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  • Tricks Of The Trade: Temperature Complaints

    Facility Management Expert Kevin Folsom talks about the age old issue of dealing with thermal complaints in the workplace. From the April 2013 issue.

  • QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Wiping Away Tears In The Workplace

    There are times when emotional issues can crop up in the workplace–regardless of whether it’s a personal conflict or a professional one. How should facility managers act—if at all—when called upon to console a co-worker or employee under these circumstances?

  • QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Serial Quote Syndrome

    What is the appropriate professional procedure for dealing with RFPs from internal departments that ask for numerous quotes from facilities on work that will more than likely never be completed? How do I keep from alienating my vendors and contractors?

  • QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Facilities Management Software

    Is there any facility management software designed for labs that can handle maintenance, drawings. leases, and all the other necessary documentation?

  • FRIDAY FUNNY: Bring Your Own…Toilet Paper?

    Municipalities are getting creative with budgetary matters, but one Missouri town took things a bit too far. In Windsor, officials even started a fundraising campaign to collect money for toilet paper, claiming that budgets had been exceeded.

  • AmeriCare: Assistance Being Sent To Oklahoma City Area

    AmeriCares often delivers cleaning supplies to help families cleaning up storm damage, as well as medical aid for evacuees with chronic health problems forced to flee their homes without their prescription medicines. The organization also helps to rebuild health care facilities damaged by disasters.

  • The 2013 Hurricane Season Begins June 1

    With the average Hurricane Season typically having nine to 12 named storms, of which five to seven reach hurricane strength and one to three become major hurricanes, the numbers and resources for 2013 are clear indicators that facility managers need to heed this warning and prepare their businesses—now.

  • Services & Maintenance: Grounds Check

    Vetting landscape service providers ensures they add value to site maintenance plans. From the April 2013 issue.

  • FRIDAY FUNNY: Bring Your Own…Toilet Paper?

    Municipalities are getting creative with budgetary matters, but one Missouri town took things a bit too far. In Windsor, officials even started a fundraising campaign to collect money for toilet paper, claiming that budgets had been exceeded.

  • QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Wiping Away Tears In The Workplace

    There are times when emotional issues can crop up in the workplace–regardless of whether it’s a personal conflict or a professional one. How should facility managers act—if at all—when called upon to console a co-worker or employee under these circumstances?

  • WEB EXCLUSIVE: Painting Project at Leesburg Theater Earns Rave Reviews

    At first blush, it sounds like a simple project: paint a champagne colored stripe on the wall of a movie theater lobby. But as general contractor Jesse Truesdale will tell you, the devil is in the details.

  • World FM Day – 27 June 2013 – Creating, Sharing & Learning

    Global FM member organizations on six different continents will commemorate World FM Day by hosting events all around the world and undertaking others activities to celebrate and promote facilities management.

  • FRIDAY FUNNY: Bring Your Own…Toilet Paper?

    Municipalities are getting creative with budgetary matters, but one Missouri town took things a bit too far. In Windsor, officials even started a fundraising campaign to collect money for toilet paper, claiming that budgets had been exceeded.

  • NEW PRODUCT FLASH: VitalSign By 2/90 Sign Systems

    Designed for healthcare facilities, the modular signage communicates critical information to staff and visitors. Facility managers choose from a collection of standard color-coded medical alert messages or customized sliders in any color, symbol, or configuration.

  • FRIDAY FUNNY: An Escherian Stairway Exists?

    Could Escherian Stairs really be hidden in some ignored corner of the RIT campus? When is a myth no longer a myth? Is it when enough people buy into it to make it true?

  • WEB EXCLUSIVE: Painting Project at Leesburg Theater Earns Rave Reviews

    At first blush, it sounds like a simple project: paint a champagne colored stripe on the wall of a movie theater lobby. But as general contractor Jesse Truesdale will tell you, the devil is in the details.

  • QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Wiping Away Tears In The Workplace

    There are times when emotional issues can crop up in the workplace–regardless of whether it’s a personal conflict or a professional one. How should facility managers act—if at all—when called upon to console a co-worker or employee under these circumstances?

  • World FM Day – 27 June 2013 – Creating, Sharing & Learning

    Global FM member organizations on six different continents will commemorate World FM Day by hosting events all around the world and undertaking others activities to celebrate and promote facilities management.

  • QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Serial Quote Syndrome

    What is the appropriate professional procedure for dealing with RFPs from internal departments that ask for numerous quotes from facilities on work that will more than likely never be completed? How do I keep from alienating my vendors and contractors?

  • FRIDAY FUNNY: Elevating Excel To An Art Form

    What will you do when you retire? If you’re considering the possibility of creating amazing pieces of art using Excel, well, someone else is already doing it.

  • WEB EXCLUSIVE: Mass Notification, Crucial Communication

    Ever since there have been buildings there’s been a need to alert people on how to get out safely during an emergency. Using a system reserved for emergencies—the fire alarm system—decreases the time required to notify occupants.

  • WEB EXCLUSIVE: Requirements For Visitor Management In Federal Agencies

    Federal agencies typically have hectic lobbies to manage. Attendants must quickly process visitor access while ensuring all security procedures are followed in accordance with Homeland Security Protection Directive-12 (HSPD-12).

  • FREE WHITE PAPER: Site Selection For Mission Critical Facilities

    In this paper, guidelines are established for selecting a new site or assessing an existing one. Common risks that affect the availability of a business are defined and techniques for minimizing these risks are presented.

  • FREE WHITE PAPER: Physical Security In Mission Critical Facilities

    Physical security is critical to achieving availability goals of mission critical facilities. Security of the data center accounts for it’s surroundings as well as data processing equipment inside and the systems supporting them. In this paper, systems for providing secure facilities are recommended and best practices for physical security are explained.