In-Depth Articles

William Principe looks at potential major changes to OSHA

Regular evaluation of fire protection equipment will help facility managers to plan future upgrades.

ASHRAE releases Standard 189.1 for high performance green buildings.

With this tool, the path to increased efficiency can be made smoother by capturing utility incentives.

These guidelines should help facility professionals stay one step ahead of flu incidents.

Security expert Steve Layne admits that unpredictable events happen, but he explains there are ways to anticipate

Installing auxiliary roofing functions, such as support for energy producing equipment, requires forethought.

While used for all types of materials, co-processing is one option for items that require special treatment.

The relentless demands of technology have created workplace conditions that can literally be sweating for employees. Filled with monitors, servers, and other heat producing technology, these cluster computing environments—particularly in manned situations like trading floors, emergency command and control centers, broadcast studios, and industrial control terminals—must comply with design requirements and ASHRAE standards that govern both human comfort and equipment cooling.

Two experts from the Disaster Emergency Response Association (DERA) address the keys to maintaining effective emergency preparedness and continuity plans.

With CIMS-GB, facility managers can evaluate cleaning services for impact on environmental sustainability and occupant health.

From targeted repairs to substantial replacements, the condition of a facility's "cover" can improve the bottom line.

Facility managers can implement a 10 factor, 10 point scale to allocate maintenance dollars.

A new guide from some of the top experts can help solve one of the most troublesome facility issues.

Facility professionals would do well to continue managing their buildings with an eye toward ensuring they are leveraging every aspect in a manner that contributes to the business.

Contributor Carlos Barbosa discusses key factors that should be taken into account when evaluating potential security vendors.

Contributor Patrick Britton writes on how facility managers can use available technology to manage and maintain conference rooms.

Public/private collaboration aims to expedite technology development.

Contributor Howard P. Lewis writes on how strategic retrofits and maintenance practices serve facilities departments and occupants alike.

Despite lax efforts in some corners, ASIS International has set an ambitious agenda in security standards and guidelines development.