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We here at Facilities Management Advisor have wrapped up a successful FM Compliance Week 2023! The week included webinars and digital resources regarding facility compliance to serve facilities managers who are tasked with operations and maintenance work. They are also responsible for keeping building occupants safe, healthy, and happy. To succeed, they must be in […]
On this latest episode of FMA Shorts, Kurt Neubek, an architect, certified facility manager, and firmwide healthcare practice leader with Page, discusses the impact that sustainability and changing building codes may have on facilities management.
Honeywell recently released its 1Q 2023 Environmental Sustainability Index, a quarterly indicator of key trends pertaining to global efforts in climate change mitigation and other sustainability initiatives. The global study, which surveyed more than 750 business leaders involved in the sustainability process, revealed that nearly 98% of organizations have been at least somewhat or extremely successful in […]
Now that we are halfway through winter, facilities professionals doing their own snow removal in areas of the country that have seen a lot of the white stuff might realize they don’t have the proper equipment. It’s important for large facilities like colleges, hospitals, and malls that have big areas comprising parking lots, roads, and […]
Be sure to join us for our Facilities Management Compliance Week on Feb. 20-24, 2023! We’ll be publishing compliance-focused content, and special highlights of this year’s FREE event include a panel discussion on Monday, Feb. 20, and an educational session on Tuesday, Feb. 21. Can’t make it to the live webinars? No worries! All registrants […]
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan announced a new pledge from electric utilities to support efforts to electrify the nation’s school bus fleet. Regan unveiled the pledge while visiting Wabaunsee USD 329 School District in Alma, Kansas, to celebrate the delivery of the state’s first all-electric school buses. He also highlighted federal […]
Facility managers play an important role in ensuring indoor air quality (IAQ). The direct and indirect impacts of IAQ are well understood, particularly for those who suffer from lung or heart conditions. The U.K.’s National Health Service (NHS) has estimated that poor IAQ may cost the country up to £20 billion (~$24 billion) annually and […]
Facilities managers must determine what drinking fountain options are available and which will best meet their needs when purchasing drinking fountains, bottle filler stations, or combination fixtures. To discuss these choices, Justin Dunn, Senior Field Marketing Specialist, and Hayden Del Dotto, Specification Manager, of Haws Corporation presented a webinar on January 25 entitled “Electric Water […]
With Super Bowl LVII less than a month away, the City of Phoenix said it stands ready to achieve its goal of hosting the “greenest Super Bowl events yet.” By diverting 92% of waste produced at downtown Super Bowl activities away from the landfill, Phoenix would meet (and exceed) the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) definition of […]
The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) has released “Experts’ Assessment, Vol. 2: Future working environments and support functions toward 2030.” The in-depth analysis covers what the facility management (FM) industry has learned since IFMA’s first Experts’ Assessment study was conducted in 2020, as well as how changing organizational priorities are shaping the future of the built […]