Tag: COVID-19

Hybrid Workplace

Securing The New Hybrid Workplace: Opportunities And Challenges

The vast majority of employees favor a hybrid work environment, but cite challenges to security and productivity, finds a new report from Entrust.
hybrid work

Right-Sizing Office Space For Hybrid Work

Consider an effective strategy that utilizes data and digital tools to reimagine, rebalance, and reconfigure facilities space for the new normal.
healthy indoor air

Follow The Science To Combat COVID-19

To protect building occupants, stay informed on effective practices for healthy indoor air and other strategies.
Hospitality

Hospitality That Floors Guests

In Round Rock, TX, flooring installation at Kalahari Resorts & Conventions pivots to meet timeline — while delivering on client expectations.
infection prevention

Cleaning And COVID-19

As facilities maintenance teams move forward, the industry has learned several lessons.
Security Trends

Essential Security Trends For FMs

From common risks to emerging threats, solutions for facilities teams are evolving and maturing.
August 2021 Issue

Facility Executive: August 2021 Issue

The August 2021 issue looks at health, safety and security. Plus, mobile technology, energy, and getting your facility ready for winter.
List N

Benefect, Fiberlock List N Disinfectants Effective Against Delta Variant

U.S. EPA expects both of ICP's List N disinfectants to kill all strains of COVID-19, including the Delta Variant.
Unvaccinated Workers

OSHA Updates Guidance On Protecting Unvaccinated Workers

Updated guidance expands information on ways to protect workers from COVID-19 in higher-risk workplaces with mixed-vaccination status workers.
airborne pathogens

Steelcase, Kontrol Team Up To Provide Air Quality Monitoring, Viral Detection Technology

Partnership will provide real-time detection of airborne pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2 to help make workplaces safer as organizations return to the office
Work Locations

Should I Stay Or Should I Go? Employee Views On Work Locations

ADP Research Institute finds social connection, promotion opportunities, work/life boundaries are most cited benefits of on-site work, but remote work comes with advantages and preferences.
Healthy Building Mark

LBA Realty First To Achieve Healthy Building Mark For Indoor Environment

Buildings that have achieved performance in five critical areas of assessment — air, water, hygiene, light, and acoustics — can earn the UL Verified Healthy Building Mark for Indoor Environment.
meetings

Would Fewer Meetings Enhance American Workers’ Productivity?

New survey reveals the frustration of cumbersome meetings, citing time wasted and fatigue, as one in five workers reports having four to six meetings per day.
Corpus Christi, TX

USS Lexington Museum Receives GBAC STAR Facility Accreditation

The aircraft carrier is the first of its kind in the world to earn the gold standard of cleanliness, joins other businesses and attractions in Corpus Christi.
Flexible Buildings

How To Create Flexible Buildings Ready For The New World Of Work

COVID-19 has prompted reconsideration of what office buildings are really for, and how they should perform in the future. With more flexible work patterns, flexible teams and flexible organizations, should we also demand more flexible buildings?
contactless

Considering Contactless Technologies For Buildings

Amidst this widespread trend, Powering Chicago, a partnership between IBEW Local 134 and NECA, is seeing high interest in contactless options throughout buildings.
employee health

Healthier Buildings And Employee Experience

How the pandemic will reshape how buildings factor into employee satisfaction and experience.
healthcare facilities

Realty Trust Group Offers Guidance On Healthcare ETS

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, OSHA's Emergency Temporary Standards address a number of enhanced standards designed to protect employees in healthcare facilities.
school district

Amidst Challenges, K-8 School Campus Construction Beats Budget

The project team for this education campus outside of Sacramento, CA collaborated to reduce the budget by $5 million, despite challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Listen Now: Welcome Occupants Back To Your Healthy Building

Move forward with confidence by implementing a 360° approach to facilities health and safety.
Workforce Shortages Webinar

Worried About Workforce Shortages? Effective Strategies To Stay Ahead

During this free webinar, you'll learn the top 5 strategies that facility maintenance pros are implementing to overcome workforce shortages.
Webinar, Facility Capital Improvements

View This Free Video Webinar: Maximizing Value For Facility Master Planning

A panel of Facility Management leaders discuss long-term planning challenges and answer questions about maximizing the value of conducting a Facility Condition Assessments (FCA).

[VIDEO] Collect Asset Data at the Speed of Walking a Building

AI powered data collection with AkitaBox Capture. Take a picture of the asset nameplate, touch the floor plan to locate the asset and move to the next asset. Save up to 90% of your time in the field with AkitaBox Capture AI.