Author: FM College Admin

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) turns one year old next week — and unless you’ve just woken from a Rip Van Winkle-style slumber, you know it’s the United States’ most momentous climate legislation in a generation, intended to cut U.S. climate pollution by up to 42 percent by 2030. As the anniversary approaches, I keep…

As facilities management professionals, you can never be too prepared for power outages or emergencies. Facilities need to maintain operations and prevent potential losses that can result from power outages. When an unexpected storm, wildfire, or other natural disasters happen, facilities depend on uninterrupted backup power. But when a generator sits for too long without…

In any business, people focus on components that bring longevity and stability. Organizations may secure their resources and ensure a smooth transition during a disruption by implementing an effective business continuity and disaster recovery strategy. However, it’s hard to plan for every possible scenario, like natural catastrophes, fires, cyberattacks, etc. Unfortunately, many business owners are…

  The world just cataloged the hottest month in recorded history. For weeks, U.S. headlines have heralded scorching heat waves from Rio Grande Village in Texas to Phoenix, which sweated through 31 days of record-breaking temperatures above 118 degrees Fahrenheit. Last month, more than 75 million Americans were living under extreme heat advisories — more…

As climate impacts multiply, mitigation is becoming increasingly urgent. Businesses’ biggest stakeholders — investors, customers and employees — are ramping-up demands for organizations to invest and operate more sustainably. This pressure has prompted many corporate and industrial energy buyers to take a deeper look at their decarbonization strategies and procurement functions to identify areas of…

  A critical yet often overlooked imperative is emerging — the need for buildings that are fortified for health. As global real estate works overtime to do its part to support rapid decarbonization, such as ramping up energy efficiency solutions and other carbon-reduction strategies, another major crisis is looming. Because of an already changing climate…