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Latest: Second Act For Office Furniture - Develop a reuse plan for workplace furnishings to reduce environmental impact.
Second Act For Office Furniture
Develop a reuse plan for workplace furnishings to reduce environmental impact.
Green Cleaning For Safety
New guidelines from USGBC focus on facilities reopening safely while preserving sustainability efforts.
Designing For Wayfinding
Guiding facility occupants helps to provide both comfort and safety.
The Way Forward With WELL Certification
The new WELL Health-Safety Rating expands on IWBI focus for healthy facilities.
Green Buildings, Safety First
Four new pilot credits in the LEED rating system include a focus on surface cleaning and indoor air quality.
Five Tips For Hygienic Restrooms
Public spaces are scrutinized more than ever for cleanliness, and commercial restrooms are a big focus.
Pest Management Tips For Lodging Facilities
Take proactive measures to prevent pest infestations before these gain a foothold.
Laser Focused On Pest Birds
A new laser technology is suited to keep away pest birds from flat roofs and open spaces.
Welcome Back: The New Hotel Stay
Returning joy to the hotel guest experience can be achieved with a variety of design elements.
Five Changes On The Horizon For Parking Facilities
Look beyond the short-term impact of COVID-19 on parking management.
Energizing Facility Improvements
Tackling energy projects can be eased with energy service performance contracts.
Tips For Touch-Free Plumbing Retrofits
Touch-free plumbing fixtures provide a more sanitary option for facilities of any size and provide a quality option to improve public health
Five Ways To Begin Energy Benchmarking
For actionable insight, buildings are increasingly tracking and comparing energy performance.
10 Data Center Trends To Watch In 2020
Uptime Institute has identified factors impacting data centers for this year and beyond.
COVID-19 Special Feature: HVAC Filtration And COVID-19
Although there are still unknowns, here are ways air filtration may help clear the air in facilities.
Paints And Coatings For Commercial Spaces
Appearance is everything, but so is performance when choosing surface finishes in the facility.
Six Ways Submetering Improves Energy Insight
Energy meters in facilities can help reduce energy consumption, cut costs, and increase sustainability.
Wayfinding: Guide The Way With Color
Wayfinding through a facility can be enhanced with intentional choices of varied hues.
Budgeting For Roof Maintenance
At Broward College in South Florida, roofing condition assessments drive planning for this building component.
Restrooms That Recapture Water And Waste
At Georgia Tech, green restrooms inside a new campus building include composting toilets.
Six Tips For A Successful Lighting Retrofit
Designing to code and considering future needs help to minimize obstacles and maximize investment.
Technology For Workspace Planning
Room booking software and other tech tools empower employees to improve their working environments.
Fire Detection Intelligence
Current capabilities of this aspect of fire and life safety provide advanced and targeted protection.
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.
Hierarchy Of Controls For Electrical Safety
This framework of controls is key to keeping facility staff and others safe from electrical hazards.
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.
10 Data Center Trends To Watch In 2019
Which developments should you pay attention to for data center planning and operation?
Safer Schools: Intelligent Lighting
Connecting lighting systems in educational facilities can help to light the way to safety.
Design For Daylighting
Brighten the outlook of building occupants and reduce lighting costs by bringing natural light inside.
Making The Move, From Paper To Digital
Converting building information assets to a digital document management system pays dividends.
Facility Management SOLUTIONS For 2019
Take a look at these facility management products to meet your needs in the coming year.
Status Check For Green Restrooms
Tap into plumbing advancements for water conservation in commercial restrooms.
A Texas-Sized Facility Assessment
The state’s Department of Transportation ordered a long-term facility plan on a short-term schedule.
Guidance On Anti-Terrorism Security
Assessing facilities against Best Practices for Anti-Terrorism Security (BPATS) is a multi-faceted process.
Expanding On Mass Notification
When it comes to mass notification, consider integration capabilities to provide for improved situational awareness and emergency response.
If A Tree Falls… Environmental Acoustics
From the innocuous to obnoxious, a multitude of sound sources surrounds many facilities.
Site Planning And Stormwater
Whether building a new facility or expanding, site water management should be an early consideration.
Aiming For Zero Energy In Existing Buildings
Facility management is on the front line of an expanding vision for the built environment.
Facility Executive Magazine Turns 30
Since the first issue was published in 1988 much has changed. Facility management has evolved with the times.
Snow And Ice Management For Facility Grounds
Improved communication with service providers for this winter maintenance task can support best practices, including those related to sustainability.
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