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When selecting access control systems, building owners must consider real-world issues and not just floor plans. Access control systems help manage the way people enter, move through and exit institutional and commercial facilities. Before building owners decide which systems work best in their facilities, they must understand real-world movement patterns and not just floor plans….

The opinions expressed here by Trellis expert contributors are their own, not those of Trellis.​ If there’s anything 2025 made clear and 2026 is already reinforcing in sustainability it’s this: tension and tradeoffs have always been at the heart of managing sustainability — and will be for the foreseeable future. Sustainability has always ridden up…

Manufacturers discuss strategies, technologies and design approaches that help healthcare facilities meet their sustainability goals. Water efficiency remains a critical sustainability goal for healthcare facilities, but restroom design decisions are becoming more complex than simply reducing flow rates. Facility managers have to balance conservation with infection control, system reliability, maintenance realities and patient perception. In…

Case study: A proactive steam trap maintenance program is delivering millions in savings, fast payback and measurable carbon reductions across one of the nation’s largest health systems. In 2018, Northwell Health launched an Energy Steering Committee to oversee energy use and implement initiatives to reduce its carbon footprint. One such initiative, a partnership with American…

Like many others in the industry, Cary Wilder didn’t actively seek a career in facilities management – it found her. While working for a real estate developer, she dealt with property acquisitions and maintenance. As the company expanded, so did her role. When asked if she wanted to stay within property management or transaction correspondence,…

Electric utilities, water authorities, and energy providers operate some of the most critical infrastructure in the country. Substations, pumping stations, and transmission facilities are designed for reliability and efficiency, not for absorbing hostile fire. Yet over the past several years, gunshot attacks against these sites have increased, exposing a security gap that many facilities teams…