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This year, we will see the water industry’s status quo disrupted in response to the convergence of several trends and factors — the impacts of climate change, outdated public policies, and aging and underinvested infrastructure. As discussed in my last GreenBiz column, “Water bites back in 2022,” these trends will combine with the forces of…

New York City was the first major school system in the U.S. to authorize the use of MERV-13 filtration in through-the-wall window air conditioners to slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2. MERV-13 filters have been shown to reduce students’ risk of viral transmission and protect students from contracting the SARS-CoV-2 virus because the filter is significantly…

One of the biggest trends facility management for 2023 is using technology to manage all aspects of your building (think maintenance, inventory, and beyond) with property technology, commonly called proptech. Consolidating data is certainly not new, but proptech goes several steps further than that, offering complete property management using  “smart” technology. Using innovation like IoT…

Amid ongoing supply chain issues and emerging economic uncertainty, businesses experienced an increase in physical security incidents in 2022. Yet many businesses have not updated their security strategies, despite believing these incidents will continue to rise in 2023. That’s according to Pro-Vigil’s new research report, “The State of Physical Security Entering 2023,” which polled 149 operations…

Increasingly, students are asking, “How sustainable is your institution?” and factoring that into their decision-making. Students want to know what your carbon emissions reduction goals are and how well you’re meeting those targets. According to The Princeton Review’s 2022 College Hopes & Worries Survey, 74% of 14,148 student and parent respondents said information about a…

In previous offerings, I’ve referenced the Industry 4.0 evolution/revolution as it relates to reliability and maintainability (R&M). During this evolution my list of tools and technologies focuses on four “zones of uncertainty” (when companies know about the new tools and technologies, but were not sure when, how much, and how fast to implement them). In…