2020 SOLUTIONS For FM: HID FARGO Connect By HID Global
Facilities issuing ID cards and other secure credentials enjoy flexibility and streamlined security when using HID Global’s HID FARGO Connect platform. The company's senior director of strategic initiatives elaborates on its features and industry trends.
Friday Funny: Aussie Worker Faces Possum Problem
Monday mornings can be hard. Finding a furry intruder lurking on your desk doesn't make starting off the week any easier.
LSI’s Universal Replacement Light Poles
Universal light poles from LSI are suitable for renovation and replacement applications and feature slotted holes on the base plate that can accommodate most anchor bolt patterns in the marketplace.
Grant Will Help Find Best Classroom Environment For Learning
The NSF-funded project will help researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute study how factors such as classroom temperature, ventilation, and lighting impact students.
MetLife Recognized For Energy Efficiency Leadership
MetLife Investment Management's 910,000-square-foot building in Washington, DC is a Better Buildings showcase project and saves 31% annually on energy costs.
Parking Deck Coatings: The Five Year Rule
While the life cycle of a typical parking garage deck coating is five years, facility managers can extend that life under certain conditions.
Facing Facility Management Challenges After An Expansion
For a facility manager, the challenges that come with a major expansion include issues associated with organizing larger spaces, plus additional workforce, equipment, and maintenance.
Acclaim Dyna Drum SO Area Lighting
Dyna Drum SO is a series of high-output, high-efficient outdoor rated white, multi-, and quad-color fixtures for façade and area lighting applications.
Corporate Electric Vehicle Alliance Aims To Accelerate EV Adoption
Led by nonprofit Ceres, this new alliance is a collaborative group of companies focused on accelerating the transition to electric vehicles.
Post-it Introduces Removable Whiteboard Surface
3M's new Post-it Flex Write Surface transforms work surfaces into whiteboards, bringing more flexibility to the workplace.
Colorado Leads Nation In LEED Green Building
USGBC's Top 10 States for LEED recognizes current leaders committed to more sustainable and resilient buildings, cities, and communities.
Polaris Utility Task Vehicle Now Gas-Powered
Polaris has added two new gas-powered models to its Pro XD UTV lineup.
What Are The World’s “Most Hated” Office Tasks?
Over 75 percent of office workers say employees shouldn't spend time on tasks that can be automated, according to Automation Anywhere survey.
How To Ace Your Inspections And Maintain Building Compliance
Inspections don’t have to be scary or intimidating. Get helpful insight, a list of action items, and free tools to guide your organization to a constant state of compliance today.
Margulies Perruzzi Designs Award-Winning Patient Experience
Margulies Perruzzi (MP), a New England architectural and interior design firm, announced that its clinical workplace design for the Home Base Veteran and Family Care Center has been honored with awards from CoreNet Global New England and IFMA Boston.
PepsiCo To Achieve 100% Renewable Electricity In The U.S.
PepsiCo's efforts in the U.S. will build upon its global progress in switching to renewable electricity in Europe and Mexico.
MetalWorks Airtite Radiant Ceiling Systems
MetalWorks Airtite radiant ceiling systems provide sustainable heating and cooling with minimal air ventilation requirements.
Infection Control Program Reduced Bacteria By 95% In Athletic Training Rooms
University Hospitals Sports Medicine partnered with GOJO on a study that eliminated influenza, MRSA, and VRE through an Infection Risk Reduction Program.
Friday Funny: Valentine’s Day At The World’s Most Romantic Building
From An Affair To Remember to Sleepless In Seattle, the Empire State Building has played a starring role in many on-screen romances. Could it be part of your love story?
DOE Boosts Energy, Water Efficiency Performance Contracts Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy announced more than $5 million for federal agency projects aimed at catalyzing adoption of energy and water efficiency and renewable energy.
Johnson Controls TrueAlarm Smoke Sensors To Meet 2021 UL 268 Standard
The new UL 268 7th edition standard requires smoke sensors, detectors, and smoke alarms to pass three new tests.
Bell Outdoor Decorator Switch Cover
Bell Weatherproof Decorator Switch Covers now include White and Bronze color options.
Bacharach Refrigerant Management Software Now Available For Free
Parasense Refrigerant Tracking software is designed for facility managers and compliance officers who support multi-site organizations like supermarkets, food processing plants, cold storage warehouses, hospitals, universities, or K-12 schools.
Where Is The Future Of Workplace Design?
Look at ways to support productivity, employee wellness, and sustainability in order to modernize and future-proof your office spaces.
thyssenkrupp Elevator Introduces MAX Digital Service Packages
MAX Plus, MAX Pro and MAX Premium offer varying levels of real-time predictive maintenance service protection, ensuring smarter and safer building management.
Top Seven IT Challenges For 2020
Targeted ransomware, attacks on AI-based solutions, and data privacy are the top three IT challenges for businesses this year, according to Netwrix.
Allsteel Demountable Partition System
Beyond pavilion features a rich set of materials and configurations that help users reclaim unused vertical real estate in the open plan.
Are Your Facilities Ready For 2020?
A new guide from Aramark identifies the top 20 trends that will influence the future of facilities management.
Growlite Plant-Safe Horticulture Lighting
Barron Lighting Group introduced plant-safe soft green LED spectrum products—the GLE-GL green LED vapor tight luminaire, the GLE-S green LED exit sign, and the GLE-GL-RKU green LED retrofit kit.
iOFFICE Has Acquired Teem
This combines the iOFFICE strengths in cloud-based and mobile solutions for enterprise workplace optimization with the meeting space and analytics expertise of Teem.
NSC Introduces Lorraine Pack Memorial Scholarship
The $2,000 tuition award will go to female student interested in pursuing a career in the environment, health and safety, or related field.
BuildingReports Reaches Six Million Inspection Reports
Since 2000, service providers using the company's compliance reporting tools have inspected fire alarm, fire sprinkler, life safety, fire suppression, security, and HVAC systems.
Facility Management Prioritizes Employee Health And Wellness
New Facility Management Trends & Insights survey from CORT reveals that employee health and wellness is top-of-mind as facilities continue to explore flexible workspace.
Xylem Study Finds Hydronic Systems Perform Best
In a study commissioned by Xylem Inc. that evaluated HVAC systems in a number of South Carolina school buildings, hydronic systems outperformed all other systems, including VRF, in terms of lower energy use, cost, and life expectancy, by as much as 24%.
ASHRAE Breaks Ground On Global HQ Renovation Project
The two-story, 66,700 square-foot building in Peachtree Corners, GA will showcase ASHRAE's best practices and help achieve its vision of a healthy and sustainable environment.
Benefits of LED Technology in Industrial Facilities
Several factors combine to give LED the smallest environmental footprint of any lighting source. The benefits it provides simply can’t be ignored, either by end-users or manufacturers.
Slip And Fall Prevention Backed By Floor Mats
At manufacturer Meyer Tool, adhesive-backed floor mats are used throughout the facility to protect employees and other occupants.
Wall-PF1 Parking Façade System
The Wall-PF1 exterior glass cladding system is designed and engineered specifically for parking façade applications.
Friday Funny: Take Me Down The Construction Road
UPCO and hip hop recording artist Chingy produce “Old Town Road” song parody to promote careers in construction to Millennials and Gen Z.
DOE Publishes Four New Efficiency Standards, Bowing To Court Order
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published the first new national appliance efficiency standards since 2017.
