Safety And Wellness With Vitro Architectural Glass

Coast to coast, two recent projects using Vitro’s glass products highlight hurricane-resistant features and patient centered design.
best restroom

Friday Funny: It’s Potty Time!

Once again, Cintas is seeking nominations for its annual America’s Best Restroom Contest. If you think you have the pinnacle of public potties, enter today!
architectural luminaire

Columbia Lighting Architectural Luminaire

The TCAT luminaire is designed to blend flat and curved geometrics, producing a sleek, subtle contour that complements architectural aesthetics in offices, schools, hospitals, and public spaces.
Keep these facility surfaces in good condition with minimal floor maintenance.

Low-Key Flooring

Keep these facility surfaces in good condition with minimal floor maintenance.
leadership

Five Leadership Lessons For My Younger Self

The director of landscape services at the University of Mississippi shares insights on cultivating success in yourself, and your staff.
electricity monitoring

Zen Ecosystems, Eyedro Green Solutions Partner On Energy Data

Zen's energy management platform will integrate with Eyedro's electricity monitoring capabilities to provide facilities customers with detailed energy-related data.
access control

Access Control for Facility Common Areas

ProdataKey's cloud access control technology will seamlessly integrate into the Dwelo smart apartment platform to manage access to common areas of buildings or communities.
weeds

2018 Top 10 Worst Cities For Weeds, Lawn Disease

In honor of National Lawn Care Month, the National Association of Landscape Professionals has forecast the cities that will be most affected by lawn threats this spring and summer.
lighting project

Seeing The Way To A Well-Lit Exterior

Consider the potential for glare, and how to avoid its effects when planning an exterior lighting project.
exterior lighting

Exterior Lighting Retrofits

Consider site and operations requirements when choosing the best approach for outdoor lighting projects.
emergency lighting

Functional, Stylish Emergency Lighting From Isolite

Where aesthetics are important, it's possible to meet code requirements for emergency lighting with stylish fixtures.
net zero energy

NECA Contractor Transforms IBEW Local 332 To Net Zero Energy

This union hall in San Jose, CA installed solar panels in 2001; the facility has been upgraded with a 200 kilowatt system.
lighting upgrades

Online Resource Portal Supports Lighting Upgrades

Universal Lighting Technologies' online resource portal offers both a database of local “ESCO Select” energy teams and support tools to help end-users find cost saving solutions for their next project.
Emergency Mustering

Bluvision Workplace Optimization Solution Adds Emergency Mustering

Solution instantaneously determines how many people are present in designated mustering points and how many remain in the evacuation area needing to be rescued.
The Spiral

Construction On The Spiral In NYC Set To Begin

The 65-story building will feature a continuous green pathway wrapped around its façade, providing occupants access to landscaped, outdoor spaces.
Legionnaires’ disease

DNA Test Rapidly Identifies Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreaks

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) helped New York City health officials identify the source of a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak within hours and should be considered in all outbreak investigations.
building envelope

Garland Wins Award For Roof Builder App

A provider of high performance commercial roofing and building envelope products, the company developed the app to help customers visualize how their roof will be built.
wireless control panel

DMP XTLplus All Wireless Control Panel

The XTLplus all wireless security system has been expanded to include 99 zones for burglary control.
Humanscale ErgoIQ Ergonomic Self-Evaluations

ErgoIQ From Humanscale

New web-based program allows employers to complete ergonomic self-evaluations for entire workforce in under 20 minutes.
April 2018 issue

Facility Executive | April 2018 Issue

The April 2018 issue features a look at lighting systems, wastewater recycling, restroom maintenance, and data center trends. Plus, how one school is building tornado-safe rooms.
Workforce Shortages Webinar

Worried About Workforce Shortages? Effective Strategies To Stay Ahead

Join us for this free webinar on Thursday, April 25 and you'll learn the top 5 strategies that facility maintenance pros are implementing to overcome workforce shortages.
Webinar, Facility Capital Improvements

View This Free Video Webinar: Maximizing Value For Facility Master Planning

A panel of Facility Management leaders discuss long-term planning challenges and answer questions about maximizing the value of conducting a Facility Condition Assessments (FCA).

[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.