Maximizing Drones For Roof Inspections
This article provides insight on the use of drones for roof and facade inspections, and points out key advantages and shortcomings.
Building Codes And The Right Roofing
Facility managers may want to invest in structural elements that exceed the protection provided in building codes.
Roof Recovery Or Replacement?
When deciding between roof recovery or replacement, it's important to ask the proper questions to maximize cost savings and ensure success.
The Future Of Cooling
Demand for air conditioning is rising. Facility operators will play a significant role in meeting the need.
Growth In Zero Energy Buildings
Report from New Buildings Institute reveals big picture advances across North America.
Cyber Security For Building Networks
As the threat grows, facility management has an expanded role protecting operational technology.
Essential Security Trends For FMs
From common risks to emerging threats, solutions for facilities teams are evolving and maturing.
Workplace Design: Creating Useful, Outdoor Spaces
Here are ideas to expand beyond the walls of your building.
Workplace Design: What Type Of Place Is The New Office?
Organizational change around the new workplace isn’t one size-fits-all, and facility management has a central role.
UV-C Lighting For Healthy Facilities
Already in use to combat pathogens, ultraviolet tools are now deployed against COVID-19.
Protecting Building Exteriors
Preventive, ongoing façade maintenance is vital to proper function and desired appearance.
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.