Facilities Management articles for the week of 6/30/2024 - 7/6/2024

Facility Management in the 2000s: Security and Green

ll year we’ve been celebrating Building Operating Management’s 70th anniversary by covering each decade.

Read This » Strategies for Renting Light Construction Equipment

owers receive a great deal of attention from grounds and landscapes managers.

Read This » The Higher the MERV the Better: With Some Exceptions

any of the developments that unfolded for maintenance and engineering managers during the COVID-19 pandemic still impact institutional and commercial facilities today.  One of the more vital facilities issues to emerge from the pandemic was increased interest in indoor air quality (IAQ) — specifically, ventilation and air filtration.

Read This » Facelift and Expansion Revives Buffalo Art Museum

orking within the context of historic, century-old buildings, while striving to embed fresh, innovative, state-of-the-art design elements was the task that architect OMA, in collaboration with Cooper Robertson, faced in the recent renovation and expansion of the Buffalo AKG Art Museum in Buffalo, New York.

Read This » Cool Roof Coating Project Aids in Energy Savings

he pressure on institutional and commercial facilities to meet sustainability goals, improve energy efficiency and achieve net-zero carbon emissions continues to ramp up for maintenance and engineering managers.  One of those important but potentially overlooked areas to achieve those goals is a building's roof contents.

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