Tag: facilities management

Mo’ Money, Fewer Problems? Why Increasing Your Preventive Maintenance Budget Is Worth It

By Bryan Christiansen, Founder & CEO, Limble CMMS Dec 12, 2022 Maintenance and Operations

Updated: Dec 12, 2022

Preventive maintenance involves precautionary interventions and inspections conducted on equipment and facilities frequently to prevent failures, downtime, and workplace accidents. It includes activities like lubrication, visual inspection, cleaning, and calibration. Most facilities have established preventive maintenance schedules to guarantee the optimal performance of assets. Preserving a preventive strategy requires substantial budgets since facilities must conduct […]

How Facilities Professionals Can Make Their Buildings Healthy

By Corey Sipe, Associate Editor Dec 9, 2022 Design and Construction

Updated: Dec 9, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated how important it is to have a healthy work environment. The recent webinar “Healthy Building Strategies: Putting Sustainability and People First,” sponsored by biosafety technology company R-Zero, featured three facilities management professionals who explained what healthy buildings are and what can be done to make buildings more healthy.   Healthy buildings […]

Why Facilities Should ‘Spin the Narrative’ Around Hand Sanitizer (And One Stadium That Has)

By Ashley Wayman, Founder & CEO, Shimmy Dec 8, 2022 Maintenance and Operations

Updated: Dec 8, 2022

Hand sanitizer became a common feature at facilities long before 2020, but recent years have seen it become a routine fixture in our lives. Since the COVID-19 pandemic first hit, we’ve had first-hand experience of how useful sanitizer can be for maintaining personal hygiene. Yet some facilities may be seeing a decline in engagement with […]

Corporate Survey Finds ‘Dramatic Increase’ in Sustainable Building Initiatives

By Facilities Management Advisor Staff Dec 8, 2022 Energy Management and Lighting

Updated: Dec 8, 2022

Greater energy efficiency, better indoor air quality (IAQ), and meeting environmental, social, and governance (ESG) guidelines are three objectives currently prioritized by multinational organizations as they face increasing pressure to incorporate their building operations into their sustainability plans. These are among the key findings of a new report released by Honeywell and Reuters, which surveyed senior […]

Back to Basics: How to Address Lead Paint in Your Facilities

By Corey Sipe, Associate Editor Dec 7, 2022 Back to Basics

Updated: Dec 9, 2022

Back to Basics is an article series that highlights important, but possibly overlooked, information facilities management professionals should know. Facilities professionals seeking to renovate older buildings should do their due diligence to determine if their buildings have lead paint. Why Lead Paint Is Dangerous The dangers of lead-based paint (LBP) caused the federal government to […]

The Future of Energy Efficiency: EUI and Predictive Maintenance

By Dan Arant, Brightly Dec 2, 2022 Energy Management and Lighting

Updated: Dec 2, 2022

At the forefront of all facilities managers’ minds is the importance of reaching energy efficiency goals in the near term. All levels of government in the public sector, along with large companies of all sizes in the private sector, have set goals and expectations across the board to reduce carbon emissions, with the ultimate goal […]

The Top 25 U.S. Corporations Using Solar Energy

By Facilities Management Advisor Staff Nov 30, 2022 Data Centers

Updated: Nov 30, 2022

Led by tech and retail giants, American companies are installing record levels of solar to power their operations and now account for 14% of all installed solar capacity in the United States, according to the Solar Means Business 2022 report released by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). The report, which tracks and analyzes commercial solar adoption, named […]

How to Make Facilities More Resilient Against Stronger Storms

By Dr. Denis Phares, CEO, Dragonfly Energy Nov 30, 2022 Emergency Preparedness

Updated: Nov 30, 2022

As climate change progresses, we can expect storms to become more frequent and more intense. Already, coastal communities are experiencing the devastating effects of severe hurricanes and tropical storms, while midwestern communities are encountering massive destruction from tornadoes and hail. As storms only continue to worsen, ensuring our facilities are designed and built to withstand catastrophic […]

Webinar Watch: Predictive Maintenance – Why You Should Consider It

By Facilities Management Advisor Staff Nov 29, 2022 Building Controls

Updated: Nov 29, 2022

Learn about the importance of predictive maintenance at Facilities Management Advisor’s FREE webinar which will explore this ever-changing and growing field with no signs of slowing down. Can’t make it to the live event? No worries! All registrants also receive a link to an on-demand recording.   Thursday, December 8, 2022 Webinar | Predictive Maintenance: […]

6 Ways to Increase Building Security in High-Turnover Industries

By Josh Bray, LobiBox Nov 28, 2022 Access Control

Updated: Nov 28, 2022

As a facilities manager, you’re probably fulfilling a variety of duties. One minute you’re a janitor, the next you’re an accountant, and another you’re a technician. In other words, you’re the corporate equivalent of a Swiss Army knife. That said, you can’t ignore your basic functions, such as keeping your building secure while employees and visitors come […]