Browsing by Author "Ray, Veto"

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    Best Practices in Access Control and Security Cameras for Women’s Fraternity National Housing Corporations
    (2020-07-14) White, Ellen; Ray, Veto; Goodman, David; Cooney, Elaine
    Greek housing is a small niche of the housing industry and safety is a standard assurance provided by the local or national housing corporations that manage the multi-million-dollar assets on campuses across the nation. Unfortunately, the national housing corporations are young companies growing exponentially. This industry provides great opportunities for growing professionals to make an impact on the future by establishing best practices that have not yet been created. Women's Greek organizations and housing corporations are particularly resolute in establishing and providing safe living environments for young women in their communities. These facilities prioritize safety and security, however, there are few best practices in the industry for access control and security cameras. Many of these facilities are older with outdated systems. There are countless options for these corporations to update their most important aspects of the facility, access control, and security cameras. However, selecting the best option of the countless options can be a daunting task. The deliverable of this project was a toolkit of information for Local and National Housing Corporations to use when exploring upgrading access control and security cameras. It includes need assessments and worksheets; specifications and location need and guidance on implementation plans including training and installation. This also takes the size, occupancy, and staff of as well as the cost of the recommended system into consideration.
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    Case Study – Solar Panel Installation in Mitsubishi Turbocharger and Engine America Plant – Feasibility Study
    (2022-08-02) Bajgoric, Kenan; Ray, Veto; Koo, Dan; Dalir, Hamid
    Data collected from the MTEA site as well as contractor-provided information was analyzed and reviewed to show how solar power can contribute to MTEA's overarching strategic plan of reducing CO2 emissions and lowering operating costs. This study is significant because the results will demonstrate that harnessing solar energy is financially and technologically feasible for MTEA.
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    CMMS Upgrade at Wyomissing Area School District
    (2018-11-12) Cafoncelli, Mike; Ray, Veto; Goodman, David; Cooney, Elaine
    Schools provide students with the tools needed to grow physically, mentally, and emotional. It helps prepare them to become successful and integral parts of society later in life. It has been found that the more well-kept and safe the school is, the better outcome the students will have. This is why facilities management is so important to the success of both the school and the students. Facilities management covers many aspects such as building security, climate control, fire safety systems, lighting, building and facility upkeep and cleanliness, and more. This includes a range of daily work from changing a lightbulb in a classroom to executing a capital project to expand the school district’s STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) wing. As many school districts consist of at least three to four different buildings, it can be very difficult to keep all of the requests and requirements organized, and ensure they are completed in a timely manner. A computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) is widely used in school districts and other facilities across the nation. They are two-way systems which allows the transfer of information to and from the facilities management team. There are many different types of systems that all have a range of capabilities. The needs of a CMMS are highly based on the needs of the school district. Currently, Wyomissing Area School District utilizes SchoolDude by Dude Solutions as their CMMS. The system allows for work-order prioritization and assignment, preventative maintenance scheduling and tracking, equipment listing, vendor management, inventory control, and labor. In addition, the system allows for input of work-orders and events by the staff. Although the system has been sufficient throughout the years, the district is finding it would like a more diverse and mobile system. The facilities management team has outline three systems which meet the requirements and needs of the school district. These systems include UpKeep, NETFacilities, and Hippo CMMS. The proposal will study the systems and their pros and cons and provide a formal recommendation to the board based on the results.
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    Fundamentals for Assessment Success: A Sustainable Data Organization Strategy Within a Construction Management Technology Program
    (American Society for Engineering Education, 2015-06) White, J.; Ray, Veto; Cooney, Elaine; Department of Engineering Technology, Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI
    Few events within a successful academic program are as administratively demanding as an onsite accreditation assessment visit. It is a particularly stressful period where a program must fully account for itself by presenting evidence to external evaluators that its students, faculty, alumni, administrators, curriculum, policies, resources, and facilities satisfy a rigorous criteria established by an accrediting body. To accomplish this, the program must retrieve all of the relevant data, compile it into a prodigious report and organize it in a manner that is both profoundly clear and obvious while simultaneously complying with the report format requirements prescribed by the accrediting institution. Anyone who has experienced an on-site accreditation visit is very familiar with these daunting challenges. A number of factors seem to conspire against the successful execution of this documentation process. One of the most fundamental is the complexity associated with the ongoing, sustainable, semester-to-semester compilation of data from a myriad of different sources. Of these various sources, faculty is one of the most critical. It is the faculty after all, that is the origin of the assessment data that forms the bedrock of any program’s assessment regimen. This challenge is compounded if the program is heavily dependent on adjunct faculty. Many educational institutions that offer a technology-based curriculum are particularly reliant on adjunct faculty. Clearly adjunct faculty is highly valued in technology programs for its course – specific expertise and industry correlation. However this faculty is typically teaching as a supplement to a separate full time career and therefore does not have the resources available to devote to a protracted or confusing assessment routine. In order to compile a successful assessment report, a sustainable assessment program must be established that distills the complex requirements into components that can be easily and efficiently executed by its faculty. The reporting system must be sufficiently clear and unambiguous such that it becomes a part of the semester close-out routine. Additionally, a reporting system must be developed that efficiently captures crucial assessment data, making it available for systematic review at the conclusion of every semester and ultimately for inclusion in the accreditation report. This paper documents the process of a construction management technology program as it developed its own ultimately successful assessment structure by focusing on the methods and the tools. The tools described include: Simplified, unambiguous forms that capture assessment data A reporting system to facilitate data dissemination A formalized process that ensures collaboration through the utilization of the captured data on a regular, end-of-semester routine Implementation of an assessment routine that clearly links course data to outcomes to program.
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    Integrating Reverse Osmosis to Reclaim Wastewater Effluent for Industrial Reuse in a Manufacturing Facility
    (2020-04-28) Brinegar, Christian; Ray, Veto; Goodman, David; Cooney, Elaine
    Every day, environmental concerns are growing more and more prevalent on social media, in the news, and in the corporate business culture. People are driving more electric vehicles, looking for ways to use renewable energies, and eliminate unnecessary waste from their everyday lives. Corporations are more environmentally conscious than ever and are setting aggressive environmental responsibility targets. These initiatives create a challenge for facilities managers, who are often tasked with developing real world solutions to achieve corporate targets. Water is now considered a scarce resource and facilities managers must find ways to reduce water usage or find ways to reuse the water that has already been purchased. Depending on the site’s infrastructure and the quality of its wastewater, a reverse osmosis system may provide a feasible solution to treat and reclaim wastewater for industrial reuse. Facilities managers who are able to implement reverse osmosis systems demonstrate their commitment to minimizing the impact of the facility on the environment and demonstrate their ability to harness a complex waste product and turn it into a commodity for the organization. Considering reverse osmosis for wastewater reuse can help facilities managers achieve corporate environmental initiatives. Properly integrating a complex equipment system such as RO is critical to equipment performance, operability, and maintainability.