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Safety With Energy Storage Systems
The soon to be released NFPA 855, Standard on the Installation of Stationary Energy Storage Systems impacts facilities with on-site systems.
Fire Detection Intelligence
Current capabilities of this aspect of fire and life safety provide advanced and targeted protection.
Roofing Maintenance: Five Questions To Ask
A trio of experts discuss roofing issues their facility management customers are most concerned about, and questions they ask about maintaining their roofs.
Vertical Transportation: Keep It Moving Through The Building
When it comes to vertical transportation, prevent downtime and foster safety with regular inspections of elevator and escalator systems.
Why CMMS Projects Get Off Track
Choosing a computerized maintenance management system impacts not only the facilities team, but potentially the entire organization.
Hierarchy Of Controls For Electrical Safety
This framework of controls is key to keeping facility staff and others safe from electrical hazards.
Security Trends And Facility Management
Here is a look at common issues facing facility executives when it comes to building security.
Facility Executive | August 2019 Issue
The August 2019 issue looks at workplace violence, security trends, and fire safety.Plus HVAC controls, roofing maintenance, energy storage, and more.
An Eye On Workplace Violence
Here are seven best practices to reduce your organization’s workplace violence risk and be better prepared if incidents do occur.
Solar, Waste Heat Help Power Athletic Facility
At Phillips Academy in Andover, MA, a new student athletic facility achieved LEED Platinum certification.
Office Fit Outs And Connectivity
Here are five ways to help reduce IT spend when setting up new office space. Plus, 10 trends shaping the digital workplace.
Cyber-Smart Strategies For Smart Buildings
In the age of smart buildings, the realm of operational technology needs cyber security equal to those employed for IT systems.
Reshaping Energy Management
With advances in energy management systems (EMS) and controls technologies, supermarket and other food retailers now have the ability to automate energy best practices.
Duality Of Workplace Design Strategy
When it comes to workplace design strategy, consider the evolution in emerging big data design versus the traditional approach.
Adaptive Reuse Creates New Healthcare Facility
In Moorestown, NJ, designing a cancer care center included both existing and new elements.
Updated Legionella Guidance On The Way
A supplement to ASHRAE Standard 188, the revised Guideline 12-2000R is expected to be published later this year.
A Fresh Look At Green Cleaning
With sustainability in mind, here are two facility cleaning materials to look at anew.
Factoring In Ergonomic Furniture
Benefits should exceed costs when office ergonomics is done right.
Designing For Innovation In The Workplace
A facility focused on research spurred steel manufacturer AK Steel to craft spaces conducive to collaboration and inspiration.
Facility Executive | June 2019 Issue
The June 2019 issue looks at the impact of workplace design on productivity, plus smart buildings, green cleaning, energy management, and more.
Renewable Energy Data Book Shares 2017 Stats
Annual publication from U.S. DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory reports on development across the nation, and around the world.
10 Data Center Trends To Watch In 2019
Which developments should you pay attention to for data center planning and operation?
Stop Refrigerant Leaks Before They Start
Rising costs and new environmental regulations call for facilities to enact proactive refrigerant management programs.
Keep Birds From Nesting At Facilities
Examine the current situation, and evaluate the site to plan next steps to deter pest birds. Plus, advice for repelling mosquitoes.
Safer Schools: Intelligent Lighting
Connecting lighting systems in educational facilities can help to light the way to safety.
Flexible Furniture Revives Office
An office redesign at Victory Renewables, LLC in Southlake, TX has improved employee comfort and collaboration.
Design For Daylighting
Brighten the outlook of building occupants and reduce lighting costs by bringing natural light inside.
Upgrading Exterior Lighting To LED?
Don’t overlook opportunity for monetary and operational savings through a lighting control system.
The (Tech) Elephant In The Room
Smart building technology has the potential to deliver many operational benefits, but success ultimately depends on human understanding.
ADA Compliance For Facilities
Keep current with Americans with Disabilities Act developments to make better facilities decisions.
Facility Executive | April 2019 Issue
The April 2019 issue features an in-depth look at intelligent lighting's impact on your facility, plus HVAC, flexible furniture, pest control, safer schools, and more.
Improving Long-Term HVAC Performance
Cumulative impact of three operational strategies helped a multi-tenant office building recertify LEED and boost its ENERGY STAR score.
Moving Buildings Toward Clean Energy
There are many tools available to facility management teams that can be used to propel buildings to zero-emission energy goals.
Making The Move, From Paper To Digital
Converting building information assets to a digital document management system pays dividends.
Impact Occupant Behavior To Increase Recycling Rates
Facilities teams are a key to encouraging and easing this waste management effort.
2019 Facility Executive Readers’ Choice Awards
In this annual survey of Facility Executive readers, votes were cast for product and service suppliers preferred during 2018.
Recladding From The Past
With certain energy efficient building envelope improvements, facilities go back to the future.
The Invisible Failure Of Facility Security Programs
The tactical elements of physical security programs often get the most attention, at the expense of strategic factors.
Facility Executive Of The Year 2019
Richie Stever, director of operations and maintenance, University of Maryland Medical Center, aims high and delivers results.
Fortifying Against Water, Energy Waste
A leaky building at Owens Community College in Perrysburg, OH has a new lease on life with the installation of an exterior cladding product.
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