Author: FM College Admin

  Across hospitals, airports, schools and other multi-use facilities, expectations around energy performance and decarbonization continue to rise. Owners and operators face mounting pressure to reduce emissions, meet regulatory mandates and deliver resilient systems, all without compromising comfort or reliability. Heat pump technologies have emerged as one of the most viable pathways to meeting these…

It’s a tough time for corporate sustainability. Budgets are tighter, teams are smaller and many companies are more reluctant to speak publicly about the work they’re doing. The focus has shifted from bold vision to practical results. A pattern has emerged in conversations that my colleagues and I at Trellis have had over the past…

Artificial intelligence (AI) has arrived in facilities management with impressive speed. Across buildings, the technology is surfacing early warnings, spotting unusual patterns, and recommending fixes long before a human would. However, what hasn’t caught up are the workflows around it. Facility leaders need a much clearer view of where AI should lead, where humans must…

With operational costs continuing to rise and ESG targets expanding, FMs are under pressure to deliver the same high standards while managing restricted budgets. In a poll by CBRE 77 per cent said cost and value for money were the biggest influences on their purchasing decisions. However, these challenges can help drive innovation. By rethinking…

After decades of progress, U.S. workplace fatality rates have plateaued at more than 5,000 annually, across all workplaces. Each is preventable with the right systems in place. With this in mind, the National Safety Council and NCCCO Foundation have launched a free tool to help employers eliminate serious incidents and fatalities (SIFs). The Organizational Safety…

Dive Brief:  The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bipartisan bill to modernize the National Environmental Policy Act and fast-track federal approval of U.S. infrastructure projects, according to a press release from Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine), one of the bill’s co-sponsors. The Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act seeks to limit…