Tag: Parking Lot

7 Video Surveillance Trends Impacting Facilities Managers in 2026

By Dean Drako, Brivo May 28, 2026 Access Control

Updated: May 28, 2026

Video surveillance systems are evolving from passive recording to cloud-native AI-powered systems that provide risk detection, notification, and real-time information for facilities managers. The cloud and artificial intelligence are essential to this transformation, enabling remote access, ongoing updates, custom searches, and business-specific reports. These new capabilities create both opportunity and tension. While AI cloud-based systems […]

Back to Basics: Parking Lot Maintenance

By Corey Sipe, Associate Editor May 29, 2024 Back to Basics

Updated: May 30, 2024

Back to Basics is an article series that highlights important but possibly overlooked information facilities management professionals should know.  Now that warmer weather is here, it’s the perfect time to clean, inspect, and improve your parking lot after a long winter! Whether you’re a facility manager at an educational campus, a hospital, or an office, a […]

Green from Above: Harnessing Drone Inspections to Boost Building ESG Performance

By Tom Lonergan, Zeitview Feb 15, 2024 Design and Construction

Updated: Sep 25, 2025

In the realm of sustainable development, the importance of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria has gained significant traction. Major property owners, in particular, have come under increasing scrutiny on their environmental impact, social responsibility, and governance practices. Fortunately, drone inspections present a promising avenue for enhancing building ESG performance. This article explores how drone […]

Making the Case for Automated Parking Systems

By Ian Todd, EVP of Automated Parking, Westfalia Mar 10, 2023 Design and Construction

Updated: Mar 10, 2023

When people recall their experiences in traditional parking garages, rarely do pleasant images come to mind. Instead, thoughts often center upon dank, dimly lit, multi-story structures with creaky elevators, and repeatedly circling multiple floors for that elusive parking space that usually takes far too long to find. Today, however, there is a way to eliminate […]

Aerial view of cars in parking lot

Safety Tips for Your Facility’s Parking Lot

By Dan Killins Oct 23, 2020 Grounds Management

Updated: Oct 23, 2020

Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), business and/or facility owners have a responsibility to provide a safe and healthy workplace. While this is straightforward on its surface, what many facility managers may not realize is that maintaining a safe work environment at their (or their organization’s) facilities can extend beyond their front door and […]