Tag: Maintenance
Four Types Of Concrete Damage And How To Address Them
The type of damage you see on your concrete is often a clue as to how it occurred in the first place. Proper diagnosing of the problem can help you determine how best to fix it, and how soon you need to address it.
Facility Management Critical To Infection Control
In a new report from JLL, Infection Control Rises to Top of C-Suite Agenda, a panel of facilities management infection control experts connect effective facility design, operations, and management to the ability to control and dramatically reduce healthcare-associated infections.
President Obama Proclaims May National Building Safety Month
Month-long celebration recognizes importance of dedicated professionals who keep buildings safe and maintain a resilient, energy-efficient infrastructure.
Question of the Week: How Can I Protect Employees From Zika Virus?
Zika virus has the potential to spread anywhere that mosquitoes capable of spreading the virus are found, according to OSHA and NIOSH.
Friday Funny: Eight Linemen, One Elevator
What happens when eight college offensive linemen cram into one elevator, testing the 2,500 pound weight limit?
Intelligent Restroom App from Kimberly-Clark Professional
With the app, facility managers collect data and alerts from sensors integrated into restroom amenities, from soap dispensers to air fresheners, as well as non-amenities like entrance doors.
EPA Honors Winners of 2015 Campus RainWorks Challenge
The challenge engages college and university students in reinventing the nation’s water infrastructure and developing green infrastructure systems to reduce stormwater pollution and build resilience to climate change.
Seven Ways To “Green” The Landscape For Earth Day
Seven practical ways facility executives can make their landscapes even “greener” this Earth Day, and throughout the year.
LED Plug-N-Play Replacement Lamp by Foreverlamp™
Foreverlamp™ introduces the industry’s First LED Plug-N-Play Replacement Lamp for 1000W MH applications.
Go Green, Save Green: Sustainable Laundry Operations
Though restroom and other domestic purposes use more water, laundry is a far more viable target for water and energy savings.
New Pressure Sensor by Sensaphone®
The new Sensaphone® Pressure Sensor is ideal for measuring and detecting loss of boiler pressure in hot water systems at large facilities including hotels, schools, hospitals, universities, and housing communities.
Milwaukee Tool M12™ Drain Snake
Milwaukee Tool's new M12 Drain Snake is developed specifically for the challenges plumbers, maintenance technicians, and facility managers encounter when cleaning fixtures and small drain lines.
Water Systems Strategies
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.
Choosing Carpet And Flooring That Meets Demand
Procurement standards help to maximize effective product selection and installation.
Atlanta Tops Mosquito Cities List
As temperatures increase, so will the threat of mosquito-borne illnesses like Zika virus.
Question Of The Week: Water Conservation Tips
The Alliance for Water Efficiency has provided a comprehensive list of water conservation tips for commercial, industrial, and institutional water use.
Five Things To Consider When Starting A Predictive Maintenance Program
Predictive maintenance is the practice of measuring a machine's actual condition to determine maintenance schedules rather than waiting and hoping things will be okay until the next scheduled maintenance.
More U.S. Companies Reporting on Sustainability
The number of S&P 500 corporations that reported their sustainability initiatives increased from 25 percent in 2013 to 31 percent in 2014.
Spring’s Here! Time To Start Planning For Winter
If you need to procure snow management services for next winter, now is the time to get started, according to a new timeline released by the Snow & Ice Management Association (SIMA).
New Product Flash: BannerDrop By Britten Studios
This motorized hoist is designed to ease the process of displaying (and changing) a banner in facilities.