Tag: health

What Facilities Managers Should Know About Wellness Rooms

By Corey Sipe, Associate Editor Oct 17, 2024 Design and Construction

Updated: Oct 17, 2024

Facilities managers (FMs) should consider adding wellness rooms when renovating or constructing new facilities so that occupants, such as employees or students, can relax and calm down when they’re stressed out. You want to create a safe environment for the people who are using your building. Adding these rooms gives individuals the environment to take […]

USGBC Officials Reveal Details of LEED Version 5 Draft

By Corey Sipe, Associate Editor Dec 5, 2023 Design and Construction

Updated: Dec 5, 2023

During a November 16 webinar, more information was released regarding the highly anticipated draft of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) version 5 Operations and Maintenance (O&M) rating system. The draft was released in September 2023 at the 2023 Greenfield Conference and Expo. While the launch of LEED […]

How Facilities Managers Can Maintain a Safe Workplace

By Corey Sipe, Associate Editor Jun 21, 2023 Building Controls

Updated: Jun 21, 2023

While many people think keeping facilities safe is solely dependent on security access control measures like biometrics, keycards, and other electronic locks, nothing could be further from the truth. Lesley Groff, Senior Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds at UGI Utilities Inc., recently spoke during the Facilities Management Advisor webinar “The Facility Manager’s Role in Maintaining […]