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"Performing Arts Facility Management"
Author: Cameron Christensen, CEFP
Published In: Facilities Manager
Date: November/December 2022

Educational campuses have frequently been compared to and described as “small cities.” They have offices, classrooms, residences, dining facilities, sports arenas, parks and athletic fields, gyms, roads, sidewalks, traffic, power plants, sewage distribution, solid waste collection—and performing arts centers. Facilities professionals who work in educational settings need to have an eclectic understanding of how various facility types function and the requirements needed for their upkeep. Just as facilities professionals work with the athletics department to ensure the basketball court, baseball diamond, and football field are maintained and ready for play before each contest, they also need to work with the arts departments to ensure their facilities are ready each time the curtain goes up.

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