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Facilities management updates, insights, strategies & best practices

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Maximizing Chiller Performance


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Survey: Workers Showing More Interest in Returning to Office

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Making Preventive Maintenance Work

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2023 Facility Champion: Justine Manaid's Leadership Abilities Shine During Pandemic

Building Operating Management
5 Risk Mitigation Strategies for Facility Managers in a Hard Market

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5 Tips to Prepare Your HVAC for Winter

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Efficiency and Effectiveness: Know the Difference

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Preventive Maintenance Best Practices for Roof Care

Building Operating Management
How to Build a Long-Term Proactive Maintenance Plan

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Cost, Installation, and Management Considerations for Successful Hardscapes

Building Operating Management
Data Centers: No Time for Downtime

Building Operating Management
8 Tips for Roofing Preventive Maintenance Inspections

Building Operating Management
Preventive Maintenance Is Key to Minimizing Roof Damage and Leaks

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Trump Defunds Critical Life-Safety Upgrades At Navy Building 

Building Operating Management
Staving Off Obsolescence with Sustainability

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Maintenance Myths and Misconceptions

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IoT Technology for Extreme Environments Approaches

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Finding the Time for Preventive Maintenance

Building Operating Management
How To Learn From In-House Data Center Experts

Building Operating Management
Lithium-Ion Batteries Offer Less Preventive Maintenance, Built-in Monitoring

Building Operating Management
How To Conduct a Proper Roof Inspection

Building Operating Management
Roofing: How And Why To Do Effective Preventive Maintenance

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Recent HVAC Fails Highlight Importance of Preventive Maintenance

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Cold Weather Exposes Facility Condition Woes

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What’s The Difference Between Reactive and Preventive Maintenance?

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Protect Retail Sales With Reliable HVAC

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Maintenance: System Failure Offers Reminder

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Giving Electrical Equipment a Long, Healthy Life

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10 Steps to Prepare Elevators for Hazardous Weather

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Maintenance, Money, and the State of Facilities

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Maintenance Strategies for Success: Prevent, Predict or React?

Facility Maintenance Decisions
HVAC Preventive Maintenance Program Rescues Houston School District

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Houston School District Realizes Benefits of Preventive Maintenance Program

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Houston Schools Seek to Streamline HVAC Direct Digital Controls System

Facility Maintenance Decisions
SIDEBAR: Energy Stars — Houston Schools Shine in EPA Challenge

Building Operating Management
Max Planck Florida Institute: FM Team Expands Role, Adds Value

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Air Force Taking ‘Patch and Mend’ Approach to Facilities Maintenance

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Maximizing Maintenance: Assessing Non-Value Added Activities

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Reassessing of Preventive Maintenance Responsibilities Produces Huge Savings

Building Operating Management
Using Planning, Checklists, Other Tools to Improve Resilience in Existing Buildings

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Planning an Efficient Drain Cleaning Program

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Manufacturers Can Assist in Developing Drain Cleaning Program

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Equipment Considerations for Drain-Cleaning Program

Facility Maintenance Decisions
5 Steps to Achieving Maintenance Operations Utopia

Building Operating Management
Other Building Resilience Issues Include Backup Power, Roofs, Preventive Maintenance

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Michael Cowley Column: Prevent Failures by Learning From Them

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Comprehensive HVAC PM Programs Promote Energy Efficiency

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Most Common sources of IAQ Issues

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Managers discuss reactive, preventive and predictive maintenance strategies

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Dan Hounsell: Embracing Predictive Maintenance Produces Green Strategy

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Preventive Maintenance, Scheduling Meetings Among Important Issues

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Top Maintenance Goal: Make Technicians Better Firefighters

Building Operating Management
Using Facility Data To Drive Down Costs

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Drain Cleaning: Finding and Fine-Tuning Training

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Training Considerations for Using Drain Cleaning Equipment

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Devising a Drain Cleaning Training Strategy

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Preventive Maintenance: Shifting a Department's Focus Pays Big Dividends

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Steps to Successful Preventive Maintenance Program

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Maximizing New Technology Boosts Performance, Morale

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5 KPI's Every Manager Should Use

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Management Insight Column: Five KPIs Every Manager Should Use

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Management Insight Column: Measure key performance indicators that matter

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5 Steps to Chiller Efficiency

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Benefits of Zero-Based Budgeting and EMPs

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Searching for Right Answers When Crisis Management Required

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Safety First: Ensuring Effective Drain Cleaning

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Basic Provisions an HVAC Contract Should Include

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Testing, Proper PM Program Essential to Power System Reliability

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Consider Emergency Response Factors in Backup Power Systems Issues

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Are You Keeping an Eye On the Future of Maintenance?

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Embracing (and Minimizing) a Reactive Maintenance Management Plan

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Data To Measure IAQ Is Complex Proposition

Facility Maintenance Decisions
New CMMS Helps Health Care System Move to Preventive Maintenance

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Key Features of New CMMS Improve Efficiency of Health Care System

Facility Maintenance Decisions
CMMS Training Streamlines Work Flow for Health Care System

Building Operating Management
Most Important Roof Selection Criterion

Building Operating Management
Proper Preventive Maintenance For Roofing

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Fire-rated Door Preventive Maintenance Ensures Function

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Using ASHRAE 62.1 to Maintain Good IAQ

Facility Maintenance Decisions
First Impressions Start with Right Attitude

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Optimize the Life Cycle of Motors and Drives

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Roofing: District Revamps Preventive Maintenance Program

Facility Maintenance Decisions
How to Catalog and Analyze Motors and Drives

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Motors: Strategies for Successful Replacement

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Door Hardware: Most Common Repairs

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Roofing: The Economic Impact of Roof Leaks

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Sustainability Part of Managers' New Normal

Facility Maintenance Decisions
CMMS: How to Implement Condition-Based Monitoring

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Maintenance: Selling Your Accomplishments to Top Management

Facility Maintenance Decisions
CMMS Installation: Hospital to Monitor KPIs

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Equipment Inspections: Infrared Thermography & Oil Analysis

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Vibration Analysis Avoids Equipment Failure

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Energy Management System Can Streamline Facility Maintenance Tasks

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Door Hardware: RFID Technology Improves Security

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CMMS: Five Commonly Underused Functions

5 Minutes With
Outsourcing: Strategies for Hiring, Managing Contractors with Steve Spencer

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Snow & Ice Management: Undertaking an Equipment Evaluation

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Boiler Safety: Annual Inspection Checklist

Facility Maintenance Decisions
How to Measure a Contractor's Performance

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Building-Automation System Streamlines Preventive Maintenance

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Implementing a Motor-Management Program

Facility Maintenance Decisions
CMMS: Technicians Should Be Able to Manipulate Data

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Beyond Buzzwords: Lessons from Manufacturing

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Occupancy, Seasonal Changes Affect Restroom Maintenance

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Thermal Imagers Play Role in Preventive Maintenance Programs

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Satellite Facility Streamlines Plumbing Maintenance Tasks

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Maintenance 'Smart Teams' Make Department More Efficient

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Fire-Alarm and Detection Systems: Common Maintenance Activities

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Boilers: Perform Annual or Biannual Cleaning and Inspection

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Boiler Maintenance: Safety Considerations

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Automating Operations: Hospital Upgrades Building-Automation System, CMMS

Facility Maintenance Decisions
What Are the Most Commonly Underused CMMS Functions?

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Plumbing Fixtures: Maintenance Factors Into Product Specification

Facility Maintenance Decisions
BAS Promotes Trending and Preventive Maintenance Practices

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Uninterruptible Power Supplies: Specification Strategies

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Snow and Ice Removal Equipment: Maintenance Checklist

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Cool Roofs: Develop a Maintenance Plan

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Green Restrooms: Maintenance Scheduling Can Lead to Savings

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Infrared Imaging: Tools for Predictive, Preventive Maintenance

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Preventive Maintenance Ensures Peak Operating Efficiency

Building Operating Management
Reducing Operating Costs

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Test Equipment Helps Develop Preventive Maintenance Programs

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Inspection Cameras Play a Role in Preventive Maintenance Programs

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Maintenance Departments Investing in Infrared Technology

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Infrared Cameras Uncover HVAC, Roofing Issues

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Schedule Infrared-Imaging Routes for Effective Preventive Maintenance

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Conduct Preventive Maintenance and Fleet Inventories for Snow Removal

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Diagnostic Technology: Thermal Imaging Cameras and Beyond

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Investments in Maintenance Will Extend HVAC System Life

Facility Maintenance Decisions
UPS: Preventive Maintenance Ensures Power Supply

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Three Reasons Why Managers Could Replace Chillers

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Snow and Ice Removal: Preventive Maintenance

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Getting More from a CMMS

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Investments in Maintenance Will Extend HVAC System Life

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Mowers: Inspection and Maintenance

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Preventive Maintenance of the Fire Safety System

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Chillers Performance: Challenges and Solutions

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Putting Data to Work

Building Operating Management
Boardroom Connections

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Top-Level HVAC Maintenance

Facility Maintenance Decisions
High-Level Maintenance

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Motor Maintenance Matters

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Going with the Flow: Maintenance ensures pump performance

Facility Maintenance Decisions
5 Threats to Chiller Efficiency

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Maximizing Boiler Performance

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Linking PM To the Bottom Line

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Auditing for CMMS Success

Facility Maintenance Decisions
ROOFING: A Prescription for Savings

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Best practices: Maximizing maintenance

Building Operating Management
Thinking Like a CFO: Prevention Pays, Analysis Shows

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Maximum CMMS

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Bottom-Line Benefits of Chiller PM

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Lessons On Lifts

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Plumbing For Savings