Author: FM College Admin

As more employees return to the office in a hybrid or fully in-office setting, it’s important for facilities professionals to work with building management on de-stressing the workplace by implementing biophilic design principles, which involves the use of nature in facility designs. During Facilities Management Advisor’s Healthy Buildings Week 2023, guest speaker Kelly Walowski, global…

Today’s installment in the series provides 12 training offerings that can help you to develop the skills to calculate and manage your company’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, often referred to as your carbon footprint. If you’re new to the world of GHG accounting, it’s important to know that calculating your carbon footprint is just the…

For artificial intelligence to have a place in the facilities management industry, it will need to collaborate with human workers. Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a bit of a buzzword as developments for the technology become more accessible to the everyday user.  With widespread usage of AI platforms like ChatGPT, Google Bard AI, Amazon…

When the lights flicker and suddenly go out, it is evident that a power outage is afoot. Healthcare facilities in particular feel the effects of an outage, making some of them limit or even completely halt services. For a hospital in Florida, a power outage occurred twice in less than a day. According to News4JAX,…

By investing in people supported by innovative technology, facilities will be better equipped to meet evolving challenges. Facilities management teams rely on a host of technological tools to mitigate compliance risk, advance operational goals and improve the caregiver and team member experience. As with most technologies, however, these ever-evolving tools require consistent monitoring, optimization and…

Despite decades of attention in headlines and news articles, deferred maintenance continues to plague K-12 school districts nationwide. But the data behind the headlines reveals that the issue does not affect all school districts equally. A CBS News analysis of federal data found school districts with more Black students were able to invest far less…