Author: FM College Admin

The building’s main campus entry is on one side of the building and its public, clinical services entry are on another side. Both entrance areas are open and transparent, wrapped in glass to emphasize the activity and movement inside.Peter Aaron/Otto Archives New facility consolidates eight campus-wide locations into one inviting interdisciplinary experience. Embodying Southern Connecticut…

The security industry continues to evolve and grow with innovation and technology allowing facility managers to engage experts, save money, and increase efficiency. Globally, businesses spent 75.2 billion dollars in outsourced security last year, with the worldwide information security market expected to reach over 366 billion dollars by 2028. When outsourcing your security, before you…

I used to think of the places where we work, study, and live as a stage—a backdrop to our lives unfolding before it. What I quickly learned is that, in reality, architecture is an active player in our lives. There is a reciprocal relationship between a person affecting, and being affected by, external forces in…

  Experts say sticking to a deep work routine can help you gear up for a focused work day. It feels like distractions are everywhere we look — our phones, our smartwatches, our email notifications — which can make it increasingly harder to focus at work. “In my mind, maintaining focus is mostly about reducing…

  The COVID-19 pandemic taught facility managers plenty about the operations inside their departments, from what was needed to get institutional and commercial facilities through the health emergency, and later what was necessary to move past the pandemic and prepare for the future. It was no different at Holden Forests and Gardens outside Cleveland, Ohio,…

An expanded name signifies one of several new energy efficiency measures introduced with the latest update to ASHRAE’s widely referenced Standard 90.1. The newly released 2022 version is now known as the Energy Standard for Sites and Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings to capture energy use or generation — such as parking lot lighting or…