Tag: Productivity

workplace investment

Are Company Headquarters Here To Stay?

Despite economic woes, 82% of leaders invested in their physical workspaces in 2022 with the trend expected to continue through 2023.
heat transfer

Feeling The Heat: Temperature Regulation In Heat Transfer

Dave Dyer, technical sales engineer at thermal fluid specialist Global Heat Transfer, explores the importance of air temperature when operating heat transfer systems and how to regulate it effectively.
workplace conflict

Navigating Workplace Conflict: What Managers Can Do

Managers often play a key role in how conflict is resolved.
Office Trends

Observing Office Trends

Spaces for creative group work and individual quiet work have the greatest impact on space effectiveness and experience.
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3 Ways To Optimize Office Spaces

Facility managers can create office environments that enhance wellness, comfort, and sustainability.
relative humidity laboratories cleanrooms

Laboratories & Cleanrooms: The Impact Of Humidification On Process, Health

Better control of relative humidity in laboratories and cleanrooms can help lower the risk of contamination, protect product integrity, decrease the cost of production, and minimize waste.
Employee Safety

How To Ensure Employee Safety, Business Continuity As Crises Mount

Overhauling or even fine-tuning emergency preparedness and response plans can feel daunting. Here's where to start. 
productivity and technology

What Is Sleepworking And Why Are So Many Workers Doing It?

New report shows businesses are losing as much as $6.5B each week in productivity due to insufficient data access and technology.

Flexible Work Policies Fuel Company Culture, Productivity

Amid spiking burnout, survey finds flexible work plays key role in fostering organizational culture, has significant positive impact on productivity.
Super Bowl LVII

Super Bowl LVII: 18M+ Employees May Miss Work Monday

Want to avoid the annual spike in unplanned absences after Super Bowl LVII? Being more open, flexible might be the key.
biophilic design

Can Plants Help Employees Make Fewer Mistakes?

An experiment by a Finnish indoor nature technology company shows employees make 43% fewer mistakes in the presence of plants and biophilic design.

Working Remotely? Here Are The Best (And Worst) U.S. Airports

Comfortable lounge space, access to charging stations, and quick WiFi combine to make some airports better suited than others to accommodate remote and hybrid employees who are traveling on the clock.
Improve IAQ

Want To Make Facilities Safe For Employees’ Return To The Office? Improve IAQ.

Improving indoor air quality (IAQ) is among the most critical steps facility managers can take to mitigate employee concerns and maintain a healthy workspace.
Acoustic Privacy

Balancing Open Design And Acoustic Privacy

See how a renovated bank enhanced its acoustic privacy with sliding doors.
winter construction

Pros And Cons Of Winter Construction

Should you build during the colder months? Facility executives have to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of winter construction.
manufacturers productivity

4 Steps To Maximize Productivity And Employee Safety

Here are four people-centric steps manufacturers can take to maximize productivity without sacrificing safety.
building operations

Six Ways To Modernize Your Building Management System

These six building management goals will help create a simple path to creating sustainable, efficient, and cyber secure facility operations.
hybrid workforce

Future-Proofing Facilities Management With A Tech-Enabled Hybrid Workforce

Facility managers can’t avoid the new reality of the hybrid workforce. Here are some key ways technology can empower and benefit hybrid teams.
workplace and real estate needs,

Top Priorities: Reducing Real Estate Costs, Investing In “Right” Workspace

Study finds business leaders consider reducing real estate expenses a top priority, along with investing in a workspace aligned with their organization's culture.
Asset management

What Should The New Age Of Asset Management Look Like?

See three significant benefits facility managers can expect from integrating updated asset management software.
Webinar, Facility Capital Improvements

Join Our Webinar! Maximizing Value For Facility Capital Improvements

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.

[VIDEO] Collect Asset Data at the Speed of Walking a Building

AI powered data collection with AkitaBox Capture. Take a picture of the asset nameplate, touch the floor plan to locate the asset and move to the next asset. Save up to 90% of your time in the field with AkitaBox Capture AI.