IFMA Creates EU Advisory Board
The group held its first meeting in Stockholm this week and builds upon IFMA's actions that focus on issues of global facility management.
Join Facility Executive Live! In Chicago This October
Registration is now open for Facility Executive Live!, a new one-day event tailored to the needs of busy facility management professionals.
International WELL Building Institute Launches WELL Portfolio
The streamlined certification pathway for multiple existing buildings will leverage efficiencies and drive health and wellness improvements across portfolios.
Cybercrime Will Cost Business $8 Trillion Over Next 5 Years
Nearly 3 billion customer data records expected to be stolen in 2017, according to a new report by Juniper Research.
Country By Country, Evaluating Risk For Business
The 2017 FM Global Resilience Index from commercial property insurer FM Global probes business vulnerabilities in nearly 130 nations.
Recall: Digital Clamp Meters From Extech
A joint recall from Health Canada, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and Extech instructs consumers to call for a replacement of affected products.
The BACnet Institute Launches User Community
Geared for facility owners/operators and other stakeholders, this online resource is a portal to industry expertise about the BACnet protocol for building automation and control networks.
A World Without Facility Managers
In honor of World FM Day today, it’s important to take a moment to recognize the important duties and challenges that these men and women undertake each day.
Celebrating World FM Day: 2017 Awards Of Excellence Announced
The winners of this year’s Global FM Excellence Awards have been revealed to coincide with today’s international World FM Day 2017.
Better Buildings Challenge Partners Save $1.9 Billion In Energy Costs
The challenge aims to make commercial, public, industrial, and residential buildings 20 percent more energy efficient over the next decade by focusing on overcoming market barriers and sharing partner-created solutions.
Building Safety Month Week 3: Manage The Damage — Preparing For Natural Disasters
Proper planning can help prevent many “what ifs,” as well as help save lives and get your business back on track quicker following a natural disaster.
Carpet Recycling Took A Hit in 2016
CARE diverted more than 488 million pounds of carpet from U.S. landfills in 2016, down nearly 6% from 2015
New Built Environment Technology Association Launched
BETA will help the real estate, construction, design, urban planning and facility management industries better understand and use contemporary and developing technologies for the built environment.
Building Safety Month Week 2: Building Design Solutions For All Ages
As Baby Boomers prepare to retire—will the built environment be ready for them?
Atlanta Tops Mosquito Cities List
For the fourth year in a row, the Atlanta area tops pest control leader Orkin’s list of Top 50 Mosquito Cities.
OSHA Seeks Training Institute Education Center Applications
Nonprofit organizations interested in providing instructor-led classes on occupational safety and health as part of the OSHA Training Institute (OTI) Education Centers Program can apply.
IOSH Launches New Vision To Protect Workers
WORK 2022 — IOSH’s 2017-2022 strategy — supports experts' call for better data on occupational accidents and diseases.
Construction Safety Under Par, Finds NSC Survey
In its survey of 14 industries, the National Safety Council found 58% of Americans working in construction thinks safety takes a backseat to productivity.
ARMA Joins OSHA During National Safety Stand-Down
The week-long safety awareness campaign aims to prevent falls from ladders, scaffoldings, roofs and other high places.
Earth Day 2017: Five Ways To Spread Environmental And Climate Literacy
In honor of Earth Day 2017, BOMA International has issued five suggestions for how facility professionals can promote sustainable best practices.