Skills Gap Remains Wide in Facilities Management
Many candidates lack the skills that are needed to be a facilities manager. There continues to be a labor shortage amongst trade industries, and facilities management is no stranger to this scenario. It’s more than just struggling to recruit and retain new workers,...
Incorporating fire protection into your maintenance program
As a maintenance manager, fire protection is a critical part of your preventative maintenance plan to stay compliant, protect your building, and keep your staff and visitors safe. Research shows that commercial building fires cost businesses about 155 million dollars...
The Role of Diaphragms and Shear Walls in Creating Resilient Structures
When designing a building for lateral loads such as those generated by wind or earthquakes, engineers have several options. Lateral loads may be transferred to the foundation via braced frames or moment frames; diagonal rods, or flat diagonal bracing (including let-in...
Eradicate Information Gaps
Eradicate Information Gaps Industrial cybersecurity continues to have information gaps that introduce preventable risk and increase vulnerabilities. To eradicate these gaps—including systems information, the risks within those systems, and information about best...
Bearing Fluting With Shaft Brushes?
In the past year we’ve been evaluating conditions in wind generation and industrial applications in which shaft brushes exist but electrically related bearing damage occurs. In Figure 1, the machine, which had a shaft-grounding system in place and was applied in an...
Try MCA For Motor Condition Analysis
De-energized testing is used in our training factory to explain and demonstrate the concepts to College of Engineering students and companies learning how to implement reliability and maintainability best practices. In this article, Bill Kruger of ALL-TEST Pro, Old...
Pump is up
With sustainability rapidly becoming the biggest talking point in UK boardrooms – the roll out of electric heat pumps should be a major topic for the business as well as the domestic market. Much of the publicity around heat pumps centres on a government target for...
3 Key Roles Doors Play in Healthcare Facilities
Doors play many different roles in healthcare facilities aside from the obvious role as an entrance or exit. They can help with many operations in a facility and keep occupants safe from several types of threats. Regardless of their mundane nature, doors play a...
Future-proofing operations: How tech and talent go hand in hand
Organizations are grappling with unprecedented workforce challenges, including labor market shortfalls and evolving generational needs. Talent management has become a primary concern for business leaders, with industry experts offering valuable guidance on shaping a...
Why decarbonizing hospitals smartly is better than electrification for healthcare design
There’s a new conversation happening in healthcare today. Driven by new laws, regulations, tariffs, ESG goals, and thought leaders in the industry itself, healthcare institutions are embracing decarbonization to meet 2050 goals for emissions reductions. With the...