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.



heated gear

Milwaukee Tools’ Heated Gear

This fall, Milwaukee Tool will kick off its ninth season of heated gear with a refreshed line of products that feature faster heating technology and garment improvements.
construction projects

Tips For Owners On Construction Project Planning

The AIA Large Firm Roundtable led a coalition of construction industry organizations to create a guide for building owners focused on causes of uncertainty in construction projects.

IFMA Foundation Welcomes New Executive Director

Diane Coles Levine, a driver of workplace strategy within the facility management community for more than 25 years, has taken this role beginning July 2, 2018.
wood floor care

Diversey & Bona Wood Floor Care Program

Diversey and Bona's Wood Floor Care Program consists of tools, floor finishes, and cleaners to help schools maintain valuable flooring assets in areas such as gymnasiums.
bullies at work

Friday Funny: Is There A Jerk At Your Work?

Are you being treated like dirt at your job and don’t know what to do about it? A Stanford professor has created a guide to working with bullies, creeps, jerks, tyrants, tormentors, despots, backstabbers, and egomaniacs.

Lochinvar Boosts CREST Condensing Boiler Efficiency

An upgraded combustion system and new 316L stainless steel heat exchanger provides up to 96% thermal efficiency in six models.
high temperature labels

TE High Temperature Labels

T1K, T2K, and TSK white self-adhesive labels are suitable for identifying components and assemblies that will undergo high temperature processes or environments such as soldering on printed circuit boards (PCB).
video surveillance

Video Surveillance For A Smart, Connected Building

A group effort from all technologies is what makes a building smart, and video surveillance is an important technology in the connected story.
restroom partitions

New SRBX HQ Installs Scranton Products

Scranton’s Aria restroom partitions have been installed in the new Sacramento Regional Builders Exchange (SRBX) headquarters building in Northern California.
3D scans

3D Scans For Mechanical Room Renovations

This buildings technology has changed the way MEP renovations can be designed, phased, and budgeted, especially where mechanical systems are mission-critical to facility operations.
treadmill

SportsArt VERDE ECO-POWR Treadmill

VERDEi is a treadmill capable of harnessing human power and converting it to utility grade electricity.
Buy American Act Compliant LED T8 Tubes

MaxLite Introduces Buy American Act Compliant LED T8 Tubes

The BAA-compliant LED T8 tubes support government, military, education, and healthcare facilities in their lighting upgrades.
MADE: In America Award

Gordon Brush Wins MADE: In America Award

Gordon Brush, certified American manufacturer of brooms and brushes, is the 2018 winner of the MADE: In America Award.
Paper Towel System

New enMotion® Flex Paper Towel System From GP PRO

Innovative new system, winner of a 2017 ISSA Innovation Award, is designed to help facility managers reduce waste, improve productivity, and enhance customer satisfaction.
employee inclusion

New Survey Template Measures Employee Belonging, Inclusion

The template helps companies determine areas of focus to foster an inclusive workplace for underrepresented groups across race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, and more.

Honeywell Introduces Low GWP Refrigerant, Solstice N41

This nonflammable, R-410A replacement refrigerant has received a provisional number and a preliminary A1 designation from ASHRAE, one stipulation needed to bring the product to market.
facility management

IFMA 2018-19 Executive Committee, Board Of Directors

The International Facility Management Association has announced member-elected executive committee and new appointees of its global board of directors for the 2018-19 fiscal year.
federal facilities

EPA Recognizes Efficient Federal Facilities

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently highlighted facilities with reduced environmental impact during FY17 through the Federal Green Challenge.
security data

Vaxtor & OnSSI Improve Security Data

New integration enables Vaxtor’s advanced LPR analytics to be deployed across OnSSI’s Ocularis VMS platform for analytics that can recognize, capture, and archive data on license plates, railway vehicles, USDOT numbers, shipping containers, and more.
circuit breaker

Schneider Electric Introduces Masterpact MTZ Circuit Breaker

Product offers EcoStruxure Power capabilities required to build smart, dependable, sustainable power distribution systems; provides seamless integration with building and energy management systems.
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.