Facility Executive Magazine

The June 2018 issue features a look at workplace design, including productivity, breakrooms, furniture, and natural light. Plus, green cleaning, energy efficiency, healthcare facilities, and more.

Gaps in operational excellence are linked to hampered productivity, unnecessary repair costs, and retiring staff.

In Vancouver, WA, HAPO Community Credit Union designed its newest branch to achieve WELL certification from the International WELL Building Institute.

The MX7200 from TayMac is a Jumbo RaynGuard weatherproof in-use outlet cover. Metallic, it provides an extra roomy 5-1/8" deep space for outdoor cords and plugs.

As teleworking and coworking grows in popularity, the village of Tofino, British Columbia, is exploring the feasibility of creating a new community for global nomads.

Lobby design in many buildings has evolved from pass-through spaces to areas where occupants sit and stay a while.

SKYSHADE 8000 is a long spanning, standing seam canopy system suitable for commercial and industrial canopies, pavilions, and walkway covers.

Outdoor remodeling projects offer financial returns and owner satisfaction, finds a new report from the National Association of Realtors® and National Association of Landscape Professionals.

At the ribbon-cutting of the Animal Care and Rescue Center in Baltimore City, animal ambassador, Joey the South American yellow-footed tortoise, helped officials cut a ribbon of zucchini and fabric.

The Staples Business Advantage Workplace Employee Survey found that Canadian employees who work in offices have high expectations of their office workspaces, even though only one-third spend all of their working time in an office setting.

The Firestop Locator Application from STI allows users to document, track, and inspect all of their firestop items from a phone, tablet, or desktop.

Robo co-workers plug industry-wide skills gaps, boost efficiency, automate mundane work, and don't get involved in office politics, finds Epicor study.

Fifteen percent of workers have argued with a coworker about office temperature, and 19 percent have secretly changed the temperature during the summer, according to a new CareerBuilder survey.

Walden Security has successfully completed a recertification audit of its ISO® 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS). The achievement ensures that the security services provider maintains certification for the next three years.

MASHstudios is expanding its READYMADE collection of office furnishings with the new COCO sit/stand desk and KINNEY wall system.

The hour-long lunch break may be dead, and its demise may be killing employee job satisfaction at American workplaces, according to a recent survey by Tork.

CHILDGARD security glazing can be used in insulating glass units and paired with high-performance and tinted glass options to meet safety, energy, and other design goals.

EduCare is a line of floor care products that are specifically formulated for use in high-traffic education environments and deliver quality results at a lower cost.

The new Infinite Comfort Pro app helps HVAC professionals find information about Fujitsu General Halcyon mini-split and Airstage J-Series systems.

We hear so much about intelligent buildings, you’d think they were everywhere. But when you look at the data, it seems that most buildings are as dull-witted as ever.