FACILITY MANAGEMENT ARTICLES
5 Vendor Contract Management Tips
With the growing popularity of outsourcing in facilities management and building maintenance, it’s expected that more and more facility managers will collaborate with vendors to maximize the physical assets under their care. However, such collaborations can only happen with different contracts in place, all managed by an efficient vendor contract management process.
Headlamps as Critical PPE
Plants and facilities have a duty to protect employees by providing a safe work environment and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required for the job. However, despite various PPE options, many companies fail to supply or specify important lighting tools – namely headlamps. Unfortunately, the lack of suitable headlamps can lead to serious, even deadly, accidents in hazardous locations.
Stopping Pests at the Door
Pests can enter a facility in one of three ways: openings in the structure from the property exterior or sewer systems, by employees bringing in pests like cockroaches and bed bugs on personal belongings, and via incoming shipments. Stopping pests must be the focus of any food facilities prevention plan. In the fight against food facility pests, prevention is the best tool.
CASE STUDIES
Condeco Helps Ricoh Embrace Flexible Workspaces
Ricoh’s Asia Pacific headquarters was moving to a new location and wanted a more flexible working mode. The company planned to reduce the number of desk spaces; instead of every employee having their own desk space, the company wanted to adopt a shared workstation policy. Ricoh turned to Condeco’s workspace booking solution to support their new plans.
Where Lighting Is No Lost Art
Mattatuck Museum is prominently located on the main green in downtown Waterbury, Conn., and has been exhibiting American art and cultural history for more than a century. Its home is a regional attraction for showcasing artistic masterpieces by Connecticut’s favorite artists. But the arts center hadn’t undergone a significant renovation in more than 30 years – and it showed.
University Gets Results with Scranton Products
University of Tennessee’s Thompson-Boling Assembly Center has been home to eight NCAA Lady Vols championship teams over the years. To assure a pleasant behind-the-scenes experience, the school recently expanded the facility’s restrooms with two innovative lines from Scranton Products, an industry leader in plastic bathroom partitions and lockers.
Honeywell’s Advanced Smoke Detection Safeguards Historic Structures
Landmarks aren’t spared the risks of and potential damage caused by fire. This means many of the world’s historic, cultural and architectural treasures – such as cathedrals, museums and capitol buildings – are at risk of being damaged, forever lost to fire. Society must do all that it can to protect and preserve them. Honeywell provides an advanced solution.
Fixtures Provide Hospital With COVID Disinfection
With commercial facilities taking precautions against Covid-19 as never before, an effective new tool in their arsenal is a new type of “germicidal” LED fixture. This specialized LED fixture draws in air and irradiates it with UV light. Union Health, an integrated health system in Indiana, installed 48 of the UVC LED light fixtures developed by Energy Harness last year at its facilities.
Carrier’s Turnkey Chiller Installation Delivers Efficiency
The Cherokee Nation W.W. Hastings Hospital is a 150,000 square foot facility. Over the years, patient visits have grown from 60,000 to 400,000 per year, with an attendant increase in staffing numbers. Heat generated from advanced healthcare equipment has added to the cooling demand. Carrier provided a solution to the increasing chiller requirements.
PRODUCTS IN ACTION
New Job Site Opens in JLG® Virtual Experience
JLG Industries, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of mobile elevating work platforms, announces that a fourth job site is now live in its “Access Your World” virtual environment. “Access Your World” offers an engaging, life-like experience that showcases detailed, 3-D equipment models being used in multiple stages of construction, allowing visitors to experience JLG® products in a variety of applications.
TGP Introduces the Fireframes Designer Guard™ System
To meet the growing need for safer school and institutional environments, Technical Glass Products (TGP), a brand of Allegion, introduces the Fireframes Designer Guard™ System. The multifunctional system is the first fire-rated full-lite glass door system in North America certified to forced entry standards. It is ideal for school applications and anywhere a security- and fire-rated door system is required.
General Pipe Cleaners’ New Gen-Eye X-POD Plus® Sewer Camera
The new Gen-Eye X-POD Plus® sewer camera system from General Pipe Cleaners now includes the Gen-Pack™ battery adapter, Wi-Fi transmitter, and an on-screen distance counter as standard equipment! The lightweight and popular X-POD systems also combine camera, reel, and monitor into one compact package. A durable docking arm supports the Command Module – and permits height and angle adjustments for the optimal viewing.
Overly Door Successfully Tests Wood Acoustic Door
Overly Door Company, an ISO 9001 Certified Company located in Greensburg, PA, is pleased to announce the successful testing of its STC 50 Wood Acoustic Door in accordance with ASTM E90-09 (2016) and E413-16. Features of the Overly STC 50 Wood Acoustic include: 2-1/4” thick; 11 lb./sq ft; Cam Lift Hinges; Overly Super “H” Door Bottom; Overly “H” Seals; and Wood Perimeter Stiles and Rails.
General Pipe Cleaners Introduces New Gen-Pack™ Battery Adapter
The new Gen-Pack™ Battery Adapter from General Pipe Cleaners lets you operate your sewer inspection camera system in remote locations where access to power is limited. It adds portability and versatility – and makes jobs easier! Depending on battery type and system settings, you can run General’s Gen-Eye POD® or Gen-Eye X-POD® camera systems up to 12 hours with the Gen-Pack.
Lochinvar Unveils CREST® Condensing Boiler
Lochinvar, an industry leader in high-efficiency boilers and water heaters, announces the CREST® Condensing Boiler with Hellcat™ Combustion Technology, featuring RealTime O2 Trim™. This combustion technology includes Feed Forward, Feed Back, Commissioned Trim and Learned Trim to allow the user to set tailored parameters, so the unit can run at peak performance around the clock without needing to make manual adjustments.