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The entry experience of a building is its first impression and serves as a welcoming point for residents and visitors while also setting the tone for the entire community. It is crucial to create a space that exudes dignity, evokes a sense of awe, and showcases the building’s overall experience. However, when faced with design…

Since the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) in 2021 and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) 14 months ago, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of the Under Secretary for Infrastructure department has passed out $67 billion in clean energy funding. A plethora of grant opportunities for corporations, startups and nonprofits are available within…

As more employees return to the office in a hybrid or fully in-office setting, it’s important for facilities professionals to work with building management on de-stressing the workplace by implementing biophilic design principles, which involves the use of nature in facility designs. During Facilities Management Advisor’s Healthy Buildings Week 2023, guest speaker Kelly Walowski, global…

Today’s installment in the series provides 12 training offerings that can help you to develop the skills to calculate and manage your company’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, often referred to as your carbon footprint. If you’re new to the world of GHG accounting, it’s important to know that calculating your carbon footprint is just the…

For artificial intelligence to have a place in the facilities management industry, it will need to collaborate with human workers. Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a bit of a buzzword as developments for the technology become more accessible to the everyday user.  With widespread usage of AI platforms like ChatGPT, Google Bard AI, Amazon…

When the lights flicker and suddenly go out, it is evident that a power outage is afoot. Healthcare facilities in particular feel the effects of an outage, making some of them limit or even completely halt services. For a hospital in Florida, a power outage occurred twice in less than a day. According to News4JAX,…