Heidi Schwartz
Emergency Preparedness Planning Essentials
The following article relays 10 things that any emergency preparedness/business continuity plan should include.
Cooling Tips For Commercial Spaces
With temperatures topping 90˚F, air conditioning use is on the rise and cooling bills are hitting record highs.
National Institute of Building Sciences Celebrates 40 Years
Forty years ago, the United States Congress authorized the establishment of the National Institute of Building Sciences when President Gerald Ford signed the Housing and Community Development Act into law on August 22, 1974.
Friday Funny: Sitting Without A Chair
Would you trust a Chairless Chair to support your body weight? Or is it just a gimmick that's cashing in on the robotics craze? What do facility managers and engineers think?
ACEEE Announces 2014 Champions Of Energy Efficiency In Buildings Awards
Selection criteria was based on each nominee's impact, innovation, and leadership in the energy efficiency field.
Facility Management In Space!
The Facility Ops Challenge, developed by the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS), Total Learning Research Institute (TLRI), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), empowers students to perform as facility managers responsible for maintaining a virtual base on Mars while learning about building systems and the importance of teamwork.
Web Exclusive: How To Empower Energy And Facility Managers With Analytics
Because analytics empowers energy efficiency, it saves money. Because analytics enables fms to focus on ROI of projects, it can help to increase corporate profits.
Question Of The Week: Locating Scouting Priorities
How do facilities management professionals prioritize factors when searching for a new location?
Friday Funny: Pre-Schoolers With Power Tools
In the hopes of spreading "the joy of building, revising, and repairing," the goal of the program is to introduce youngsters—perhaps facility managers or engineers of the future—to materials and tools while learning the basics of individual work and teamwork.
Recall Alert: ESL And Interlogic Smoke Detectors
Radio frequency interference can cause the smoke detectors to fail to alert consumers of a fire. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed.
Culture Of Workplace Safety Can Deliver Bottom Line Results
Traditionally, companies have kept their health and safety functions separate, hindering collaboration even though it is crucial for organizations to integrate these functions.
New High-Performance Sustainable Building Principles Course Now Available
There are no prerequisites for the HP Principles course—industry professionals of all levels are invited to participate.
Disparities Between Corporate Mobile Security Policies And BYOD Practices
New data shows many employers and employees do not take adequate steps to protect company information—a weakness that could result in critical security breakdowns.
OSHA Heat Report: Acclimatization Necessary To Prevent Worker Deaths
CDC report on OSHA’s review of heat-related enforcement cases highlights need for acclimatization to prevent worker deaths.
Friday Funny: Plumbing Tune Up
With all of their restroom experience, most facility managers know that their fixtures have hidden talents—some pipes can make music under the right conditions. Toilets have been known to hum when flushed, but those sounds are fairly difficult to manipulate. On the other hand, faucets can do impressive things.
Benefits Strategy And Benchmarking Survey Data Released
The two biggest challenges identified by these participants are controlling benefit costs while attracting and retaining a competitive workforce.
EH&E, Brigham And Women’s Hospital Win IFMA Excellence Award
The award honors a new approach—commissioned by BWH and designed by EH&E—that "sets a new benchmark" and establishes a "model of best practices" for the improvement of fire and life safety compliance during and after construction of healthcare facilities.
Would You Overhaul Your Security System?
New Ponemon Institute survey uncovers communication roadblocks, inefficient security systems, and lack of security education for employees.
Question Of The Week: Office Space Management Programs
A facility management professional seeks a Microsoft Office based solution to his space planning needs.
Friday Funny: Would You Quit If You Hit The Jackpot?
According to a recent survey, half of U.S. workers would keep working if they won the lottery; three in 10 say they would keep the same job.