Winter matting keeps buildings safe and clean
Winter is coming, and facility managers, whether commercial, residential or institutional, know that carpets are a key factor in keeping premises clean and safe for occupants. Choosing the right mats, combining them correctly, and maintaining them regularly are all...
Is What We’re Doing Working?
Throughout the past decade, some things in the OT cybersecurity industry have not changed or, at least, changed very little. A small percentage of asset owners has detection tools deployed at scale, despite it being an established product market. Systems remain...
Going it alone
Technology is the key to ensuring lone worker safety says Jon Woodforth, Chief Technology Officer at Totalmobile As the clocks turn back and the nights draw in, the challenges faced by lone workers across the FM sector become even more pronounced. In the darker,...
Under half of construction projects achieve sustainability goals
NBS (powered by Hubexo), a leading specification and product information platform for the construction industry, reveals further findings from its ‘Sustainable Futures’ report – a study aimed at understanding sustainability attitudes and protocols within the...
OSHA ‘Encouraged’ by Decline in Worker Death Investigations
Fewer workers are dying from hazards where the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has focused its enforcement resources. Preliminary agency data show a decrease in fatalities the agency is mandated to investigate, including significant reductions in...
Building Safety Act awareness is rising
Awareness of the Building Safety Act and its implications is growing across the building services sector according to new research commissioned by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). The industry-wide survey, carried out by AMA Research on behalf of...
How AI and Smart Systems are Creating a New Era for Facility Managers
Employee well-being is a top priority in modern workplaces, and smart building systems, including AI-integrated IoT devices, are revolutionizing how facility managers optimize indoor environmental quality (IEQ), operational efficiencies, and costs. These technologies...
Delivering the strategy: The COO agenda
We’ve all heard someone say that something is “on” or “part of” the COO agenda. But all too often, what that means is unclear. Indeed, in a recent roundtable discussion, few COOs said that they had taken the time to think through and define their agenda. Part of the...
Property Maintenance in One Sweep
In today’s fast-paced property management landscape, facility managers face a constantly shifting set of responsibilities. Not only are they tasked with preserving property values and ensuring resident satisfaction, but also with adapting to new technological trends,...
Vancouver approves False Creek park design
Vancouver has approved designs for the first phase of East Park, a new waterfront destination park on False Creek in Vancouver’s Olympic Village. The concept for the 1.2-hectare park is shaped by the Guiding Principles for the design of parks in...