Topics

The primary disciplines of facility management—building envelope & exteriors, construction & retrofits, energy, environment, facility management, interiors, safety, security, technology—along with other important topics are included in this section.



Monitoring Seismic Risk Of Your Building

Following a series of large earthquakes in the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas in the mid-1990s, seismic risk recommendations were changed to requirements.
adjustable benching

HAT Height Adjustable Benching System

The HAT Height Adjustable Benching System helps maximize floor space while contributing to employee health.

Bring Your Facility Into The Future With EcoStruxure™ Building Advisor

Schneider Electric’s collaborative smart building IoT platform is a comprehensive service portfolio designed to improve occupant comfort and asset value while reducing operating costs.

Communicate, For A Safer Workplace

In the potential complexity of emergency plans, straightforward communication throughout an event is a consistent requirement to mitigate damage.
VMS

Vicon Valerus 18.2 VMS

Valerus 18.2 includes automated NVR failover, enhanced configuration options that include an enhanced rules engine that can respond to external events, tighter controls for system access authorizations, and network-wide log collection and reporting.
DogHouse craft beer hotel

Friday Funny: The “Hoppiest” Hotel On Earth

Beer lovers rejoice! BrewDog has opened the doors to the world’s first craft beer hotel, located inside its Columbus, OH brewery.

Improving Business The Biophilic Way

How do you incorporate biophilia — a connection to nature — into a facility? Here are four strategies that are easier than you may think.
access management

Master Lock Vault Enterprise Access Management

Master Lock Vault Enterprise integrates easy-to-use software with Bluetooth-enabled security devices to streamline access management.
power quality meter

Schneider Electric Introduces PowerLogic ION9000

This newest addition to the EcoStruxure™ Power portfolio is a complete, innovative power quality meter for critical power applications.
recycling competition

Keep America Beautiful Kicks Off Eighth Annual Recycle-Bowl

The incentive-based recycling competition is open to all public and private schools in the United States.

Empire State Building Unveils Observatory Entrance

The new entrance on West 34th Street is the first phase of a redevelopment project expected to be complete by the end of 2019.
textiles

West Elm 3.0 Textiles Collection

West Elm 3.0 is a textiles collection inspired by trends seen in retail and is designed to be layered.
hand washing

Is Hand Washing Happening In Your Workplace?

The Healthy Hand Washing Survey by Bradley Corporation reveals that 56% of workers have seen colleagues leave the restroom without washing their hands.

More Than 130 Buildings To Light Up For Cancer Awareness

Across the U.S. and Canada, buildings will light up in a combination of Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) signature colors: orange, red, yellow, gray, and white.
linear LEDs

JESCO Multi-Mount Linear LEDs

The Archilinear series of luminaires brings a new approach to energy-efficient, high-performance pendant, wall-mount, and recessed linear LED lighting for building interiors.
phone booths

TP4 Telephone Booths By Boss Design

These new phone booths offer alternative private acoustic workspace for today’s evolving workplace.
Legionnaires Disease

Protecting Cities From Legionnaires’ Disease

South Bronx hospital adopts new anti-microbial cooling tower technology to stave off Legionnaires' Disease and other biological health threats.
small business cybersecurity

Defendify Delivers Small Business Cybersecurity

Defendify is a SaaS web-based platform designed and built exclusively for companies with 500 or fewer employees. It’s an all-in-one cybersecurity solution that is easy to implement and affordable yet comprehensive, powerful, and scalable.
flooring recycling program

Armstrong Flooring Reaches Recycling Milestone

The flooring company has recycled 100 million pounds of post-consumer flooring materials through its On&On™ Recycling Program.
winter maintenance

Snow And Ice Management For Facility Grounds

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