Facility Retrofit: Light It Up!
Several facilities in UCLA’s athletics department were part of beta testing for a new wireless lighting controls system.
Energy Storage At Alcatraz
In place since 2012, a microgrid system on this island operated by the National Park Service provides reliable power 24/7.
The HVAC Factor: Insulation For Chilled Water Piping
With hot, humid climates as the focus, several types of chilled water pipe insulation were field tested.
FM Frequency: Moving Targets
In the unpredictable arena of facility security, evaluating the organization and its physical attributes for a 360° view is an important starting point.
Restroom Hygiene In Foodservice
On a global level, restroom hygiene is a major point of concern when promoting public and personal health—especially in high traffic areas where customers and employees are closely interacting.
Facility Retrofit: Eradicating Bird Mess
Managers at a restored lighthouse in MIchigan found success using sonics to prevent seagulls from landing on its decks.
Professional Development: Facility Executive As Polymath
As facility executives' responsibilities evolve and expand, communication is but one skill that should be honed.
Facility Retrofit: Heat And Glare Control
Located atop the Chicago Sun-Times building and prominent along the Chicago River, this hospitality venue needed to reduce the solar heat impacting inside temperatures, while keeping visual appeal a top priority.
Technology And FM: The Internet Of Things
This disruption impacting facilities management holds significant promise if stakeholders are cognizant of their roles in the emerging landscape.
Renewable Energy: Greening An Auto Plant
As part of a broader sustainability strategy, Honda has deployed wind energy to help power its Russells Point, OH manufacturing facility.
HVAC Factor: Data Center Operations
Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) is a metric for tracking systems efficiency. But, there’s more to measure in the data center.
Professional Development: Protecting Historic Structures
What can be done to prevent or mitigate the destruction of culturally significant facilities from fire events?
FM Frequency: The Free Range Office
Is the heightened focus on collaboration and interaction in the workplace causing occupants to lose their focus?
Facility Retrofit: Campus Groundskeeping
A long-term effort toward sustainable practices at the University of California, Davis delivers results.
Renewable Energy: Wanted – Simpler Access To Clean Energy
In an effort to streamline the purchasing path, nearly 20 large companies have signed onto the Corporate Renewable Energy Buyers’ Principles.
Technology And FM: Identity And Access Management
With facility systems increasingly interacting with other enterprise systems (and stakeholders), preventing security breaches is more challenging than ever.
Facility Retrofit: Convenient Consolidation
At The Merchandise Mart in Chicago, a restroom retrofit zeroed in on efficiency and occupant satisfaction.
Tricks Of The Trade: Precarious Light Placement
One facility manager with hard to reach lighting asks, "what lighting maintenance challenges have you encountered?"
The HVAC Factor: Systems Get A Break
At the University of Baltimore, a new facility features passive heating and cooling, and natural ventilation.
Renewable Energy: Flywheels For Backup Power
An alternative to lead-acid batteries, this type of energy storage system has been adopted by a Dallas, TX healthcare campus.