Broader Knowledge Saves Time, Money Eastern Illinois University Facility maintenance of eastern illinois university (eiu) is no easy task. The campus— spanning nearly 325 acres in Charleston, Illinois—includes 72 buildings ranging in vintage from 1895 to 2005 and covering some 3 million square feet. Facilities include classroom buildings, administrative offices, a library, laboratories, housing for 6,000 students, physical education facilities, facility maintenance shops, the physical plant, and even a greenhouse. gary Reed, Director of Facilities Planning and Management, oversees it all with a facilities staff of 150. The complexity of the job demands that his staff be up-to-date in basic operations and maintenance procedures and coordinated in their approach. The Building O

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