The PCBs are behind us, but asbestos remains a threat. We know about underground storage tanks and air quality, but we don't know what's going to happen next. The impact of technology on campus operations is another area of concern. The challenge is that everybody wants information now, but being able to make it available sometimes is difficult. The support systems aren't necessarily in place to provide the data that people want.
Budgets are a continuing problem for facilities managers.
There seems to be some sensitivity to those needs, but not to the degree of need that's really out there. It's not something that politicians or the board of regents can fund once and then forget about it for five or ten years. It's a recurring expense. APPA can help its members address these issues. We have some dynamic people in the organization, both support staff and on our Board and committees.