Facilities management is a broad term, and if you oversee an office building or other facility, you know that in many ways, the role requires you to be a Jack-of-All-Trades to run things efficiently. As a facility manager, several specific focuses add up to make a well-run facility. However, the most important of all of […]
Read More »Each day, the average person unknowingly wastes as much as 30 gallons of water. And, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, we waste about 1.7 trillion gallons of water each year. Only around 1 percent of the water in the world is freshwater, and as a society, we each use 140 to 170 gallons of […]
Read More »Even though we might be in the middle of a pandemic, things still have to stay in motion. Kids have to go to school, people still have to work and businesses like yourself have to stay open. If you’re lucky you might have the ability to make your operation completely remote. However, that’s just not […]
Read More »Doing employee background checks before onboarding a new hire is a common hiring practice in most industries. You want to make sure that the people who work in your building are trustworthy people. After all, they are representatives of your organization, and you want to protect your good name. That said, your employees are not […]
Read More »Choosing the wrong commercial cleaning services can end up costing you– big time. From damages caused by using incorrect cleaning products on vulnerable surfaces to unskilled cleanings that dampen your tenants’ faith in your facility, trying to cut costs with unprofessional janitorial services can take a big toll on your finances. What do you need […]
Read More »Across the country, stores and businesses are slowly starting to reopen amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. As they do, the number of cases of infected people is still growing. For facility managers, this raises a lot of questions. How can we keep our buildings as safe as possible when we get back to work?While the goal […]
Read More »As the U.S. and global economies slow because of the major impact of COVID-19, you should prepare for the fact this may bring with it a need for additional building security in the facilities you manage. Over 20 million Americans have filed for some form of unemployment benefits in the past month thanks to the […]
Read More »Things feel incredibly uncertain right now, and if you’re a facility manager, this pandemic may leave you with more questions than answers. What should you be doing to protect your building from an outbreak? The COVID-19 global pandemic has disrupted the way companies are doing business as more people physically distance and work from home. […]
Read More »If you’ve ever dreamed of living in the “space age,” with robots, software and sleek technology that makes day-to-day life look a little bit more like “The Jetsons,” we’re already living in it! There’s new technology all around us every day, engineered to make our lives easier. If you manage a building or are the […]
Read More »It’s being talked about on every television and radio news program. There are long lines at big box stores, where cases of water, disinfectants, hand sanitizer and cleaning wipes with bleach have been sold out for weeks. All thanks to the COVID-19 coronavirus. With all of this coverage and concern about how the virus will […]
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