Physical Environment

Shoes.com will relocate its headquarters to 31,000 square feet of customized open workspace within the revamped waterfront facility, renamed Constitution Wharf.

In recognition of 2017 World FM Day, Sodexo has ranked the top metropolitan areas for sustainable workplaces—Washington, DC, San Jose, San Francisco, Denver, and Seattle top the list.

Proper infrastructure to support current and future technologies throughout a workplace is at the crux of delivering on occupant needs.

Proper planning can help prevent many “what ifs,” as well as help save lives and get your business back on track quicker following a natural disaster.

This modular furniture collection provides facility planners with tools they need to accommodate many work styles.

HVAC technologies can result in reduced energy costs and higher occupant satisfaction during summer's peak demand days.

As Baby Boomers prepare to retire—will the built environment be ready for them?

In analyzing workplace performance data, facility executives may not want to focus primarily on how many seats are occupied — but rather on why some are not.

With its new name, this provider of LED lighting solutions launches a cloud-based offering that leverages existing facility infrastructure to link power, light, and data systems.

Are you responsible for protecting your staff, facility and mitigating risks from both internal and external threats? Deterring specific behavior, increasing awareness of the exact activities occurring each day, and adding protocols help to prevent incidents from happening and enhance the safety of your overall organization.

With 85% of businesses forecasted to support BYOD by 2020, here’s a look at what's needed in the wireless network toolbox to power enterprise mobility.

Intent Media called on interior design firm JIDK to transform a segmented space into a functional and fun open office.

This mixed reality program, the world's first for property and facilities management, explores solutions for workplaces of the future.

Partnership will promote smart green wall technology to address human health and wellness within the built environment.

Many enterprises are moving some applications to the cloud, but the vast majority of IT workloads are hosted in company-owned and colocation data centers, according to a new Uptime Institute survey.

Life sciences company Red Nucleus has moved into a newly redesigned space for its U.S. headquarters.

The Racine, WI company has reintroduced free public tours of its historic Administration Building and Research Tower, designed by the renowned architect.

The neural study on Sky Factory’s Open Sky Compositions has earned EDRA’s Certificate of Research Excellence.

The Clorox® Total 360™ Electrostatic Sprayer provides superior surface coverage so commercial facilities can do much more, much faster, for much less.

From paper clip providers and break room suppliers to desktop tchotchke manufacturers, companies adversely impacted by the rise of the “free range” office are joining forces to protest the trend.

For its new Manhattan location, VSP Global tasked its architecture firm to create a workplace that will inspire its team of creative entrepreneurs.

Intentional design of outdoor spaces provides multiple benefits that can effectively support the organization and the people it employs and serves.

This provider of "people-centric" IWMS software enables facility management and other stakeholders to view real estate portfolios in a map view.

Structure Tone’s new office in Manhattan achieves WELL Certification at the Silver Level; marks first WELL Certified Project in New York.

Amazon will install solar systems on 50 fulfillment facility rooftops worldwide by 2020; 15 solar installations planned for completion by the end of 2017 will generate up to 41 MW.

Each day, about 2,000 U.S. workers sustain a job-related eye injury that requires medical treatment, but 90 percent of these accidents could be avoided by wearing eye protection.

The robot, nicknamed “Violet” by hospital employees, enhances patient safety by destroying superbugs that can cause infections.

More comfortable, ergonomic flooring material can improve productivity and patient quality of care, reduce absenteeism and workman comp claims, and lead to an overall improvement in quality of life for dedicated healthcare providers.

Smartphones and mobile apps are enabling facilities to reduce and, in some cases, eliminate the use of physical access cards for building security.

Choosing the ideal roofing insulation material for a facility project depends on several factors.

Paya Lebar Quarter is the city’s first project to register for the new global building standard focused on occupant well-being and productivity.

Massachusetts moves from the third to first; New York rejoins ranking in USGBC’s annual ranking of the Top 10 States for LEED Green Building.

Updated lighting control systems help to support facility management goals — meeting building codes and providing effective illumination for building occupants.

The two firms will collaborate to discover, evaluate, and improve upon the effects of the built environment on occupant health and well-being.