Professionalism in the management and operations of the physical plant at universities and colleges is addressed in the 30 papers published in this Proceedings, which contains all the presentations made at the 1983 meeting. Papers and authors include the following: "Evaluation of Single-Ply Roof Systems" (Mark D. Langford, Steve Wolff); "Managing Maintenance Information" (Pieter J. van der Have); "An Effective Institutional Energy Strategy" (John R. Swistock); "Administration and Inspection of Contracted Custodial Services" (Robert Hutson, Ron Parker, Ralph Howitt); "How Our Energy Management System Changed the Way We Run Our Physical Plant" (Paul F. Barrett); "Energy Conservation from Waste-Cogeneration Potential" (Richard B. Robertson); "New Features of Campus Automation Systems" (Gregory A. Bruns); "How To Pick a Maintenance Management System" (C. K. Gold); "Developing an Engineered Plan for Managers" (Michael F. Baber); "Performance Review--A Motivational and Evaluative Tool" (William A. Custer); "Phased Approach to a Central Chiller Facility" (Peter J. Basso); and "The Six-Two Plan: Custodial Management at the University of Colorado" (John Madsen). (SW)