Services and Maintenance Contributor

Performing a check up on a building can provide valuable knowledge about its inner workings.

No matter the facility, the "3Rs" can serve as a universal guideline for conserving resources.

The new NSF 140-2007 Standard will help facility managers ensure the best product for their needs.

Migration to a holistic, preventive maintenance approach can improve performance and reduce costs.

Transitioning to an environmentally friendly cleaning program offers a myriad of benefits.

Refurbishing furniture is one of the easiest, most affordable ways to shrink a facility's footprint.

What does this 19th century writer have to do with recycling?

Some organizations can benefit from combining security functions with other building systems, since this often streamlines management and increases capabilities.

Careful lamp disposal methods can help keep harmful mercury out of the air.

Hidden problems can escalate if left unnoticed and neglected.

As piles of used carpet make their way into the waste stream, facility professionals search for more environmentally sensitive options.

Why can't facility managers have it all? Wouldn’t it be nice to find a furniture dealer that provides a variety of intriguing, clever, and cost saving furniture solutions and options? Why should it be any different?

What should facility professionals look for when hiring a waste management company?

Contributor Mary Claire Frazier discusses an an intelligent approach to lamp maintenance, disposal, and performance.

Access control in a stand-alone mode is not necessarily good security.

Pavement Management Programs can make it easier for facility professionals to handle problematic parking issues.

Code changes, acoustical characteristics, and installation options combine with material choices to expand ceiling choices for facility professionals.

Facility managers planning new or renovated rest rooms have many more choices than in years past.

New approaches clear the air for procurement, maintenance, and disposal.

Whether files are headed for destruction or storage, a secure approach helps to ensure information doesn't fall into the wrong hands.