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APPA’s Body of Knowledge (the BOK)–available in a searchable, digital database–develops, updates, and disseminates the foundational content required by facilities professionals at colleges, universities, schools, museums, and other nonprofit, educational organizations. Four content coordinators and APPA staff oversee dozens of writers, editors, and peer reviewers as they revise, update, and enhance the APPA body of knowledge. The project is ongoing, and updated sections are posted as soon as they are peer reviewed and approved for publication.

The Body of Knowledge is built on the foundation of thefour core competency areas identified by APPA:

Budget Recharge, Cost Recovery, and Rates

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Budgeting Issues

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Change Management

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Communication

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Customer Service

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Effective Talent Management

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Financial Analysis and Control

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Leadership

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Managing Ethically

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Organization

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Overview of Accounting Systems

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Staff Development

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Strategic Role of Human Resources

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Strategy and Leadership

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Building Architectural and Structural Systems

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Building Control Systems

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Building Electrical Systems

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Building Fire Protection

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Building Interiors

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Building Mechanical Systems

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Campus Security

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Capital Renewal and Deferred Maintenance

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Cleaning Operations

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Elevator Systems

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Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity

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Environmental Health and Safety

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Facilities Condition Assessment

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Facilities Maintenance and Operations

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Fire Prevention on College and University Campuses

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Grounds Maintenance and Operations

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Recapitalization Management

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Solid Waste and Recycling

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Work Management

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Campus Computerized Control and Monitoring Systems

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Campus Utility Systems Master Planning

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Central Heating Plants

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Cooling Systems and Thermal Energy Storage

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Data and Voice Network Infrastructure

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Domestic and Fire Protection Water Supply and Distribution Systems

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Electrical Distribution Systems

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Energy Generation Alternatives

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Energy Management and Conservation

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Roadmap for Campus Environmental Sustainability

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Sanitary Sewers and Stormwater Management Systems

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Source Energy

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Construction Management

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Design Management

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In-House Design and Construction

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Infrastructure Planning

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Organization and Management of Capital Projects

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Programming

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Project Delivery

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Real Estate

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Renovations

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Site Development

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Space Planning and Administration

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Sustainable Design and Construction

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The Building Commissioning Process

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Value Management

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APPA BOK Videos

Don Guckert

Embracing Change, with Don Guckert

Lander Medlin

Professional Development, with Lander Medlin

Jeff Gee

APPA’s Body of Knowledge, with Jeff Gee

Lalit Agarwal

Smart Buildings and Smart Campuses, with Lalit Agarwal

John Cook

Framework for Innovation, with John Cook

lynne finn

Dealing with Difficult People, with Lynne Finn

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Additional APPA Resources

Annual Conference

Terms and Definitions

Videos

Webinars

Facilities Performance Indicators (FPI)

Bookstore

Facilities Manager Magazine and Archives

Credentialing

Center for Facilities Research (CFaR)