Building Envelope & Exteriors

Building envelopes (roof, walls, windows) control indoor air pressure, climate control and overall IAQ. Here we cover many important aspects of building envelope design; as well as other exterior architectural components. Facility Executive magazine covers all aspects of construction projects, modernization and ongoing operations for commercial buildings.



portable sink

All-In-One Hands-Free Portable Sink

Portable ENVIRO Series Hand Wash Sinks include sensor activated faucet, soap dispenser, and hand towel dispenser.
loader

InnoLIFT XXL Straddle Loader

The XXL Straddle Loader lifts its load and itself into and out of virtually any delivery vehicle.
pool regulations

Ambassador Service Enforces Pool Regulations

Planned Companies' Pool Ambassador service provides clients with an on-site professional or professionals who are responsible for enforcing pool regulations such as making sure guests are socially distanced and public swimming areas are kept sanitary during the COVID-19 pandemic.
fabric building

Side Entry & Gable Fabric Building Lines

Calhoun Super Structure launched two new fabric building product lines—its Side Entry (SE) line of building profiles and its Gable (GB) line of building profiles.
outdoor space

As Offices Evolve, Owners Look Outward

Even in densely populated locations, there are opportunities to design outdoor spaces for employees and visitors.
automatic door day

National Automatic Door Day

The American Association of Automatic Door Manufacturers (AAADM) announced the nation’s newest holiday—National Automatic Door Day on March 19th.
business continuity

Librestream Business Continuity Support

The Remote Expert Accelerator Program provides companies with instant access to LIbrestream's Onsight Connect remote expert and Onsight Workspace knowledge management services for 30 days.
pest activity

Stopping Pest Activity At The Door

Food facilities should utilize a thorough inspection of incoming goods to help prevent pest activity.
surveillance system

Memoreyes Outdoor Video Surveillance System

The Memoreyes outdoor surveillance system includes an Entry/Exit Monitoring System and an All Property Monitoring System that both report to a proprietary centralized data collection system and display.
xterior preventive maintenance

Protecting Building Exteriors

Preventive, ongoing façade maintenance is vital to proper function and desired appearance.
Sustainable Groundskeeping

Three Sustainable Groundskeeping Ideas

With these simple sustainable groundskeeping ideas, grounds and facilities departments can show they care about practices that are economically and environmentally viable.
façade inspections

Drones For Façade Inspections

The adoption of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) or drones in building and façade inspections has significant time and cost benefits.
wheel chock

Rite-Hite Advanced Wheel Chock System

The Global Wheel Chock is a manually positioned extra-long footbed that allows tires to maintain continuous downward force, reducing potentially hazardous movement during loading and unloading.
secure facilities

Safety During Building Rehabilitation

At secure facilities, building envelope rehabilitation projects don’t have to mean temporary relocation of building users, equipment, or collections.
museum building

Museum Building Design & Construction

Design and construction processes for better museum building and experiences
exterior lighting

Exterior Lighting Retrofits

Five considerations to help maintain safe light levels, meet energy efficiency codes, and reduce costs when retrofitting your exterior lighting system.
February 2021 Issue

Facility Executive: February 2021 Issue

The February 2021 issue looks back at the facility management challenges of 2020, as well as exteriors, cleaning, security and more. Plus, our own office move!
salt spreader

Hilltip IceStriker 1200-4200AM Salt Spreader

The Hilltip IceStriker 1200-4200AM is a 12V and 24V electric sand and salt spreader for trucks from 1/2 ton up to 15000 lbs GVWR.
stair nosing

Spectra 2-Stage Safety Stair Nosing

Suitable for steel pan or concrete poured steps, Spectra two-stage stair nosing is available with 18 standard colors or with high quality photoluminescent NITEGLOW treads.
luminescent windows

Luminescent Windows Generate Energy From Inside And Out

Rice engineers have developed polymer cores that redirect light from any source to solar cells.
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.