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This week, the Global Biorisk Advisory Council announced 50 facilities have achieved this accreditation for creating and maintaining proper cleaning, disinfection, and infection prevention.

Guiding facility occupants helps to provide both comfort and safety.

View this free video webinar and learn how to use technology in your facilities for mass notification, the benefits of combining on-premises notification with mobile alerts, and more.

EZDoff 100% Made in USA PPE medical gowns are produced in Michigan by ProTEC-USA, a new Cadillac Products Inc. company.

To achieve optimal performance, buildings need to respond to how people perform inside them.

If COVID-19 has caused you to pare down or shut down operations of water features, keep these tips in mind to maintain safe, efficient systems.

SmartLinx Thermal-Sensing Touchless Time Clocks are state-of-the-art time and attendance systems that help stop germs by detecting fevers before employees start work.

The Building Seismic Safety Council's new seismic provisions for the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program support strong standards and codes to bolster building resilience.

Global Links, a Pittsburgh non-profit that helped others through the COVID-19 crisis, received its own relief through solar energy financing.

When properly designed, installed, inspected, tested, and maintained, fire alarm systems and detectors normally provide many years of fault-free operation.

EaaS provides an alternative to the typical customer-funded or financed capital improvement project, and rising operations and maintenance costs.

Midcelli is a new ergonomic mid-back mesh chair that provides customized, affordable comfort for working from home or office.

The company has received ICC approvals for its Latitude™ and Element™ architectural wall panels used as a part of its rainscreen systems.

As an energy source, propane offers facilities efficient, low-cost equipment operation that can help to lower overall carbon footprint.

The new FAQ, OSHA explains why an N95 respirator is effective at protecting users from the virus.

Informed by experts in infectious disease and industrial hygiene, ABM EnhancedClean gives facilities executives a strategic approach to help keep people safe as they return to work.

Energy Savings as a Service (ESaaS) allows companies, facilities, and organizations of every size to upgrade their existing energy infrastructure to modern, energy-efficient solutions—but without the up-front costs typically associated with such a project.

The new WELL Health-Safety Rating expands on IWBI focus for healthy facilities.

Four new pilot credits in the LEED rating system include a focus on surface cleaning and indoor air quality.

According to the national experts at Cooper Robertson, many institutions will need to re-evaluate their approach to important planning and design issues in order to thrive.

For facility security and health and safety, thermal cameras can be a valuable component.

SaaS suite empowers office teams to safely return to work and streamline operations using several new Eden applications, including COVID team safety, room booking, visitor management, and modern ticketing.

Amid an active western wildfire season, “Wildfire Ready–Business” provides foundational preparedness projects for small businesses and commercial building owners.

Communicate with your landscape service provider to cultivate beautiful results.

The i-PRO Secure Campus program makes it easier for K-12 schools and school districts to discover, procure, and implement the security solutions they need to help protect students, staff, and visitors.

Robust communication helps to keep facility stakeholders informed about evolving conditions and protocols throughout the pandemic, and beyond.

Identifying financing for public buildings to carry out HVAC, energy, and other infrastructure improvements can be a challenge. Here's insight from leaders of two energy groups.

Assess risks and access resources to fortify your facilities to withstand threats and hazards.

A group of hotel and real estate veterans have launched Hospitality Advisory Associates (HAA) to help hospitality companies navigate every stage of the hospitality investment life cycle.

As offices, schools, and retail stores reopen, ACEEE’s Steven Nadel discusses how to reduce COVID-19 risks without wasting energy.

GT2 is a temperature sensing kiosk that reads the body temperature and confirms the identity of individuals entering a facility while also offering optional mask detection.

After dropping 24%, U.S. office building electricity consumption has risen to 89% of its pre-pandemic level.

View this free video webinar and learn how to proactively plan for catastrophic situations by having an alternative procurement program in place before disaster strikes.

With participation from leaders in the industry, this healthy building certification has launched a pilot program to gather and share best practices for these communities.

Masterworks 2021 has a whole new look and feel, delivers powerful new configuration and workflow features, and introduces new AI sentiment analysis and insights.

Facility managers can minimize underused space and cost effectively optimize safety with aspirating systems that continuously take in smoke at identifiable, concealable sample points.

The interiors of the HP Inc. campus, designed by Houston-based PDR, has been awarded LEED v4 Gold Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

EXOS Lite is Red Wing's lightest work boot and was created to meet needs of the next generation of workers

View this free video webinar and discover how HID is enabling choice as institutions are redefining what security, convenience, and safety mean to them.

Experts in workplace design, from HLW, Pininfarina of America, and Ted Moudis Associates, share insights on creating outdoor spaces for employees, as well as bringing nature inside.