Facility Management

A growing number of U.S. cities and states not only require commercial buildings to report how much energy they use, they now tie in specific reduction targets and financial penalties to a building’s actual performance over time.

Most of the poor IAQ culprits are ordinary building elements that cleaning and maintenance professionals handle all the time: HVAC systems, flooring, insulation, and paint.

Instead of responding to turnover by simply recruiting more employees, focus on building repeatable systems.

The most useful plumbing improvements reduce the need for repeat maintenance, make problems easier to isolate, and provide better access before a small issue becomes a large disruption.

Older adults don’t have complicated restroom needs. They’re seeking cleanliness, dignity, and a signal that someone cares enough to get it right.

Facility leaders can effectively manage multigeneration teams by adjusting their communication style, development approach, and leadership methods while maintaining clear expectations and accountability.

Creating a facility maintenance budget involves making informed decisions that balance performance, longevity, and financial responsibility.

Leland Bonaparte, a hospital division manager at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego, has 20 years of environmental services experience

Innovative HVAC methods—such as improved filtration, ionization and thermal destratification—grant facility managers the ability to safeguard the health of those within a building.

Functional modernization is the strategic alignment of technology, data, and design to decrease facility waste, maintenance friction, and restroom user complaints.

Today's hybrid work models require office restroom operations to perform across a wide range of occupancy conditions.

One in 43 long-term care residents acquires a healthcare-associated infection, making cleaning long-term-care facilities a challenge.