Author: FM College Admin

A locked door is a foundational image in security. Though the methods of securing an entryway have changed over the millennia, from intricate slabs of intertwining wood to industrial steel padlocks and digital readers, the basic idea has remained largely the same, until now. As the use of office space has grown more complex and…

NHS Property Services (NHSPS) has surveyed estate leaders to find out how to improve building maintenance across their estates. The results reveal management of NHS sites is changing due to advances in how data is collected and technology is used to tackle backlogs. While short-term decisions are often required to keep buildings operational, these are…

In the six years since the COVID-19 pandemic first began, organizations have been tasked with reinventing what company culture looks like. What most people have yet to realize is that a lot of this reinvention falls on the shoulders of facility managers. Between juggling hybrid office schedules and general maintenance needs, building a strong team…

Risk mitigation trumps cost savings as the top way for sustainability teams to create business value for their organizations, according to an annual survey of chief sustainability officers (CSOs) at publicly traded U.S. companies. More than 62 percent of the respondents said their ability to identify and offer strategies to address regulatory, supply chain and…

In the weeks since Trellis Impact 26 wrapped up, attendees have largely converged on a handful of recurring themes in their post-event reflections. Across LinkedIn posts, the comments and conversations have centered less on ambitions and future possibilities and more on the present-day realities of execution. Trellis Impact 26 offered a preview of where sustainability…

In a city like Chicago, electrification rarely happens in isolation. Large retrofit projects are almost always delivered in occupied buildings, alongside active operations, and under pressure to modernize multiple systems at once. The projects that succeed understand this from the start. Electrification works best when treated as core infrastructure—the backbone that supports building automation, electric…