How to Improve Cellular and Public Safety Radio Signals in Buildings
If you have an emergency in your facility and can’t call anyone, you have a big problem. Charles Schulz, director of public safety and in-building distributed antenna systems (DAS) at Alliance Corporation, addressed this issue and potential solutions during Facilities...
Feeling stuck in your sustainability job? Here are 8 steps to reclaim your job satisfaction
I’ve been having a lot of conversations lately with friends who have achieved the professional sustainability dream. They’re working at prestigious organizations, they’re running big programs — they’ve made it! Unfortunately, they’re not feeling as content as they had...
How to Lead a High-Performance Asset Management Organization
In 2024, facility executives face a challenging environment where post-COVID-19 issues, such as labor shortages, supply chain struggles, inflation and return-to-work policies, are impacting operations. There’s no shortage of opportunity either, as we seek to improve...
Trailblazing Women in Facilities Management Roles
Facilities management is a diverse and dynamic field – encompassing everything from custodial services to skilled trades. To date, the field is still largely dominated by men, and according to the International Facility Management Association (IFMA), women make up...Resolvable barriers still impede accessibility
The building features that most commonly impede people with disabilities are not those that are the costliest or most structurally complicated to correct, new survey findings show. Respondents to a recent poll conducted on behalf of the Rick Hansen Foundation ranked...
Fitwel’s v3 brings new climate adaptation strategies
The newly released version 3 (v3) of Fitwel’s evidence-based standard brings new strategies on how to future-proof buildings for climate adaptation, while more efficiently addressing the health of real estate assets and maximizing their value. The Center for Active...
Outpatient Facilities Spur Opportunities for Facilities Managers
As the demand for outpatient medical services surges, so does the importance of evolving spaces to accommodate the next generation of patients. Driven by an aging population, evolving patient preferences and technological innovation, the rise of medical...
Key Tips for Building Envelope Maintenance
Building envelopes in institutional and commercial facilities are like a suit of armor, protecting the six sides of a building — the ground floor, the four walls and the roof, from outside hazards. Building owners and facility managers must know their envelopes inside...
Keep calm and allocate capital: Six process improvements
Most large corporations have annual processes to allocate capital and other resources across business units and for strategic initiatives enterprise-wide. The typical practice is to begin with a strategy or “strategic refresh,” develop a long-term (three- to...
How rethinking carbon markets can forge a path to the green transition
It’s quite a thing to find yourself, unexpectedly, in the eye of the storm. One day, I was a CEO in a niche industry — the next, I found myself at the center of a heated public debate. My sector, the voluntary carbon market (VCM), and my former organization work with...