FM Issue: Vegging Out
Vegetative roofing systems (aka green roofs) are gaining popularity for many reasons.
Services & Maintenance: Bird Management 101
Contributor Eric Arnold identifies the best strategies for facility managers looking to create proper bird deterrence programs.
FM Issue: Demystifying BIM
Data rich modeling tools may translate into dynamic new facility management capabilities.
Power Supply Trends: Powering Up
It may be years away, but smart grid technology should be on the horizon for facility managers now.
Services & Maintenance: Avoiding The Landfill
Contributor Walt Munroe addresses how reuse and recycling are among the disposal strategies for surplus furniture.
FM Issue: Effectively Resolving Construction Related Disputes
To encourage a successful outcome, teams should ensure that a construction project contractor exercises best practices.
Building Automation Trends: Integration Revolution
The next wave of building automation systems may help simplify operations while saving energy.
Services & Maintenance: To Perform And Maintain
Contributor Joann Davis Brayman addresses the performance criteria facility managers should evaluate in acoustical ceiling selection.
FM Issue: Safety Pays
Guest Contributor David Casavant outlines the tangible ways to discover the ROI of safety.
Furniture Trends: Working The System
As space planning demands evolve, facility managers will find it useful to have a versatile environment.
Services & Maintenance: At The Ready
Contributor Paul Flannigan discusses the components of fire system inspections.
FM Issue: The Green Building Landscape
Guest Contributor Kevin Stover explains why this one aspect of the commercial real estate market continues to grow at a rapid pace.
Lighting Upgrades And Facility Management
Increased efficiency in this sphere is more important then ever. Results from a survey sponsored by NEMA/EnLIGHTen America examine facility managers' attitudes on their plans to proceed.
FM Issue: Securing Office Buildings For Special Events
Guest Contributor Richard Purtell shares stories and lessons learned from the trenches of the Obama inauguration.
Services & Maintenance: Energy Measurement And Verification
Contributor John Schinter discusses how facility management professionals can track and use their data.
ADA Trends: ADA Compliance In Difficult Times
Guest Contributor Katherine McGuinness offers this advice for facility professionals who may struggle when it comes to deciding which standard to use.
Services & Maintenance: Data Center Energy Efficiency
Contributor Steve Yellen writes about how the interconnection of facility and technology concerns in this space require a comprehensive approach.
Roofing Trends: A Shot In The Roof
TFM Editor/Co-Publisher Heidi Schwartz takes a look at how economic stimulus spending may support "shovel-ready" infrastructure improvements that include roofing repairs.
HVAC Trends: Journey From The Underground
Contributor Chad Safran reveals why ground source heat pumps may prove to be the next wave in HVAC systems.
Services & Maintenance: Call To Action
The effectiveness of an emergency response plan relies heavily on team members knowing their roles.