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Perform an energy audit Before installing new equipment, or making upgrades to enhance an older building, owners and facility managers should first consider performing an energy audit to determine if existing systems are operating at optimum levels. There could be several contributing factors, or a single issue, preventing your system from operating at maximum efficiency….

Fleet electrification for vehicles has become a focus for large players in the United States, such as UPS, which placed an order for 10,000 electric delivery vehicles in 2021, and Amazon, which partnered with electric vehicle startup Rivian, to electrify its transportation. President Joe Biden signed an executive order in late 2021 that directed the…

  When the pandemic struck, a New York City skyscraper was prepared for the challenge of keeping occupants healthy One of the tallest skyscrapers, as part of one of the world’s most iconic skylines, opened for business during the COVID-19 pandemic with a high level of uncertainty surrounding what comes next. When One Vanderbilt, the…

NFPA 70E®, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace® Section 110.5(H) requires that a risk assessment procedure be developed as part of an electrical safety program (ESP). NFPA 70E is not a how-to manual for detailing a risk assessment procedure. It is also not appropriate for training an employee how to conduct the assessment. There…

  While the shortage of rural health care practitioners was a concern before the COVID-19 pandemic, the public health crisis has highlighted the importance of health equity in the United States and the desperate need for practitioners help meet the needs of patients in vulnerable rural communities. Approximately 20 percent of Americans live in rural…

For a long time, facility management was a predominantly reactive practice. Major decisions, processes, and activities occurred after the fact. For instance, maintenance would happen reactively, or FMs would take action to remedy situations or improve processes only after they observed a problem in the facility. Doing things this way left too much room for inefficiencies….