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How To Make Your Building Management System Future-Ready
By making the right key investments in building management systems, facility managers can ensure their buildings are refreshed and future-ready.
Industrial Heat Pumps Offer A Path To Energy Security
ACEEE's Industrial Program Director discusses how industrial heat pumps (IHP) offer a compelling path to greater electrification and energy security.
Easing The Pathway Towards A Net-Zero Energy School
Opened in 2021, Fales Elementary in Westborough, MA is projected to generate 11.6% more on-site energy annually than required to operate the all-electric school.
Fire-Resistance-Rated Assemblies In Existing Buildings
This article from the Firestop Contractors international Association looks at maintaining protection using fire-resistance-rated assemblies, including multi-family structures.
Transformation In Facilities Management: Start Today Or Be Left Behind
Transformation in facilities management is more than digitization. It’s a way of rethinking, improving processes so everybody involved wins.
Five Essential Tips For Spring Cleaning Your Facility
Conducting a thorough spring cleaning can give your facility a fresh boost and help enhance your business’s image.
Keep Cold Winds at Bay: Eliminating Drafts and Cool Air in Heated Spaces
For help with eliminating drafts, facilities should consider fan-forced wall heaters that provide continuous comfort through optimized airflow.
Is Hot Desking Right For Your Office?
Here are some key factors to consider for introducing this organization workplace system in your facilities.
Ways You Can Measure and Track Commercial Building Performance
Building performance is one of those phrases that, to the average reader, isn’t worthy of or in need of a definition. But when you’re trying to measure and track the performance of a commercial building, it’s helpful to know what to look for, measure, optimize, upgrade and repair.
Water Management Plans For Healthcare
Failure to follow regular maintenance routines will expose owners to litigation should an occupant contract Legionnaires’ Disease.
Commissioning For Facilities O&M Boost
Augment quality assurance efforts for facility equipment and operations through the services of a commissioning and energy professional.
Building Codes And The Right Roofing
Facility managers may want to invest in structural elements that exceed the protection provided in building codes.
Roof Recovery Or Replacement?
When deciding between roof recovery or replacement, it's important to ask the proper questions to maximize cost savings and ensure success.
Next Steps In Cyber Secure Lighting
As connected lighting gains ground, “turning on the lights” increasingly means tapping into a network of advanced control technology. It also presents cybersecurity concerns.
Sustainable Salting For Snow Removal
While there are many ways to keep property clear of snow and ice with melting products, solutions like salt and certain types of ice melt can have negative environmental impact.
Indoor Sports And Healthy IAQ
Facilities teams should look at these four aspects of HVAC maintenance during the indoor sports season for healthier IAQ.
Here Comes Super Bowl Sunday!
As football fans get set to watch the Los Angeles Rams take on the Cincinnati Bengals at SoFi Stadium, here are seven surprising things about the site of Super Bowl LVI.
Harness Facility Data Toward Energy And Sustainability Goals
Facilities teams are prioritizing infrastructure and asset upgrades while also future-proofing for long-term sustainability.
Time Is Now To Move To Cleaner, More Resilient Commercial Buildings
Lineage Logistics installed 3.3 megawatts of solar power and 460 kilowatts of Mainspring Energy linear generator power at its Southern California Colton Agua Mansa distribution facility.
How Anti-Slip Products Perform In the Real World
Falls, slips, and trips cause more than 33% of the top 10 most disabling workplace injuries, according to the 2021 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index.