Drones For Façade Inspections
The adoption of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) or drones in building and façade inspections has significant time and cost benefits.
Safety During Building Rehabilitation
At secure facilities, building envelope rehabilitation projects don’t have to mean temporary relocation of building users, equipment, or collections.
Indoor Air Quality And The Pandemic
Here is a look at risk, energy use, and carbon impacts for commercial HVAC systems.
Indoor Air Quality: Mitigate Risk Of Aerosol Spread
In 2020, indoor air quality became front and center for buildings as CDC and ASHRAE stated that COVID-19 viral particles are likely spread not only through droplets but also via aerosols.
High-Performance Buildings, Human Impact
To achieve optimal performance, buildings need to respond to how people perform inside them.
Assessing Slip And Fall Risks In Facilities
Take the time to walk through your facility and find out where the potential for slips and falls may have increased as a result of COVID-19.
COVID-19 And Accessibility
Here are five practical areas for consideration to ensure that people with disabilities in your facility are respected, included in the planning process, and provided the required and appropriate safeguards.
Social Distancing In High-Traffic Facilities
Plan, quantify, reinforce—a strategy for keeping people moving in densely occupied spaces.
Listen Up: The Sound Of Security
Network audio solutions can be a critical element of facility security and safety systems.
Tech Tools To Keep Offices Safer
In looking at your Safely Back to Work strategy, it may help to break the challenges into three stages: Now, next, then.
Returning To Work: The New Office
There is a plethora of resources that facility executives can access to prepare their buildings for occupancy during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
10 Data Center Trends To Watch In 2020
Uptime Institute has identified factors impacting data centers for this year and beyond.
Simulating Natural Light With LEDs
To enhance visual comfort for building occupants, evaluate color rendering of LED lighting choices.
Networked Lighting Controls: Realize The Savings
Beyond energy savings, connected lighting is a pathway to intelligent use of space and better building diagnostics.
Plazas And Terraces: Construction Considerations
Building or improving these outdoor spaces requires attention to safety and performance.
Addressing Moisture Intrusion In Buildings
Examine facilities inside and out when investigating building envelope intrusions.
Hybrid HVAC Cooling
These types of systems help facilities balance water and energy usage goals and demands.
Tackling HVAC Deferred Maintenance
Work toward optimizing HVAC systems by implementing these practical solutions.
The Cycle Of A Circular Economy
Facility professionals have the power to further the circular economy, and options are growing to discover new choices for office furniture and more.
Greening The Building Envelope
The road to a more sustainable future for building materials and products is multi-faceted.