Groundskeeping

In response to COVID-19, GBCI introduces these credits focused on landscape management and zero waste for buildings and sites.

Here are four ways a renewed focus on facility landscaping will benefit operations, revenue, and safety for businesses as shelter-in-place orders lift.

The company’s service involves the application of disinfectant products to walkways, patios or decks, fences, gates, playground equipment, stadium seating, park benches, outdoor furniture and tables, and most other outdoor hardscape surfaces.

Across the U.S., 16 hospitals are recognized for campus initiatives in wellness and community engagement through trees.

Nonprofit organization Keep America Beautiful announces the grant application period for its 2020 Cigarette Litter Prevention Program. Deadline is April 10, 2020.

The National Association of Landscape Professionals offers insight on making sure facilities are ready with a snow and ice management plan.

The October 2019 Issue looks at sustainability for buildings and grounds. Plus sensor technology, keeping facility grounds safe, and lighting retrofits.

Video from Propane Education & Research Council captures a "day in the life" for municipal fleets operating propane-powered mowers.

The summer season is here, and facility landscapes are front and center. Attend Facility Executive Live! this fall and learn how to showcase your site year-round.

Any commercial property with a wooded area nearby or a transition zone between a well-manicured lawn and a non-landscaped area can provide harborage for ticks.

The adaptive reuse of an on-site public works garage facility at Phipps is aimed at achieving three rigorous green building standard certifications.

The Center for Sustainable Landscapes at the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is the first project to be certified at the Platinum level under Version 2 of this rating system.

Husqvarna has introduced five new tree care and forestry professional chainsaws to the North American market.

A turf management major from Auburn University was selected as the winner of the 2019 Toro Super Bowl Sports Turf Training Program.

Wilson Morgan, winner of this year’s Toro Super Bowl Sports Turf Training competition, is in Atlanta preparing the field at Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the big game.

An eco-friendly green building product made in the U.S., Porous Pave offers superior permeability for optimal storm water retention, exceptional application versatility, and demonstrated durability.

Coca-Cola and Keep America Beautiful mark America Recycles Day with recycling bins grant program for public spaces and facilities.

The Hauler 4x4 series from Textron Specialized Vehicles is designed to perform the heavy lifting chores at a facility.

Improved communication with service providers for this winter maintenance task can support best practices, including those related to sustainability.

Available in three models and with multiple nozzles, these long-range rotors enable customized throw ranges for irrigation needs.

Professional lawn fertilization service providers will gather together May 4, 2018 in Greensboro, NC for the Lawncology® Pop-up: NC.

Irrigation system manufacturers have stepped up efforts to develop and market products designed to be more water efficient and to limit waste.

Employees who work outside or in open-air buildings are at greater risk of encountering disease-carrying mosquitoes.

A commercial landscape contractor provides tips to safeguard landscaping and property during heavy rains.

In honor of National Lawn Care Month, the National Association of Landscape Professionals has forecast the cities that will be most affected by lawn threats this spring and summer.

Identify inefficient watering practices and implement improvements to reduce your facility’s water usage and related costs.

The 5th annual tournament is a three-week, bracket-style competition to determine the most popular lawn mower brand in America.

Trailers123.com has launched its new, secure website offering the easiest way to shop online for an enclosed cargo trailer.

The National Association of Landscape Professionals shares its forecast of landscape trends expected to impact planning, design, and maintenance.

Shifting to more sustainable landscapes may often be easier than expected.

The continuing care retirement model is still the most popular senior living model in the U.S., but Baby Boomers have different ideas about where and how they want to age.

Designed to withstand extreme outdoor conditions, this waste and recycling product line offers a variety of options for facility exteriors.

Intentional design of outdoor spaces provides multiple benefits that can effectively support the organization and the people it employs and serves.

Here are six ways to improve stadium facility operations — and the guest experience in the meantime.

This California company has been the irrigation system partner for 13 new multi-sport and green- pace venues in and around Rio de Janeiro.

Facility executives and their service providers can address this health threat with diligent inspection of buildings and grounds.

Previously available only by custom request, these systems can be specified for all Cushman Hauler, Hauler X, and Hauler PRO models.

For effective maintenance and operation during winter months, facility managers can check out this checklist. But it doesn't end there.

This real-time visual warning system alerts motorists and others to icy surface conditions on roads, bridges, parking facilities, sidewalks, and loading docks.

Greener Groundskeeping: The SITES rating system aims to generate the sustainability and resiliency of landscapes.