In The News

Elementary, My Dear Watson

Crane challenges readers to don their thinking caps this month to solve a facility riddle.

Survival Of The Fittest Building

It is possible for facility managers to drive value in any economy through energy efficiency efforts in their buildings.

Going To Bat For Green

Home of the Washington Nationals, the newest MLB ballpark earns LEED silver. The director of ballpark operations plans to maintain the momentum.

Quality, Cost, Sustainability

Can fms have the best of all worlds with pre-owned furniture?

The Role Of Air Filtration

Evaluating three performance factors enables facility managers to install the best filter for the job.

Storm Windows May Address Single Pane Woes

When a full-scale replacement is not feasible, adding secondary glazing is an option.

Awash In The Green Product Cycle

Third party certification is helping facility managers decide what products meet environmental standards in order to avoid greenwashing.

Focus Group Recommendations May Boost Prestige

Centralize real estate and facilities management? Yes! Track assets worth $5,000 or less? Not so much.

FM, AM, And IM

With so much attention on speech giving and politics, Springer encourages facility professionals to spread the good word about the importance of what they do and how they do it.

Tricks of the Trade

I have been asked to look into the modification and adaptation of some areas in our building and facilities to accommodate the daily prayer requirements of our Muslim employees. They have requested foot washing stations and a prayer room.

So my question is this. Have you had to deal with such requests? If so, what have you done? Is there a company policy covering this, and/or other religious activity on company property? Did you get complaints from other religious groups?

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