Colleges and universities are spending significantly less on capital projects, which may be a sign that deferred maintenance is mounting. (Graphic image courtesy Moody’s Investors Service. Photos ...

Leaders in Washington, in both the executive and legislative branches, cite infrastructure as a top priority for the new Congress. All agree that the case for serious investment has been made. But ...

“Deferred maintenance” is a terrible misnomer for what really happens when maintenance doesn’t get performed for a long time. Another name for it is “catastrophic failure.” According to participants ...

The Minnesota commissioner of administration is making his case for jump-starting repairs on nearly 1,000 state-owned buildings that are either in poor or crisis condition because of delayed ...

Roofing Supervisor Bob Bockas and Director of Facilities Management Clint Lord survey the roof of Armstrong Hall. The roof is near the end of its life and will cost $1 million to replace. (Photo by ...

The full impact of the most recent national economic downturn is behind us. Only a small percentage of homes listed for sale today technically qualify as “distressed properties” – meaning either a ...

An aerial view shows the Washington Bridge carrying Interstate 195 over the Seekonk River between Providence and East Providence, R.I. The westbound span, closed in late 2023 for structural ...

Proper maintenance on chiller and condensing units is critical to efficient, trouble free operation. When combining the fact that most chillers and condensing units are situated in low traffic ...

Poudre School District officials exaggerated the district's deferred maintenance needs by more than $415 million during efforts to pitch voters a $375 million bond issue to build new schools in ...

The state Board of Regents heard requests from institutional leaders to request $30 million in state funding to cover costs of various deferred maintenance projects. The state Board of Regents will ...