Magazine

For this year’s Readers’ Choice Awards, the survey included more than 40 categories, and facility management professionals were asked to indicate what companies they rated highest based on product aesthetics, product reliability, value, and customer service.

The magazine's Facility Executive of the Year winner is recognized for his effort to transform his department at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus.

Discovering new products and services to improve operations is a boon to busy facility executives. These sound bites offer efficient service solutions.

The year draws to a close, and this issue of the magazine once again covers every aspect of the facility management profession along with special year end coverage.

One facility manager with hard to reach lighting asks, "what lighting maintenance challenges have you encountered?"

Multi-phase improvements at a senior living facility in Ottawa, IL call for a conscious focus on occupant safety.

At the University of Baltimore, a new facility features passive heating and cooling, and natural ventilation.

Informed maintenance of the building envelope can significantly improve energy savings.

An alternative to lead-acid batteries, this type of energy storage system has been adopted by a Dallas, TX healthcare campus.

Historically, water efficiency has taken a backseat to energy efforts, but this is all changing now.

Facilities Management Expert Kevin Folsom explains how and why the OSHA reporting requirements changed.

HVAC systems and room air currents significantly impact transmission of airborne illness.

Implementing third-party services is more successful when applied with change management principles.

Resolving the challenges of facility systems integration requires a clear look at how building automation protocols interact.

This article features four products that cover HVAC innovations.

This article features four products that cover facilities management software.

In this issue, TFM's Annual Green Report includes a selection of articles addressing a variety of sustainability concerns. FM Frequency: It's Not Easy Being Green(er) - Tech And FM: The Enernet - The Next Frontier? - Facility Retrofit: Green Roof Revisit - Services & Maintenance: All-Around Green Clean - Alternative Energy Trends: Deep Impact With Energy Retrofits - FM Issue: Managing Security Services - LEED Case Study: Triple LEED

Cleaning products have an impact on the environment and the workers, so an effective program must be executed carefully.

An effective security program requires communicating key parameters.

At Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, MI, a vegetative roof is thriving after more than a decade in place.