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.



HVAC contest

Friday Funny: Is HVAC Your Key To The Great Outdoors?

Open only to those who work with HVAC, Goodway Technologies’ 2018 Great Outdoors Sweepstakes will give two lucky winners Cabela’s gift cards just in time for fun outdoor activities!
smart cities

Smart Cities Council Bestows Readiness Challenge Grants

The five entities chosen this week will receive mentoring for a year, as well as tailored products and services to accelerate smart city initiatives.
workplace safety technology

DEKRA EBS Workplace Safety Technology

Exposure Based Safety is an approach to reducing risks in the workplace, fueled by new science and technology.
power meter

PM8000 Power Meter From Schneider Electric

The PM8000 Power Meter has been enhanced to ensure reliability and efficiency of power-critical facilities.
daylight saving time tired workers

Daylight Saving Time: Watch For Tired Workers On Monday

National Safety Council warns that workers in certain positions and industries who already have a higher risk of being drowsy, may be even more tired than usual on Monday.
water conservation

WRI, MIT Focus On Creating Water Management Database

World Resources Institute and MIT Sloan School of Management have proposed a method to help pinpoint where utilities and local governments may need to fortify water management efforts.
plumbing leak protection

RDT RS-360 Provides Plumbing Leak Protection

The RS-360 is a wireless plumbing leak detection and water main shutoff system.
equipment rental service

Industrial Scientific Rental Program Adds Fluke Instruments

Industrial Scientific will now offer a range of Fluke test and measurement instruments as part of its equipment rental service.
OSHA

OSHA Injury Reporting Tool From UL EHS Sustainability

Available through UL’s PureOHS platform, the reporting tool allows users to enter injury data once and receive outputs for all forms required by OSHA.

Sleepless In Miami

Survey finds professionals in Miami most often lose sleep over work-related issues; common culprits include workload, difficult business issues and interpersonal relationships.
daylighting

Maximizing Natural Light In Facilities

With Daylight Saving Time around the corner, consider the potential benefits of daylighting and daylight harvesting for your facilities.
indoor positioning solutions

Gozio Health Joins Acuity Brands’ Atrius™ IoT Solution

Gozio expanded its mobile wayfinding solution for healthcare to include Atrius indoor positioning solutions (IPS).
backpack vacuum

BPV-125 Backpack Vacuum for Dry Cleanup

The BPV-125 industrial backpack vacuum offers dry cleaning power for tight, cramped areas.
school shooter incidents

Collaborative Response Graphics From Critical Response Group

Collaborative Response Graphics® provides a solution to the biggest challenges first responders face during active school shooter incidents.
stormwater

Zinc-B-Gone Filters From StormwateRx

Available in Basic and Pro, this line of stormwater filters removes dissolved zinc and copper to strict stormwater benchmark and numeric action levels.
Zero Energy Buildings

U.S., Canada Home To Nearly 500 Zero Energy Buildings

The New Buildings Institute has measured more than 700% growth in ZE buildings since it began tracking projects in 2012.
indoor environments

Indoor Environments’ Impact On Wellness To Be Studied

Well Living Lab will undertake a three-year scientific research plan to identify how indoor environments affect five facets of people’s lives.

8 Tips For Onboarding Employees

The days and weeks after employees join your facility management department represent a time of unique opportunity.
PLC App

IDEC Releases PLC App for iOS & Android Devices

The WindEDIT Lite app for iOS and Android devices provides two-way access to the IDEC's family of MicroSmart FC6A programmable logic controllers (PLCs).
clogged toilets

Clogged Toilets Negatively Impact Business Perceptions

More than three-fourths of Americans (76 percent) have experienced a clogged toilet in a public restroom, according to a recent survey from Sofidel.
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.