Breathing New Life Into an Old Landmark Building

Breathing New Life Into an Old Landmark Building

A museum facility has been rehabilitated into a LEED Gold life sciences building at the University of California, Berkeley. In 1965, Mario Ciampi and associates Richard L. Jorasch and Ronald E. Wagner won a competition held by the University of California, Berkeley, for the design of the University Art Museum. Their winning concept opened in…

Tech Essentials for Advanced Facilities Management

Tech Essentials for Advanced Facilities Management

The success of any business relies on maintaining good facilities and equipment. Many businesses have acknowledged the evolution of facilities management in recent years, as capabilities have drastically improved with recent technology trends. From monitoring the status of heavy equipment on a mobile app to gaining building access control using wearable technology, the future of…

What you need to know about the EU’s new decarbonization plan

What you need to know about the EU’s new decarbonization plan

After months of negotiations, EU Member States and the European Parliament have agreed to the world’s first Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) — a tariff on carbon-intensive products, such as cement or fertilizer. While CBAM’s implementation is still being worked out, we at least know the scheme’s scope. CBAM’s purpose The new levy is to…

Cool Path to Energy-Saving Opportunities

Cool Path to Energy-Saving Opportunities

The best facility managers are always looking for ways to save energy in their institutional and commercial buildings. More than ever, many are starting to look straight up. Roofs can save buildings large amounts of energy. The cool roofing market is expected to reach $11.8 billion by 2028, according to Exactitude Consultancy, a market research…