Technology & FM Column

A sound information architecture (IA) strategy is key to realizing the potential of available technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI).

Facility management teams use drones for their own inspection needs, but what about when others fly this equipment over your property?

Seek to identify facility vulnerabilities, and follow up with collaboration between IT and OT to decrease risk to the organization.

The February 2020 issue introduces this year's Facility Executive of the Year. Plus, a look at building envelope issues, workplace redesign, and energy metering.

In an evolving landscape, smart buildings dynamically respond to the immediate and future needs of facility management and occupants.

With a comprehensive strategy, data provided by workspace sensors helps ensure facility space assets are leveraged to their full potential.

Choosing a computerized maintenance management system impacts not only the facilities team, but potentially the entire organization.

In the age of smart buildings, the realm of operational technology needs cyber security equal to those employed for IT systems.

Smart building technology has the potential to deliver many operational benefits, but success ultimately depends on human understanding.

These unmanned aerial vehicles are used increasingly for building and site inspections, and expanded capabilities are on the horizon.

Facility managers will capture actionable data from myriad technologies when enabled by the IoT ecosystem layer.

Sensor technology is on the rise for use in workplace design and evaluation processes.

Here is a cyber security primer on steps to take to prevent hackers from penetrating your facility’s physical security components.

The first of these network types is familiar to facilities, while the second is emerging. What do you need to know?

For critical facilities, linking building automation with security and other functions provides a holistic view and quick response capability.

Increasingly, facility management professionals encounter technologies that enable their facilities to listen to, speak to, and service staff and occupants.

A steady increase in automated workflows and data-centric processes benefits the work of facility executives and their occupants.

Examine the potential in facility operations for artificial intelligence, blockchain, and other up-and-coming developments.

Managing the cyber security of buildings will require a coordinated effort among stakeholders in the facilities industry.

Ensure an effective technology system for enterprise collaboration by establishing a “road map” with four key stages.

When integrated workplace management systems fall short of expectations these steps can help facility management regain the benefits.

Existing buildings may suffer from poor in-building wireless connectivity, even if those facilities previously enjoyed sufficient coverage.

Efficient facility layout and utilization help to deliver cost savings and occupant productivity. Would pursuing “Standards as a Service” promote these goals?

For portfolios lacking built-in sensor technology, networked HVAC components, and other big data tools, a probabilistic model can provide actionable insights.

With headlines of cyber attacks on victims ranging from bank cards and Target to a Hollywood movie studio, the issue of cyber security has become top of mind. Facility executives should note several risks, remedies, and misconceptions about cyber security and building systems.

Not just for wireless convenience, a robust Distributed Antenna System (DAS) increases occupant safety and reduces liability.

This disruption impacting facilities management holds significant promise if stakeholders are cognizant of their roles in the emerging landscape.

With facility systems increasingly interacting with other enterprise systems (and stakeholders), preventing security breaches is more challenging than ever.

The creation of smart energy infrastructure may borrow from principles from the architecture of the Internet.

A lighter footprint makes this approach an attractive one for controlling building systems in existing structures.

Facility command centers are becoming more valuable, not only for day to day operations but in emergency situations.

Whether or not the organization is pursuing LEED certification, setting a clear path to sustainable goals is key.

When planning for possible threats, don’t forget this aspect of your facility workings. From the October 2013 issue.

From wire detection to the latest video analytics, there are many ways to protect exteriors. From the August 2013 issue.

This building modeling tool facilitates the exchange of project information. From the June 2013 issue.

Thanks to the "Internet Of Things," smarter facilities may become a reality through a burgeoning number of IP addresses. From the April 2013 issue.

Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) connects facility resources into a common platform to deliver unified dashboards.

The use of this expanded format imagery in facilities is no longer confined to traditional monitors.

From “chicken coops” to cathedrals, today’s data centers come in new shapes and sizes.

From fad to standard operating procedure, social media can be a facility manager's "BFF."