What is IoT and how can it help you better manage your building maintenance?

What is IoT and how can it help you better manage your building maintenance?

Are you part of the 59 per cent of facility managers planning to invest in technology to improve efficiency? If so, you need to take a look at IoT. IoT (internet of things) technology is a rapidly growing tool for building owners and managers as a way to level up your data integration. IoT technology…

Creating an Office Where Occupants Want to Come to Work

Creating an Office Where Occupants Want to Come to Work

Tucked in the corner of the café area, private booths are available for tenants looking to switch up their work environment. Natural light, wood-like wallcoverings, acoustical drop lighting pendants, and a terrazzo look flooring help achieve a high-end look at a reduced cost. The Class A office includes a range of collaborative workspaces, both indoors…

Schedule Your Lube PMs

Schedule Your Lube PMs

Instead of routes, use lube software to handle all aspects of your lubrication requirements. Whether you call it your CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System), EAM (Enterprise Asset Management System) or by another acronym, most progressive companies use some form of server or cloud-based software to track maintenance activities. While most would agree that these systems…

The end of energy-as-usual

The end of energy-as-usual

Organizations have traditionally had a choice on how to power operations: Make the transition to cleaner energy, or continue business as usual. The decision to switch how companies power their operations is a bit of a gamble. It’s scary to try new things, and traditionally there are greater risks in trying new things than staying…

Nature’s safety in numbers

Nature’s safety in numbers

When cutting carbon emissions for the good of the planet became a corporate responsibility, in some ways it was an easy sell to CEOs. Along with the reputational benefits, companies were also able to work toward energy efficiency and reduced costs under the guise of “going green.” There was also an easy, quantifiable number to…

Breathing New Life Into an Old Landmark Building

Breathing New Life Into an Old Landmark Building

A museum facility has been rehabilitated into a LEED Gold life sciences building at the University of California, Berkeley. In 1965, Mario Ciampi and associates Richard L. Jorasch and Ronald E. Wagner won a competition held by the University of California, Berkeley, for the design of the University Art Museum. Their winning concept opened in…