Author: FM College Admin

For facility managers and business owners, production and services don’t stop when temperatures drop. While it may be chilly outside or snow on the ground, individuals still must commute to work and operate inside buildings. For warehouses, greenhouses or auto repair shops, regular heating is required for these facilities to operate at maximum levels. While…

When Machion Jackson first started teaching high school English, a career in facilities management was the furthest thing from her mind. She had her eyes set on becoming a principal one day, continuing to help mold the minds of students that entered the Detroit Public Schools Community District. It wasn’t until she fulfilled that dream…

Designers are finding new ways to incorporate art in healthcare facilities. Art continuously enriches our lives. It can evoke the deepest emotions that we keep hidden within ourselves, often bringing someone to tears. But there’s more to art than just entertainment. Hospitals and other healthcare facilities have utilized art to guide patients and visitors to…

  Not everyone enjoys the sweltering summer conditions. For grounds and construction workers who spend most of their working hours outside, summer is a time of excessive temperatures that can lead to heat exhaustion, dehydration, cramps and heat stroke. If employees do not protect their skin it could eventually lead to cancer. Grounds managers at…

Business lore is freighted with misadventures in middle management. Yet middle managers are critical to organizational health and performance, and they are only becoming more so as work continues to transform, according to the new book Power to the Middle: Why Managers Hold the Keys to the Future of Work (Harvard Business Review Press, July…

Maritime Learning Lab While many viewers were diving into the JAWSome content of Shark Week on TV, the South Carolina Aquarium was breaking ground on a new education facility at the Charleston Maritime Center. Situated along the waterfront of the Charleston Harbor and just a short walk from the aquarium, the new Boeing Learning Lab will…