How To Maintain Building and Equipment Access for the Responding Fire Department

How To Maintain Building and Equipment Access for the Responding Fire Department

When facility managers and building owners think of fire department access, they typically think about keeping a fire lane clear, so the responding fire department has a place to set up their equipment in case of an emergency. While this is critical to an effective response, there are many other aspects of a building that…

The 3Ps of Campus Safety: Why a Fortress Full of Gadgets Will Not Keep Your Campus Safe and Welcoming

The 3Ps of Campus Safety: Why a Fortress Full of Gadgets Will Not Keep Your Campus Safe and Welcoming

I work at a small college as their first-ever Director of Campus Safety and Security. Prior to my arrival, the college employed security for eight hours an evening, and the security supervisor was also the dorm supervisor/men’s soccer coach. When I came on board, I felt our new department should have a mission statement, because…

4 Ways to Finance Energy Efficiency and Renewables

4 Ways to Finance Energy Efficiency and Renewables

Looking for “free” money? Here are four ways to improve a building’s energy efficiency and lower an organization’s greenhouse gas emissions for low or no out-of-pocket cost. As budgets crunch, facility managers are constantly on the lookout for strategies that can help ease the pain. Especially for those with stringent energy efficiency targets, but stringy…

Digital maintenance

Digital maintenance

The concept of the smart building can still seem out of reach for many FMs. Contemplating this ‘bleeding edge’ terminology for the ageing buildings across most estates, and it appears both expensive and complex. We need to reset our view. A building is smart providing it contains appropriate levels of monitoring, control, and visibility of…