FACILITY MANAGEMENT ARTICLES
Align Employee Training With the Preventive Maintenance Lifecycle
Facilities team members know as well as anybody that preventative maintenance isn’t a one-time initiative – it’s a dynamic life cycle. It’s important for preventative maintenance plans to reflect the natural evolution of facilities. One area where that dynamic focus can be most prominent is in employee training.
Door Upgrades for Smarter Openings
In modern facilities, the door opening has evolved from a simple passageway into a critical point of control for safety, security, and building efficiency. Advances in electrified hardware and access control have transformed openings into connected, intelligent components within the broader security ecosystem.
Five Trends Shaping the Future of Building Management
Facility management looks very different than it did even a few years ago. Building owners face new daily challenges, requirements and expectations while engaging new innovations and technologies to elevate building performance. This article explores five trends shaping the future of building management.
CASE STUDIES
Tighter OR Airflow Control Delivers Big Energy Savings
At McLaren Macomb’s Surgery Center in Mount Clemens, MI, fluctuating VAV boxes were driving excessive air changes and making operating room (OR) pressurization difficult to control. Partnering with Phoenix Controls, the hospital upgraded to venturi valves and room-level monitoring to deliver precise, compliant airflow in each operating room.
Hope’s Preserves the “Santa Barbara Airport Experience”
Preserving the “Santa Barbara airport experience” was official policy for the small Santa Barbara Municipal Airport when building the new 72,000-foot terminal building. In addition to the architectural aesthetic, the “Santa Barbara Airport experience” also meant preserving open-air features that passengers have enjoyed for decades. Hope’s provided a solution.
Smarter Building Control Improves Comfort
After years of deferred maintenance, WHS Greene reached a point where its aging building control systems needed to be addressed. The hospital needed a way to upgrade these systems in a cost-effective way that would encourage a sustainable path for future maintenance and operations. The hospital tapped Honeywell to complete a facility assessment.
HVAC Efficiency With Loop™ Platform
The Link is a premier office building. Many of the tenants have established emissions reduction pathways to help them meet their sustainability goals. In an effort to reach them, Baltimore Aircoil Company was engaged to determine if its HVAC system could be enhanced without the downtime or complexities often associated with energy efficiency upgrades.
20+ Years of Warehouse Lighting With LED Efficiency
LED Lighting Supply was approached by LED Conversions, who worked as a contractor on this project, seeking to upgrade their customer’s outdated infrastructure to energy-efficient LED lighting. LED Lighting Supply understood the requirements and recommended a strategic, cost-effective solution to increase energy efficiency while reducing overall facility expenses.
Hospital Seizes Power-Saving Opportunity
Baptist Health Medical Center, Arkansas’s largest private, not-for-profit hospital initially sought to replace its aging wooden cooling tower, which supported the hospital’s HVAC system. However, the project soon evolved into something much more ambitious: a comprehensive mechanical system overhaul designed to significantly reduce energy consumption.
PRODUCTS IN ACTION
City Workers Really Warm to General’s Pipe Thawing Solution
Frozen water lines are such a problem in Ft. Lupton, CO, that they earn a special page on the city’s web site. So, city crews sought a fast way to minimize the potential damage from burst pipes: they got a Hot-Shot 400® from General Pipe Cleaners.
Carrier Launches i-Vu® Pro v10
Carrier introduces i-Vu® Pro v10, a next-generation building automation system (BAS) designed to help facilities of all sizes enhance operational efficiency, collaboration, and resilience.
Nilfisk Launches the VP25 Robotic Vacuum
Nilfisk, a global leader in professional cleaning solutions, announces the launch of the Nilfisk VP25, a versatile industrial-grade robotic vacuum that ensures smart, consistent cleaning at the push of a button.
JM-1000 X & JM-1450: Built for Tight Spaces, Powered for Tough Jobs
When it comes to clearing grease, sludge, or sand from small to mid-size drain lines, electric water jetters are taking the lead, especially in tight indoor spaces where gas units can’t go.
Hope’s Windows® Sets New Standards in Steel Windows & Doors
Hope’s Windows, Inc., the nation’s leading manufacturer of custom-designed, solid steel and bronze window and door systems, highlights its industry-leading range of blast, bullet, and fire-rated steel windows and doors.
Ask the Drain Brains: The Best Way To Handle Frozen Pipes
Q: I dread winter. Every time an arctic blast moves south, the pipes freeze in one of my buildings. What method do you suggest to thaw the pipes and get the water moving again?