Education Facilities Management Forum Kicks Off Oct. 19
DALLAS — An estimated 70 directors of educational facilities will meet in Dallas Oct. 19 and 20 for the complimentary Education Facilities Management Forum. With a unique appointment-based format of one-on-one meetings, a line-up of seminars by industry leaders and peer-to-peer networking opportunities, the forum is recognized as an efficient method for sourcing new solutions in the education facilities industry. Sponsors include companies such as Axis Communications, Detex, Kimberly Clark and Bradley Corporation.
LOS ANGELES — The new 100,000-square-foot life sciences building at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in Los Angeles opened in time for the school’s first day of classes on Aug. 31. 
As school funding dwindles, utility costs rise and operating budgets shrink, staff in K-12 schools become ever more resourceful in managing aging mechanical systems. With increasing pressures and workload, preventative maintenance is often low priority.
SAF (Southern Aluminum Finishing Co.) recently promoted Matt Welker to account manager. Working in the SAF Atlanta headquarters, Welker is now responsible for SAF sales in the upper Midwest and Southeast, including Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Virginia, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin.