parking guidance

Parking Guidance System Installed At Private PK3-12 School

In Plantation, FL, INDECT parking guidance sensors and signs, along with tailored software, were recently chosen by the American Heritage School to ease the morning rush.
179D

Question Of The Week: Preserve Energy Tax Deduction 179D?

In testimony last week, BOMA’s President explained the importance of 179D as the sole federal energy efficiency incentive for commercial buildings.
stack lights

Onyx Stack Lights Provide Safety Awareness

Customizable Stack Lights satisfy ANSI B11.19-2010 section 9.2 by effectively alerting machine operators and plant personnel to potential hazards.

Deere to Acquire the Wirtgen Group, the Global Leader in Road Construction Equipment

Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Wirtgen Group, a privately-held international company that is the leading manufacturer worldwide of road construction equipment.
White Castle Wedding

Friday Funny: It’s A Nice Day For A White (Castle) Wedding

Some couples plan big church weddings followed by elaborate receptions. Others dream of tying the knot under a palm tree with their toes in the sand. Then there are White Castle fanatics.

Introducing Swingline® Smart Shredders

Get a shredder that works as hard as you do. The Swingline Stack and Shred machine has SmarTech so you can check the status of your machine with your phone wherever you are!
circadian rhythms

Did You Get A Good Sleep Last Night?

Today is World Sleep Day, an event to highlight awareness of the impacts of sleep quality on health, including performance in the workplace.
lighting control system

Lighting Control System Fixture Controllers

Cortet Certified 5 amp and 20 amp Dimming Fixture Controllers from ILLUMRA now work within the Cortet Lighting Control System from Cortet by CEL.
electric grid

Majority Believes U.S. Electric Grid Vulnerable To Enemy Attack

A new poll reveals that 62 percent of Americans believe the nation's electric power transmission grid is vulnerable to cyber or physical attacks from foreign enemies.
smart lighting

Turn Up Tech By Turning Up The Lights

Facilities are taking advantage of smart lighting capabilities to piggy-back other innovations.
Minnesota

Minnesota’s New Metro Transit Shelters Feature Linetec Finishes

Constructed of aluminum and finished by Linetec in a clear anodize, the shelters and signage offer high-traffic durability in every season.
office space design

Office Design Decisions Can Make (Or Break) Your Budget

In a new report, JLL compares build out costs across three office styles in 59 markets in the U.S. and Canada.

JLG Launches Direct Access Website

The designer and manufacturer of access equipment created this online resource to share insights on equipment, industry regulations and technologies, and more.
facial recognition

HID Approve Supports iPhone Facial Recognition

HID Approve now supports Apple’s iPhone X Face ID facial recognition system.
LEED ceiling solutions

New LEED Ceiling Solutions Guide From Rockfon

The free Rockfon® LEED® v4 Solution Guide shares ceiling solutions for sustainable building projects.
Boeing

Boeing Crowdsources Employee Ideas For Tax Reform Investment

The aerospace company’s investments focus on the future of employees and communities and include $100 million for "workplace of the future" facilities and infrastructure enhancements.

AI, Machine Learning Key To Cyber Resilience, Survey Finds

The study, conducted by Ponemon Institute and sponsored by IBM Resilient, found that 77% of respondents state they do not have a formal cyber security incident response plan applied consistently across their organizations.
security integration

Bi-Directional Security Integration

Galaxy Control Systems’ access control products, Cloud Concierge and System Galaxy software, now integrate with Perspective VMS from LENSEC.
hotel housekeepers

New California Workplace Safety Regulation Protects Hotel Housekeepers

This is the first ergonomic standard in the nation written specifically to protect hotel housekeepers from injury.
MTB-7 tablet

New Ultra-rugged MTB-7 Tablet From Chassis Plans

The new 7-inch rugged tablet is designed for use by mobile workers in wet, harsh, and dirty environments.
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.

[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.