Facilities Management articles for the week of 8/4/2024 - 8/10/2024

Janitorial Bill May Spike Facility Costs

uring the COVID-19 pandemic, facility managers scrutinized their cleaning efforts to ensure that surfaces were properly disinfected to prevent the spread of the virus.

Read This » Boost Efficiency: Predictive Maintenance Data Essentials

redictive maintenance (PdM) technologies are critical for maintenance and engineering managers seeking to prolong the performance lives of key equipment and components, and the backbone of these technologies is data.

Read This » Facilities Managers need to Commit to Preventative Maintenance

live in the South, and summers get hot and humid.

Read This » Common Questions Regarding Fire Safety ITM

n 2022, there were 140,000 fires in non-residential facilities, according to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).

Read This » Sustainable Roofing Strategies

ldquo;Out of sight, out of mind” often rings true when it comes to roofs.

Read This » Latest Developments in Traps, Tech and Pest Control

ats, mice, roaches, flies — pests of all types are a nuisance for maintenance and engineering managers to deal with, as they can both infiltrate and infest institutional and commercial facilities quickly.

Read This » Tucson's Cool Oasis: Sustainable ENR2 Courtyard

n a 110-degree, midsummer day in Tucson, Arizona, people step inside the central courtyard of the Environment and Natural Resources Building 2 (ENR2) on the southern edge of the University of Arizona campus.

Read This » New Restroom Fixture Technology Boosts User Experience

ighting, energy and other building systems have long been smart, or connected.

Read This » From Army to Healthcare Leadership: Steve Smith's Journey

teve Smith has learned a thing or two about putting out fires during nearly 16 years working at one of the most prominent medical complexes in Texas.  But before entering a career in healthcare, Smith once literally fought fires — as an officer in the United States Army when local firefighters struggled to contain wildfires that broke out in eastern Washington and Idaho during the 1990s.  “They were overwhelmed, so they called on the military for help,” Smith says.

Read This » How a Marine Corps Veteran Found Facilities Success

rian Cowperthwaite used his experience and skills learned in his time in the Marine Corps as a steppingstone into facilities management.

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