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Commercial Insurance And COVID-19 Claims
Review commercial insurance policy to ensure coverage before making COVID-19 claims.
5 Steps To Eliminating Slips And Falls
Combining the right products with best practices can put an end to slips and falls. The key is finding and mitigating your facility’s Risk Zones.
Paths To Improved Indoor Air Quality
For facility management, here’s the 4-1-1 on MERV ratings and supplemental filtration strategies.
IT-Driven Building Automation Solutions Gaining Momentum, Market Share
Compared to traditional BAS systems, intelligent building alternatives can harness wireless, edge (sensor), and cloud-based data analytics capabilities.
Advancements In Smoke Detectors
The updated UL 268, Standard for Smoke Detectors for Fire Alarm Systems will be in effect June 2021.
News From NFPA: Wall Penetrations And Security Equipment
Provisions added to the current edition of NFPA 101®, Life Safety Code® address wall penetrations for the installation of facility security devices in exit enclosures.
Simulating Natural Light With LEDs
To enhance visual comfort for building occupants, evaluate color rendering of LED lighting choices.
Disruption Brings New Hope And Opportunities
For the lighting industry and the commercial sector in particular, will this pandemic accelerate the adoption of connected lighting systems?
ABM Team Help Keep Clients And Their Communities Moving
Working in facilities across numerous industries during the COVID-19 crisis, ABM shares some frontline “unsung hero” stories shared by its clients and managers.
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.
Building the Post-Pandemic Economy With Energy Infrastructure
Could robust government support for the energy efficiency sector protect jobs, strengthen the U.S. economy, and improve energy infrastructure? NAESCO's Executive Director discusses the potential opportunities.
5 Building Management Software Types (And Which One You Should Use)
CMMS, CAFM, IWMS, EAM — What’s the difference? If your organization is in the market for a facility management software, make sure you choose the option that best suits your organization’s needs.
Four Ways To Keep Your Workplace Protected During A Global Health Emergency
Learn four ways HID® Global customers are using HID SAFE™ Visitor Management to minimize infection risks.
Best Practices For Decommissioning To Recommissioning Your Buildings
In response to COVID-19, you may have closed your buildings quickly. Did you properly decommission your building and its systems?
Remote Roofing Maintenance? What Is Your Strategy?
During the COVID-19 pandemic, facility management professionals are becoming more resourceful in monitoring the performance of their roofs.
Networked Lighting Controls: Realize The Savings
Beyond energy savings, connected lighting is a pathway to intelligent use of space and better building diagnostics.
U.S. Office Building Energy Use: A Snapshot During COVID-19 Crisis
Hatch Data, a commercial real estate software company based in San Francisco and Boston, has released its building energy data up to April 4, 2020.
How Behavioral Health Facilities Are Blurring The Lines With Nature And The Community
Architecture that blurs the lines between the building and nature while welcoming members of the community is shifting the paradigm for today’s behavioral health facilities.
Solving The Remote Building Management Challenge
As businesses embrace the new remote norm during the COVID-19 crisis, what happens to the buildings they leave behind, and those responsible for running those buildings?
Steps Facility Executives Must Consider To Increase Security
Here are a number of steps that facility executives can take to help ensure their digital devices aren’t risking their physical security.