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Facilities Management articles for the week of 10/13/2024 - 10/19/2024

Designing Offices for Hybrid Work

ho’s in the office? When? And for what purpose?  If it seems like hybrid work — time split between the office and remote work — presents more questions than answers for facility managers and building owners, that’s because it does.

Read This » Maximizing Fire Suppression Systems

any actions, inactions and poor decisions can cause institutional or commercial facilities to catch fire.

Read This » The ROI of Retrofitting: 5 Long-Term Benefits

trategic retrofitting can transform building operations and deliver substantial long-term financial benefits.

Read This » Data Centers' Consumption of Water Remains High

t’s important to recognize that data centers are very expensive furnaces, converting bit production and motion into heat.The rate and volume at which this occurs is directly related to the number of servers involved.The more servers deployed to process and store data, the more heat created and, therefore, more water used.  “The greatest concern is water availability, both short-term and long-term.

Read This » How Solar Energy Saves Schools Money and Engages Students

ot only does solar energy offset electric bills, saving schools money that can be reinvested in education, but it offers an educational incentive for students to learn more about renewable energy.

Read This » Joseph Kovolyan Will Not Settle in Order to Make a Difference

oe Kovolyan’s journey in grounds management has included collaboration, relationship building and networking to establish his career, and the process has taken him from New England to the Pacific Northwest to Tennessee.

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