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Automated Composting Makes Quick Work Of Food Waste

In California, Fujitsu disposes of its food waste with a system that meets compliance while easing the task for its facility management team.
connected lighting

Interact Office By Signify

This Q&A describes the components of the Interact Office connected lighting system, and the applications for facility management.
signal conditioner

Micronor OEM Fiber Optic Signal Conditioner

The FOTEMP1-OEM-MNT single channel signal conditioner integrates fiber optic temperature sensing into industrial control systems, medical instrumentation, or other OEM designs.
high-performance buildings

Have You Gone Beyond Green?

The deadline to submit your project for a National Institute of Building Sciences 2018 Beyond Green™ Award is approaching!

Kirei Echo Panels Part Of Playful Cafeteria Makeover

The company's acoustic solution was customized to reflect an elementary school's ties to the seashore.
energy efficiency investments

Massachusetts, California Remain Tops In Energy Efficiency

States are increasing energy efficiency investments and power savings; pushing net-zero buildings and electric vehicles, according to ACEEE's 2018 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard.
motor brake

Force Control MagnaShear Motor Brake

MagnaShear electric release spring set motor brakes employ oil shear technology and are designed for cranes, loaders, trippers, and palletizers.
LED high bay

New HIIO LED High Bay Lights From Access Fixtures

HIIO is a high quality LED high bay that offers unique and convenient features to fulfill commercial, industrial, and gymnasium lighting needs.
Training Grants

OSHA Awards $9.3M In Training Grants

The workplace safety and health training grants will help 74 nonprofit organizations educate workers and job creators.

At World Workplace, IFMA Names Four Fellows And Chair Citation

This year's IFMA Fellows announced in Charlotte, NC reflect the global reach of the facility management profession.

ARC Facilities Platform Expands With Equipment Dashboard

Facility managers’ mobile access to their building information now includes information about equipment location, maintenance, and more.
conveyances

Inspection “Alert” for Conveyances

ATIS Alert notifies customers when it is time for their building’s elevators, escalators, and other conveyances to be inspected.
bio soils

New Clorox® Disinfecting Bio Stain & Odor Remover

One-step product cleans, disinfects, and deodorizes surfaces and can be used for accidents involving the toughest bio soils such as blood, feces, vomit, and urine on both hard and soft surfaces.
emergency departments

Violence In Emergency Departments On The Rise

New research shows violence in America's emergency departments is increasing, causing harm to physicians, staff, and patients.
IoT security

SecuriThings Delivers IoT Security

SecuriThings delivers real-time security for cloud-connected IoT applications.

69 Percent Of Employees Are Tired At Work

Workers in construction, transportation, manufacturing, and utilities have more risk factors for fatigue, but are less concerned about it, finds NSC report.
QuickFlex Walls

VARIDESK Introduces QuickFlex Walls

QuickFlex Walls can be assembled or disassembled in minutes, so you can easily create conference rooms, offices, or focus areas on demand.
surge protectors

Modular DITEK Surge Protectors

Deflector Series surge protectors feature an audible alarm, flashing LED indicator, and remote notification.
haunted houses

Friday Funny: Get Ready To Get Your Fright On

October is just a few days away, and that means it's time for Halloween and Hauntworld.com's annual list of America's 13 Scariest Haunted Houses.
magnetic filtration

Magnetic Filtration for Commercial Boilers

The MagnaClean DRX magnetic dirt filter provides a compact solution for removing debris and black iron oxide sludge from hydronic heating systems.
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.

[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.