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Accessibility In Facility Renovations
Here are several keys to achieving ADA compliance in commercial buildings.
Four Data Center Trends To Watch In 2018
Significant developments, both internal and external, are impacting data center facilities.
Low-Key Flooring
Keep these facility surfaces in good condition with minimal floor maintenance.
Seeing The Way To A Well-Lit Exterior
Consider the potential for glare, and how to avoid its effects when planning an exterior lighting project.
Document Management: A Primer
Tools for recordkeeping are more sophisticated than ever as the need for these capabilities grows.
WE•Stand For Safe, Reliable Water
A recently published ANSI Standard for plumbing covers a broad range of water efficiency and safety concerns for facilities.
Mass Notification: 5 Factors To Consider
Whether focused on routine alerts or emergency events, check this list when evaluating life safety systems.
Comprehensive Floor Care Strategies
Consider appearance and safety simultaneously when planning a facility floor maintenance program.
Planning Facility Signage
Establish wayfinding standards to improve visitor and staff experiences, now and in the future.
Greening The Roof
Roof gardens help ease stormwater management, as well as HVAC system and general maintenance demands.
Business Practice Optimization For Facility Management
With strategic planning increasingly important, “envisioning, enabling, and evolving” are keys to success.
Time For Pest Birds To Leave The Nest
Identify behaviors to implement effective bird control around facilities.
Maintaining Multiple Roofs With Technology
For national and regional corporations that want to renew their roofing systems, one of the best strategies is a strong service and maintenance program with a national commercial roofing network.
Protecting Roofs From Severe Weather
Maintenance is key to extending the life of commercial roofing through extreme weather conditions.
Improving Building Projects
Three ways for facility project managers to control construction costs — and obtain quality results.
Serve Up Sound Quality In Senior Living
Acoustical design in dining rooms is an important concern in senior living facilities.
Managing Healthcare Facilities Amid Uncertainty
Basic real estate and facilities management principles can provide healthcare facilities a point of certainty in uncertain times.
A Deeper Shade Of Green
Heightened occupant engagement is significant to maximizing energy efficiency initiatives.
Data Center Optimization
A mandate to federal data centers in the U.S. poses requirements useful to facility operators in all sectors.
Restrooms Fixtures And Water Savings
Evaluate these items periodically to ensure conservation features are operating as expected.
Beyond The Task Of Illumination
There are strategies for facilities to implement office lighting for circadian health and well-being.
Task Tuning In Commercial Buildings: A Field Study
This lighting controls strategy is used to reduce energy use while maintaining occupant comfort.
Choose Flooring Wisely
Specific facility conditions dictate proper commercial flooring selection.
Beyond Energy Savings: Disruptive Technologies In Lighting
Disruptive lighting control technologies including LEDs, evolving software, and wireless protocols offer additional advantages beyond energy savings.
Simplify With Networked Lighting Controls
While this lighting technology seems to add complexity, its features help to streamline facility operations.
Investigating Moisture Intrusion In Roofs
Systematic, preventive roofing maintenance helps to identify and address any chinks in the building envelope armor.
Integrated Ceiling Systems
Streamline an interiors project by exploring this option that merges multiple building systems.
Space Heating In High Bay Facilities
The U.S. Department of Energy recently tested HTHV technology—High Temperature Heating & Ventilation—compared to traditional unit heaters.
Retailer Tackles Energy Retrofit With PACE Financing Tool
Florida-based BrandSmart USA carried out a $2 million+ energy retrofit by employing the Property Assessed Clean Energy finance tool. Facility management service firm ABM managed the project for the retailer.
Green Building Programs: Toward High Performance Facilities
In assessing sustainability goals for 2017, an overview of five green building programs provides recent updates.
Can Security Technology Replace Guard Force?
Facility executives can work toward an effective balance for site security using these six steps.
Roofing Maintenance, Dollars And Sense
A well-defined proactive roofing maintenance plan delivers value by maximizing roof performance and service life.
Lighting Maintenance: LED Lighting Retrofits
While the benefits are increasingly clear, facilities should note these four tips to avoid LED lighting failure.
FM Issue Bonus: Powering The Evolving Facility
Delivering an infrastructure to meet operational needs calls for a holistic approach and attention to technology trends.
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Are you responsible for protecting your staff, facility and mitigating risks from both internal and external threats? Deterring specific behavior, increasing awareness of the exact activities occurring each day, and adding protocols help to prevent incidents from happening and enhance the safety of your overall organization.
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