Special Reports

This lighting controls strategy is used to reduce energy use while maintaining occupant comfort.

Specific facility conditions dictate proper commercial flooring selection.

Disruptive lighting control technologies including LEDs, evolving software, and wireless protocols offer additional advantages beyond energy savings.

While this lighting technology seems to add complexity, its features help to streamline facility operations.

Systematic, preventive roofing maintenance helps to identify and address any chinks in the building envelope armor.

Streamline an interiors project by exploring this option that merges multiple building systems.

The U.S. Department of Energy recently tested HTHV technology—High Temperature Heating & Ventilation—compared to traditional unit heaters.

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.

In assessing sustainability goals for 2017, an overview of five green building programs provides recent updates.

Facility executives can work toward an effective balance for site security using these six steps.

A well-defined proactive roofing maintenance plan delivers value by maximizing roof performance and service life.

While the benefits are increasingly clear, facilities should note these four tips to avoid LED lighting failure.

Delivering an infrastructure to meet operational needs calls for a holistic approach and attention to technology trends.

Building automation systems are one avenue for a cyber attack. A recent survey examines perceived roles.

In early 2016, a long anticipated lease accounting standard revision was approved.

Whether in a hospital, medical office building, or urgent care center, healthcare waiting rooms aim to provide comfort and convenience.

Results indicate high customer satisfaction and proper staffing levels are high on the list of campus facility management priorities.

Over the last two decades, extreme drought events in the U.S. have vividly illustrated the imperative for technologies that increase water usage efficiency as well as strategies and methods to reduce demand.

The planning, implementation, operation, and maintenance of physical security—whether for one facility or many—will benefit from facility executives taking the stance of a common sense approach to the task.

This year’s Readers’ Choice Awards features companies in more than 40 categories, whose products and services were rated highest by facility management professionals based on aesthetics, reliability, value, and customer service.

In Hamilton County, OH, Ralph W. Linne, director of county facilities, tames management tasks with technology and shapes a long-term energy plan.

Energy engineer at the MillerCoors facility recognized for successful initiatives shares five keys to improve energy efficiency.

With the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) Fellows Program, facility leaders execute operational improvements as part of Retrofit Chicago.

Facility management executives can create resilient facilities by employing green strategies to combat extreme weather.

At Broward College in South Florida, dispersed capabilities were brought into a centralized system.

When it comes to exterior surveillance, the interaction of lighting and security cameras plays an important role in facility protection.

Whether a resident backup system or on-call emergency plan, these temporary tools should be deployed quickly.

The planning process can consider these six factors.

Monitoring conditions during work on a site keeps disruptions to patients in check.

It's time for an ADA compliance check as the law's 25th anniversary arrives.

Unwanted furniture does not need to go into a landfill.

Ceilings are significant for both visual and acoustic comfort.

At Sinclair Community College in Dayton, OH, leveraging technology clarified priorities for informed decisions.

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.

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

Specialty products can help mitigate door damage, lower repair costs, and reduce downtime.

When lowering HVAC energy demands is a goal, the most effective choice is not one-size-fits-all.

The newest technologies can elevate worker protection.

TFM's 21st annual Readers' Choice Awards highlight preferred vendors and service providers in more than 40 categories.

Churchill’s not in the running, so nominate an outstanding facility manager you know today. From the September 2013 issue.