Commercial Facilities

Open the Door to a Facility Management Career
March 6, 2026 Beverly Hawkins

Open the Door to a Facility Management Career

Facility Management

Women are becoming an increasingly visible and influential presence in the facility management industry, and their impact on the future of facilities is accelerating.

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Lower Your Rent by Considering Your Ceiling Height
March 3, 2026 Emily Newton

Lower Your Rent by Considering Your Ceiling Height

Facility Management

Clear height is among the largest cost drivers for industrial rental rates because it directly correlates with facility capacity.

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One Chance to Make a  Good First Impression
February 2, 2026 Ed Quinlan

One Chance to Make a Good First Impression

Carpet

With the high amount of foot traffic in hotels—to say nothing of daily spills—keeping carpets looking their best can be a challenge.

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Boost Restroom User Experience With Strategic Design and Maintenance
October 22, 2025 Kris Alderson

Boost Restroom User Experience With Strategic Design and Maintenance

Restrooms

Restrooms are an important reflection of a facility’s overall cleanliness, professionalism, and management.

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Mind Your Dust
October 8, 2025 Allen P. Rathey & Robert W. Powitz

Mind Your Dust

Facility Management

Adopting a science-based dust management program will help improve customer perception of your cleaning business or facility, advance building inhabitant health, and give your organization a competitive advantage.

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The Truth About Waterproof Flooring
September 12, 2025 Jessica Violand-Bruno

The Truth About Waterproof Flooring

Hard Floors

The benefits of “waterproof” floors dominate advertising across the flooring landscape. But are these floors suitable as a replacement for carpet in a facility with moisture issues?

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Extinguish Facility Fire Hazards
September 3, 2025 Kathleen Misovic

Extinguish Facility Fire Hazards

Facility Management

Kitchens are one of the top facility areas at risk of fires, along with electrical rooms and laundry areas.

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Brush Up on Resilient  Flooring
August 6, 2025 Jeff Cross

Brush Up on Resilient Flooring

Hard Floors

Resilient flooring includes dozens of variations—vinyl composite tile (VCT), luxury vinyl tiles (LVT), stone plastic composite (SPC), wood plastic composite (WPC), linoleum, woven vinyl, cork, and rubber—each with different materials, coatings, moisture sensitivities, and cleaning requirements.

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Riccardo Balducci, Group Sustainability Director at Sofide
July 17, 2025 Sponsored by Sofidel

The Sofidel Standard: A Bold Sustainability Journey With a Conscience

Facility Management

In this episode, Mitch Brunette offers a real-world perspective on what it takes to deliver consistent results in a dynamic industry.

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What facilities and vendors need.
July 3, 2025 Sponsored by City Wide Facility Solutions

Operational Excellence at Scale: The City Wide Solution to Facility Management

Facility Management

In this episode, Mitch Brunette offers a real-world perspective on what it takes to deliver consistent results in a dynamic industry.

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A Clean Work Environment Starts from the Ground Up
June 6, 2025 Ed Quinlan

A Clean Work Environment Starts from the Ground Up

Carpet

Routine floor and carpet cleaning allows you to not only maintain a pleasant workspace but also to extend the lifespan of your flooring materials.

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The Life of a Facility Floor
May 29, 2025 Matt Casey

The Life of a Facility Floor

Hard Floors

Facility managers are finding that preventive cleaning strategies and floor renewal systems can not only extend the life of flooring but also save time and resources and lessen environmental impact.

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