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Shooter Detection Systems Launches Guardian Direct Connect

This new offering is enabled by the company's Guardian Indoor Active Shooter Detection System sensors to instantly send alerts to a central station monitoring service.
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Rise With Sodexo Service Introduced For Facilities

Drawing on lessons learned from its support for businesses based in China, Sodexo offers a range of services for facilities as they reopen post-COVID-19.
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Saltmine Enables Digital Workplace Design

Saltmine's new social distancing features will help businesses reconfigure workspaces for the safe return of their employees.
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OSHA Adopts Revised Enforcement Policies For Coronavirus

As states begin reopening their economies, OSHA has issued two revised enforcement policies to ensure employers are taking action to protect their employees.
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America 2.0: Promises Of IoT and The Utility of Data Centers

The Internet of Things (IoT) and the underlying data centers technology will play a pivotal role in the formation of the “new normal."
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Core Body Cooling StaCool Vests

The StaCool Under Vest is a core body cooling system that keeps users cool, comfortable, and productive while working in the summer heat, without compromising mobility.
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EarthTronics Offers New TBEM10 Emergency Power Source

UL Listed in the U.S. and Canada, the power source for LED T8 Type B Tubes provides a retrofit for existing fluorescent fixtures as part of an emergency lighting system.
long term care facilities

The Ongoing Battle Against COVID-19 In Long Term Care Facilities

As nursing homes and assisted living communities continue to battle COVID-19, facilities leadership still face tough challenges.
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$11.5M In Worker Safety, Health Training Grants Available From OSHA

Three types of training grants will fund education to help workers and employers identify and prevent workplace safety and health hazards, including the coronavirus.
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Collaboration Enhances Augmented Reality App

CommScope and Resonai are collaborating to leverage the benefits of AR for installation, operation, and maintenance of communications infrastructure in a building or campus environment.
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U.S. Employers Making Plans To Get Workers Back To Work Safely

National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions survey of more than 200 employers found 88% have a COVID-19 return-to-work task force in place.
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Collaboration Addresses Light Pollution

The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) announced a strategic collaboration to address the global issue of light pollution that negatively affects our environment and the human condition.
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EnFocus Lighting Control Platform

EnFocus is a patent-pending lighting control platform that provides dimming and color tuning capabilities for existing buildings.
Exit Lights

Illuminating The Importance Of Emergency And Exit Lights

Facility managers should understand the role of emergency and exit lighting and the importance of maintaining these units.
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Celebrating Facility Management… Buildings’ Essential Workers

Facility managers and maintenance workers have been working to maintain buildings during the COVID-19 crisis and to ensure they are ready for reopening.
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BRAVO! Infection Prevention Program

BRAVO! Group Services has created a comprehensive cleaning program to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and other contagions in the workplace.

Rodents Adapt To Empty Facilities During COVID-19

From the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) here are five actions for facility management as these pests have increased opportunity to gain access to buildings.
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8 Tips To Keep Nursing Home, Long-Term Care Facility Workers Safe

A new alert from OSHA lists safety tips employers can use to protect nursing home and long-term care facility workers from exposure to the coronavirus.

[VIDEO] Madison International Realty Partners with Carbon Lighthouse

Through this partnership, Atlantic Terminal and neighboring Atlantic Center will eliminate more than 7,600 tons of carbon emissions, equivalent to planting a new Central Park every year for the next 10 years.
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Model TNL280 Pendent Spray Nozzle

Model TNL280 is a cULus Corrosion Resistant nonautomatic (open) pendent spray nozzle / sprinkler suitable for use in fixed fire protection systems but designed primarily for use in tunnel fire protection.
Workforce Shortages Webinar

Worried About Workforce Shortages? Effective Strategies To Stay Ahead

During this free webinar, you'll learn the top 5 strategies that facility maintenance pros are implementing to overcome workforce shortages.
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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.