1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1193+ words) If it's true that eventually, everything old is new again, visitors to Portland soon will have a new but somehow familiar lodging option to consider. A recently launched'adaptive reuse project aims to renovate the historic 1906 Tate Hotel into an updated…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (536+ words) When Sustainability Becomes a Resilience Strategy Facilitiesnet When Sustainability Becomes a Resilience Strategy - Extreme weather events such as Hurricane Harvey demonstrate that facility resilience depends on protecting operations, utilities, staffing and supply chains, not just buildings. - Climate-related risks are increasingly…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (787+ words) Half. That is the proportion of facility management professionals expected to'retire within the next five to 15 years. Nearly 40 percent of facilities managers in the United States are already over the age of 55. ' These numbers should stop every facility executive in…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (173+ words) From maintaining clean air and reliable power to protecting the hospital's most vulnerable patients, Bruce and Dan share the emotional responsibility that comes with operating critical care environments. It's a heartfelt reminder that healing depends on far more than what…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (534+ words) Once merely footing from point A to point B, flooring has become central to design, durability and sustainability in institutional and commercial facilities. Balancing performance with an eco-friendly style is more important than ever as facilities executives seek to make…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (1094+ words) For many universities, the campus grounds are the first introduction that students, parents and visitors have to the institution. Before anyone steps inside a classroom or lecture hall, they experience the campus through its landscape. " Modern grounds management involves much…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (195+ words) Facilitiesnet How We Build the Next Facilities Management Workforce Facility managers are feeling the talent shortage, but where should recruitment begin? In this bonus episode of Facilities in Focus, host Mackenna Moralez talks with Caroline Horton on the reasons she…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (1275+ words) Visitor management used to be simple: a clipboard, a pen and a temporary badge." "When I started in the industry, it was all pen, paper and visitor logbooks," says Andrew Campagnola, chair of the Security Industry Association's (SIA) Built Environment…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago  (214+ words) We are currently seeking facility managers and FM technicians to participate in professional interviews. Our goal is to develop a practical framework that owners and designers can use during programming to improve'long-term safety. We are specifically interested in:' The following…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago  (634+ words) Facility energy bills should, in theory, be easy to read. "You used "X" amount of power last month, you were charged "Y" rate per unit of power, do the math and " voil, here's how much you owe." If only it…...