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Our Facilities Management Summit, an event specifically targeted for facilities professionals across all sectors, is currently underway in Austin, Texas! The Facilities Management Summit, like all our Forum Events, provide you with the opportunity to have focused discussions with a wide range of vendors offering the latest in hardware and technology and a host of […]
The cicadas are coming! The cicadas are coming! Some facilities professionals will indeed experience a “cicada-geddon,” a term coined by John Cooley, a University of Connecticut cicada expert. According to The Associated Press, two broods of cicadas—13-year and 17-year varieties—will be coming together for the first time since 1803, meaning trillions of them will come […]
California’s new Heat Illness Prevention in Indoor Places of Employment standard has become effective, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) announced July 24. The indoor heat standard applies to most indoor workplaces, such as manufacturing facilities, restaurants, and warehouses. In indoor workplaces where the temperature reaches 82 degrees Fahrenheit, employers must take steps to […]
A summer construction project will cast the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in a new light—a few dozen of them, actually. The project, which will commence in June and should wrap by the start of the fall semester, will add and replace more than 50 lights along high-traffic walkways on City and East Campus. Most of the 13-foot-tall, pole-mounted […]
Allegiant Stadium, home of the Las Vegas Raiders, announced it has been awarded LEED Gold Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the world’s most widely used green building rating system and is an international symbol of excellence. Allegiant Stadium is now one of seven NFL […]
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded funding to help make airports across the country more sustainable. As part of nearly $268 million in grants, about $92 million will go to 21 airports for solar panels, electric buses, charging stations, and electrification studies. The funding is part of the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Supplemental Grant Program. It […]
It’s never too early to think about public safety. Football season might’ve just begun, but federal authorities and other officials are already tackling emergency preparedness for Super Bowl LVIII. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the National Football League (NFL), Allegiant Stadium, and Super Bowl LVIII partners recently held a new tabletop exercise in Las […]
When facilities managers think of protecting floors from rain, snow, ice, salt, soil, and other contaminants during the winter, they typically think of protecting their hard surface floors. However, carpeted floors—known as soft surface floors—can also take a beating during the winter months. And because so many of us spend more time indoors during the […]
The many strands of facilities management across property, buildings, and operational assets require professionals to take a lifecycle approach to their charges. With the FM market expected to pass $2 trillion globally by 2030, and growing work demand and work orders, the numbers for any organization will continue to get bigger. Facilities managers must take […]
From emerging technologies to shifting generational expectations, a new report explores the key trends and innovations poised to redefine the workplace in 2025, especially amid the ongoing return-to-office debate. The 2025 Workplace Predictions report from Envoy surveyed nearly 500 executives across IT, HR, facilities, and workplace management roles. “The conversation about the workplace of tomorrow […]