Assess Your R&M Status

  Many companies have a percentage year-to-year improvement goal, based on historical results and current needs. The weakness of this approach is that “you don’t know what you don’t know.” You may have an 8% improvement goal, but in reality (based on competitive best practices), you need a 50% improvement. In addition, your current business…

Maintenance Tips for Your Facility’s Backup Power Generator

Maintenance Tips for Your Facility’s Backup Power Generator

As facilities management professionals, you can never be too prepared for power outages or emergencies. Facilities need to maintain operations and prevent potential losses that can result from power outages. When an unexpected storm, wildfire, or other natural disasters happen, facilities depend on uninterrupted backup power. But when a generator sits for too long without…

Strategies for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

Strategies for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

In any business, people focus on components that bring longevity and stability. Organizations may secure their resources and ensure a smooth transition during a disruption by implementing an effective business continuity and disaster recovery strategy. However, it’s hard to plan for every possible scenario, like natural catastrophes, fires, cyberattacks, etc. Unfortunately, many business owners are…

It’s up to companies to protect workers from extreme heat — here’s how to adapt

It’s up to companies to protect workers from extreme heat — here’s how to adapt

  The world just cataloged the hottest month in recorded history. For weeks, U.S. headlines have heralded scorching heat waves from Rio Grande Village in Texas to Phoenix, which sweated through 31 days of record-breaking temperatures above 118 degrees Fahrenheit. Last month, more than 75 million Americans were living under extreme heat advisories — more…

Clean energy buyers raise the bar, seeking greater co-benefits

Clean energy buyers raise the bar, seeking greater co-benefits

As climate impacts multiply, mitigation is becoming increasingly urgent. Businesses’ biggest stakeholders — investors, customers and employees — are ramping-up demands for organizations to invest and operate more sustainably. This pressure has prompted many corporate and industrial energy buyers to take a deeper look at their decarbonization strategies and procurement functions to identify areas of…