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Trane Fort Smith

Trane Fort Smith Plant Celebrates Safety Achievement

Arkansas officials recognize Commercial HVAC manufacturing facility for achieving 12 consecutive years — more than 5,000,000 hours — without a lost time safety incident. 
DVLED displays, video production

Is Your Company Ready For Its Close-Up?

Fortune 500 companies can produce Hollywood-level video content in-house with new, stronger fine pitch DVLED displays.
Hawaii Energy

Hawaii Energy Project Supports Clean Energy, Resilience Goals

Ameresco will develop the 'Ūkiu Energy 40MW Renewable Energy Site, which will add critical grid reliability to Maui and move Hawaii closer to its clean energy goals.
healthcare violence

Aggression, Violence Impacted All Hospital Staff In 2023

New data from Canopy reveals that 60% of reported threats in hospitals happened outside the emergency department last year. (Is the full moon really a factor?)
Lockheed Martin, Safety Award

Lockheed Martin Wins NSC’s 2023 Networks Innovation Award

Innovation Awards recognize effective approaches to protect employees' health, safety and the environment. Tesla, Holcim are runners-up.
Performance Flooring

Performance Flooring: Where Safety, Ergonomics And Acoustics Converge

Performance flooring relies on three key benefits working together to support and enhance user activities: safety, ergonomics and acoustics.
AI in the workplace

Gen X Less Worried About AI In The Workplace Than Gen Z

A new survey reveals that Gen Z workers are more worried about the potential threat artificial intelligence (AI) presents to their jobs than Gen X.
Public Schools

Nearly One-Third Of U.S. Public Schools Use Portable Buildings

At the end of 2023, major repair, renovation, or modernization work was being performed in 21 percent of all public schools, according to new data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
Asset Management

Redefining The Future Of Asset Management: Four Innovative Approaches  

The asset lifecycle and plant processes are dynamic, and innovations in integrations must not only mirror those dynamics, but present users with a single source of truth for greater efficiency.
group celebrating

Show Love To Your Employees This Valentine’s Day

This Valentine’s Day, Facility Executive rounded up a list of products that can show love and appreciation to your facility and employees.
video surveillance technology

Understanding The Evolution Of Video Surveillance Technology

In the latest edition of Intelligent Network Video, author Fredrik Nilsson traces the path of video surveillance technology from its roots to its current state. Topics include AI, cybersecurity, and cloud-based solutions.
Employee Workplace Needs

Are Companies Mandating More Time In The Office?

Nearly 60% of companies currently mandate or encourage more time in-office for employees, according to the 2024 VTS Global Workplace Report.
Warehouse Safety

10 Easy Tips To Increase Warehouse Safety

An industry expert outlines some of the quickest, most cost-effective ways to improve warehouse safety without investing in all new rack.
Super Bowl LVIII

Super Bowl LVIII: Who’s Going To Work On Monday?

An estimated 16.1 million U.S. employees plan to miss work, or show up late, on the Monday after Super Bowl LVIII. Plus, Allegiant Stadium runs on renewable energy.
New Construction

UL Solutions Adds UL Verified Healthy Building Mark For New Construction

New program advances indoor environmental quality in new building construction projects. 
USPS

USPS Aims To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 2030

The U.S. Postal Service is preparing to deploy its first electric delivery vehicles in 2024; plans to reduce $5 billion in operating costs will result in significant carbon reductions.
Laminam, Vaughan, Ontario, Canada

New Laminam Facilities Reflect Commitment To Sustainability

Philip Eeles, President, Laminam North America discusses the company's current corporate expansion and its five new facilities across Canada and the U.S.
ISSA Scholars opened its scholarship applications for the 2024-2025 academic year.

ISSA Scholars Opens 2024-2025 Scholarship Applications

ISSA Scholars has opened its scholarship applications and encourages employees and their families to apply now through April 12, 2024.
Carlisle Construction Materials LEED Platinum v4 Certification

Carlisle Earns North America’s First LEED Platinum v4 Certification

Carlisle’s Sikeston, MO building products manufacturing facility delivers up to a 38% improvement in building performance and generates over 10% of its energy used through renewable solar power.
AI and IoT

How AI and IoT Support Sustainable And People-Centric Buildings

AI and IoT allow buildings to meet the demands of regulators and tenants while also providing opportunity to lower operating costs.
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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