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intelligent lighting

Intelligent Lighting That Drives Automotive Plant Operations

The efficiencies made possible with a digital LED infrastructure help to deliver a more productive and safer manufacturing environment.
cr pump

CR Pump Delivers Industrial Solution

Grundfos CR vertical, multistage, centrifugal in-line pumps work for industrial solutions, including for high-pressure, hot, flammable, and aggressive liquids.
building envelope

Recladding From The Past

With certain energy efficient building envelope improvements, facilities go back to the future.
monitor radon gas

Ecotrak Monitors Radon Gas in Soil

Ecotrak makes it safer and easier to monitor radon gas in soil, providing quick and reliable information after one to seven days of observation.
ceiling grids

New Life For Old Ceiling Grids: EZ-On Grid Covers

EZ-On Grid Covers by Ceilume are an easy way to rejuvenate dirty ceiling grids.
Pittsburgh

U.S. Steel Tower Achieves LEED Building Operations, Maintenance Certification

The 64-floor skyscraper in downtown Pittsburgh is now the second-largest LEED for Building Operations and Maintenance: Existing Buildings V4 office building in the world.
modular building

ICC Approves Shipping Containers For Building Structures

The addition to Chapter 31 of the International Building Code (IBC) will spell out what code officials should look for in container construction to confirm structural safety.
bike storage

Dero Bike Storage Lockers

Dero announced its five new and improved fully-enclosed bike storage lockers: Two-Tier, Vertical, Double, Single, and Veloport.
student housing

Practicing Sound Design For Student Housing

Understanding sound isolation, mechanical noise and vibration control, and room acoustics is essential, and KWK Architects of St. Louis, MO provides insight on designing facilities that deliver.
gunfire detector

Safe Zone Gunfire Detector

The Safe Zone Gunfire Detector will be displayed at ISC West Booth #4117 from April 10-12, 2019 in the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
NASCAR

LG Air Conditioning Technologies Begins 2019 NASCAR Sponsorship

The HVAC company joins Baker Distributing Company to support champion driver Gus Dean and Young’s Motorsports.

Scope Your Way To Better Budgets

An accurate budget estimate begins with a clear, detailed Scope of Work. So what does a scope need to contain? Here’s the guide on everything you need to know.
BitterWorld app

Friday Funny: Feeling Bitter? Need To Vent?

There’s an app for that. Artist Patrick Mimran has unveiled his new app BitterWorld, a platform for venting.
dust particles

ION4K Removes Dust Particles

Compact machine electronically charges the air in a room to quickly bring dust particles and contaminants to the floor.
acoustic panel mounting hardware

Kirei And Wall Panel Systems, Inc. Join Forces

Partnership launches innovative acoustic panel mounting hardware that removes guesswork when installing Kirei’s EchoPanel collection.
February 2019 Facility Executive

Facility Executive | February 2019 Issue

The February 2019 issue features this year's Facility Executive of the Year. Plus, a look drones and FM, building envelope and energy, and our annual Readers' Choice Awards.
process manufacturing

Process Manufacturing Advanced Analytics

Seeq will demonstrate its latest release, R21, at Connected Plant Conference Booth 306 in Charlotte, NC from February 19-21.
global green building

China Is Top Country For Global Green Building

Mainland China leads USGBC'S Top 10 list of global green building leaders outside the U.S., with more than 68 million gross square meters.
workplace design

Do Flexible Workplace Design And Policies Promote Employee Satisfaction?

The 2019 Staples Workplace Survey finds employees value having a choice when it comes to where they work and the environments that inspire them to be most productive.
Scope of Work

Sourcing Your Scope Of Work: The How And What

A Scope of Work sets the tone for your whole project, so make sure you leave no stone unturned and no question un-asked.
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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