a more centralized program, using her experience with environmental services in healthcare to help improve conditions Read more…
We’ve just launched the ability to fully customize your OrangeQC account dashboard with a whole new suite of personalization options! This upgrade has been in the works for a while, and we’re so excited to put these tools in your hands. Custom dashboards make it easier to keep a pulse Read more…
