Special Reports

Bonus articles and features that cover industry events and issues.



wayfinding

Designing For Wayfinding

Guiding facility occupants helps to provide both comfort and safety.
WELL Certification

The Way Forward With WELL Certification

The new WELL Health-Safety Rating expands on IWBI focus for healthy facilities.

Green Buildings, Safety First

Four new pilot credits in the LEED rating system include a focus on surface cleaning and indoor air quality.
commercial restrooms

Five Tips For Hygienic Restrooms

Public spaces are scrutinized more than ever for cleanliness, and commercial restrooms are a big focus.
pest management

Pest Management Tips For Lodging Facilities

The top 10 pest prevention tips regarding bedbugs, roaches, ants, rodents and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs in buildings and facilities.
bird control

Laser Focused On Pest Birds

A new laser technology is suited to keep away pest birds from flat roofs and open spaces.
hotel

Welcome Back: The New Hotel Stay

Returning joy to the hotel guest experience can be achieved with a variety of design elements.
Parking Facilities

Five Changes On The Horizon For Parking Facilities

Look beyond the short-term impact of COVID-19 on parking management.
Energy Service Performance Contracts

Energizing Facility Improvements

Tackling energy projects can be eased with energy service performance contracts.
touch-free plumbing

Tips For Touch-Free Plumbing Retrofits

Touch-free plumbing fixtures provide a more sanitary option for facilities of any size and provide a quality option to improve public health
Energy Benchmarking

Five Ways To Begin Energy Benchmarking

For actionable insight, buildings are increasingly tracking and comparing energy performance.
data center trends

10 Data Center Trends To Watch In 2020

Uptime Institute has identified factors impacting data centers for this year and beyond.
COVID-19 Air Filtration

COVID-19 Special Feature: HVAC Filtration And COVID-19

Although there are still unknowns, here are ways air filtration may help clear the air in facilities.
surface finishes

Paints And Coatings For Commercial Spaces

Appearance is everything, but so is performance when choosing surface finishes in the facility.
energy meters

Six Ways Submetering Improves Energy Insight

Energy meters in facilities can help reduce energy consumption, cut costs, and increase sustainability.
Wayfinding

Wayfinding: Guide The Way With Color

Wayfinding through a facility can be enhanced with intentional choices of varied hues.
roof maintenance

Budgeting For Roof Maintenance

At Broward College in South Florida, roofing condition assessments drive planning for this building component.
Georgia Tech

Restrooms That Recapture Water And Waste

At Georgia Tech, green restrooms inside a new campus building include composting toilets.
Lighting Retrofit

Six Tips For A Successful Lighting Retrofit

Designing to code and considering future needs help to minimize obstacles and maximize investment.
Workplace software

Technology For Workspace Planning

Room booking software and other tech tools empower employees to improve their working environments.
Workforce Shortages Webinar

Worried About Workforce Shortages? Effective Strategies To Stay Ahead

Join us for this free webinar on Thursday, April 25 and you'll learn the top 5 strategies that facility maintenance pros are implementing to overcome workforce shortages.
Webinar, Facility Capital Improvements

View This Free Video Webinar: Maximizing Value For Facility Master Planning

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

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