Anne Cosgrove

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Cosgrove has been writing about facility management since 1996 when she began working at Today's Facility Manager (TFM) as the magazine's Editorial Assistant. From 2000 to 2005, she continued to work in publishing in another subject field until rejoining TFM's editorial team as Managing Editor in February 2005. In September 2012, she was promoted to Editor in Chief of TFM (now Facility Executive), where she continues to cover solutions and trends for the magazine's facility management audience.
handrail

OSHA Rule Proposal To Clarify Handrail, Stair Rail System Requirements

Since OSHA published a final rule on walking-working surfaces and PPE in 2016 that updated requirements for slip, trip, and fall hazards, the agency received questions asking when handrails are required, and about height requirements for handrails on stairs and stair rail systems.
Lambeau Field

Lambeau Field Upgrades Lighting Controls With Crestron

Home of the Green Bay Packers, the iconic NFL stadium selected Crestron to replace and upgrade lighting controls to create an advanced lighting automation system across the facility.
roof hatch

Three BILCO Roof Hatch Models Approved For Hurricanes, Wind

These models join the company's line of specialty access products previously approved to withstand severe weather conditions.
green lease

2021 Green Lease Leaders Announced

Organized by IMT and the U.S. DOE Better Buildings Alliance, this program highlights organizations achieving green lease success.
pavers

Belgard® Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavers Manage Stormwater Runoff

A new medical office building in Charlotte, NC had special considerations for its parking lot — stormwater runoff on a space-limited site.
World FM Day

World FM Day 2021 Celebrates The Work Of Facility Management

This year's theme, Celebrating FM: Standing Tall Beyond The Pandemic, recognizes the challenges and achievements of facilities professionals over the past 12 months.
smart buildings

Zigbee Alliance Rebrands As Connectivity Standards Alliance

From the Alliance’s founding technology, Zigbee, to its most recent IP-based standard, Matter, the Alliance has been on a mission to simplify and harmonize the IoT.
robotics

ViaBot Provides Facilities With Automated Outdoor Maintenance

The San Francisco-based company is offering facility maintenance and management robot-as-a-service for large properties.
earthquake

Earthquake Risk Map Released From Insurer FM Global

This online resource employs data and seismic hazard models resulting from FM Global's partnership with the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation.
LIving Building Challenge

Georgia Tech Earns Living Building Certification For Kendeda Building

Meeting all seven Petals in the Living Building Challenge — Place, Water, Energy, Health + Happiness, Materials, Equity, and Beauty — the Kendeda Building is the first Living Certified building of its scale in the Southeast U.S.
Whole Foods

Whole Foods Market Adopts Honeywell Solstice® N40 Refrigerant

Utilizing this lower-global-warming-potential refrigerant in more than 100 of its stores is part of the supermarket chain's sustainability efforts.
electrical safety

National Electrical Safety Month Includes Focus on Workplace, Buildings

Sponsored by the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI), this year's theme for the annual campaign is “Connected to Safety,” focused on emerging technology.
BACnet

Lynxspring Introduces Onyxx® LX™ Product Portfolio

This new product line features BACnet® MS/TP, configurable controllers, smart thermostats, and digital room sensors.
drone

AERAS Sanitization Drones Help Disinfection At Kentucky Derby

Powered by its AER-Force technology, AERAS drones release a uniform output of droplets to create a disinfecting barrier along grounded surfaces.
cognitive

As Employees Return, Counter Work-From-Home Fatigue

Many organizations are adopting a hybrid way of working, giving employees more autonomy and flexibility around where or how they work.
access control

HID Mobile Access Solution Chosen By Mail.ru

With more than 7,000 employees and many visitors to its Moscow offices, Mail.ru requires an access control solution to provide best-in-class security and seamless user experience.
indoor air quality

Center for Green Schools at USGBC, With ASHRAE, Release Report On IAQ In Schools

Findings show majority of schools have acted during the pandemic to address indoor air quality, while citing outdated infrastructure and high costs as key challenges.
Mitsubishi Electric

Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US Offers Redesigned PKFY Wall-Mounted Indoor Units

This product line for commercial buildings are available in capacities from 4,000 to 18,000 BTU/H.
hot water

Watts Water Technologies Launches Lync Brand

Aimed at addressing concerns in the commercial buildings market about water quality, Lync provides complete, pre-assembled, commercial domestic hot water system solutions.
facility management

Facility Executive Announces 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards

In this annual survey from Facility Executive magazine, readers cast their votes for product and service suppliers preferred during 2020.
Webinar, Facility Capital Improvements

Join Our Webinar! Maximizing Value For Facility Master Planning

A panel of Facility Management leaders will discuss long-term planning challenges and answer questions about maximizing the value of conducting a Facility Condition Assessments (FCA).
Fault detection and diagnosis (FDD) webinar

Did You Miss Our “Building Analytics, Skilled Labor Shortages & Decarbonization” Webinar?

View this free video webinar to learn how fault detection and diagnostics (FDD) has become a critical part of the resilient facility team’s tech stack.

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