FM Articles

Physical Security

Thinking Beyond Physical Security at Multi-Venue Events

Whether managing a stadium, convention center, university campus, or hospital, understanding how large-scale event security works, and where it can fail, has direct implications for understanding the latest thinking, challenges, and approaches for security planning, strategy and operations.

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Irrigation

Better Irrigation Design Reduces Facility Grounds Costs

Landscapes make a strong first impression about occupant experiences. To convey the most positive message, those grounds require reasonable landscape budgets. When irrigation systems are outdated or are poorly designed, water waste becomes a recurring facility expense that eats away at a budget.

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Renovation

Facility Operations During Expansion & Renovation

It’s a common conundrum for owners or facility managers: We need to renovate our space, but we can’t shut down operations. It often seems impossible to accomplish both sides of that coin, but it can be done. Success in these types of jobs lies at the intersection of communication and choreography.

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Diffusers

HVAC Diffusers Help Solve Office Air Quality Problems

As RTO increases, employees who have spent years working in well-ventilated homes are noticing what they didn’t before: stale air and general discomfort. For facility managers, this issue can quickly become an operational challenge. The solution starts with understanding how air moves through a space.

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Lithium-Ion

Lithium-Ion Battery Challenges for Modern Facilities

Once associated with consumer electronics, lithium-ion technology now underpins a growing range of building systems. For facilities managers, the challenge is no longer understanding how to prevent incidents. It is developing strategies that encompass detection, remediation, and business continuity.

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Video Monitoring

AI Video Monitoring Transforms Facility Management

Since video monitoring technology became standard in facilities, it has largely been viewed as a security tool. As facilities continue to face pressure to improve efficiency and operate with leaner staffing levels, AI-powered video monitoring is becoming a cost-effective source of operational intelligence.

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Cabinetry

The Rise of Hardware-Free Cabinetry

Cabinetry design has always balanced form and function, but that balance is leaning decisively toward minimalist solutions. Influenced heavily by European trends, designers in North America are embracing sleek, handle-free drawers and doors that create uninterrupted visual planes in office environments.

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Fire Safety

Modern Hospital Fire Safety: Risks, Challenges & Solutions

Today’s healthcare facilities are evolving into smarter environments that are deeply attuned to patient experience. As a result, technology is now tightly woven throughout operational workflows. As healthcare facilities continue to advance, these critical spaces need comprehensive fire safety solutions.

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Glass

Glass Puts the Environment Back Into Learning Environment

Nearly 60 percent of school buildings were constructed before the LEED program debuted, according to NCES. Not only does this portray the aging infrastructure of the nation’s schools, but it also adds context to their inability to meet operational efficiency benchmarks developed by green initiatives like LEED.

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Floors

Preventing the “Up-Down” Effect When Maintaining Floors

Flooring is without question one of the most expensive investments a building owner or manager will make. But problems can occur when an “up-down” moisture problem occurs. This is when moisture flows from the top of the floor and seeps down through seams, grout, and junctures to the surface below.

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