President Declares May 2013 As Building Safety Month
Posted by Heidi Schwartz President Barack Obama has signed a proclamation declaring May as Building Safety Month. “When natural disasters and other hazards put American lives at risk, robust codes and...
View ArticleVerizon Green Project Will Power 19 Company Facilities Across the Country
Posted by Heidi Schwartz Verizon has announced it will invest $100 million in a solar and fuel cell energy project that will help power 19 of its facilities in seven states across the country. When...
View ArticleFRIDAY FUNNY: Ticket Please!
Posted by Heidi Schwartz Here’s a little engineering joke that may have been bouncing around on the web for some time. Five engineers and five HR professionals from the same company are attending a...
View ArticleQUESTION OF THE WEEK: Facilities Management Software
This Question of the Week comes from the Facilities Management Group on LinkedIn. I am trying to find a facilities management software program for our facility, which is a national diagnostic lab. I...
View ArticleMcCarthy Recognized As AHA Platinum Fit-Friendly Worksite
Posted by Heidi Schwartz McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has been recognized as a Platinum-Level Fit-Friendly Worksite by the American Heart Association (AHA) for helping employees eat better and...
View ArticleBOMI International and Transwestern To Offer Education Programs
Posted by Heidi Schwartz BOMI International and Transwestern recently partnered to provide Transwestern property and facility staff with additional education options to enhance their knowledge, build...
View ArticleWaterSense Suggests Sprinkler Spruce-Up For Spring
Posted by Heidi Schwartz A broken or missing sprinkler head could waste as much as 25,000 gallons of water and more than $90 over a six-month irrigation season. To promote irrigation system maintenance...
View ArticleFRIDAY FUNNY: Elevating Excel To An Art Form
Posted by Heidi Schwartz While everyone in the workplace is fairly familiar with Microsoft Excel, Tatsuo Horiuchi’s name may not be so well known. His relative anonymity may soon be over. Take a look...
View ArticleQUESTION OF THE WEEK: Serial Quote Syndrome
Posted by Heidi Schwartz This Question of the Week comes from the Ask The Expert link on Today’s Facility Manager. I’d like to gain some insight on dealing with what I call “serial quote syndrome.” My...
View ArticleWeek Two: Building Safety Month 2013
Posted by Heidi Schwartz To recognize the important work code officials are charged with, week two of the International Code Council’s Building Safety Month 2013 campaign, May 13-19, focuses on...
View ArticleCompetition For Zero Net Energy Building Designs Opens
Posted by Heidi Schwartz Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has joined American Institute of Architects San Francisco chapter (AIASF), in partnership with Tenderloin Neighborhood Development...
View ArticleWorld FM Day – 27 June 2013 – Creating, Sharing & Learning
Posted by Heidi Schwartz Global FM is pleased to announce the fifth annual World FM Day to take place in just over a month on June 27, 2013. The core message of 2013′s World FM Day is “creating,...
View ArticleQUESTION OF THE WEEK: Wiping Away Tears In The Workplace
Posted by Heidi Schwartz This Question of the Week comes from the Harvard Business Review group on LinkedIn. What do you do when an employee cries at work? Divorce, death, illness—there are many...
View ArticleThe 2013 Hurricane Season Begins June 1
Photo: FirstChoiceWeather.com Posted by Heidi Schwartz June 1 is the official start to the Northeast’s Hurricane Season and according to meteorologists, 2013 is going to be far worse than 2012. The...
View ArticleAmeriCare: Assistance Being Sent To Oklahoma City Area
The AmeriCares warehouse in Stamford, CT, stocked with medicines and relief supplies. Posted by Heidi Schwartz As search and rescue operations continue after a massive EF-5 tornado shattered a...
View ArticleFive Activities To Engage Employees During National Safety Month
Posted by Heidi Schwartz In recognition of National Safety Month this June, Cintas Corporation has identified five activities to engage employees and help reinforce best safety practices. According to...
View ArticleLEED Projects In Southern California Adopt Auto DR In DRPP
To test demand response in large commercial and institutional buildings, researchers sent real-time signals and evaluated responses with no operator in the loop. (Image: LBNL) Posted by Heidi Schwartz...
View ArticleFRIDAY FUNNY: Bring Your Own…Toilet Paper?
Posted by Heidi Schwartz While BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policies work their way into the business environment, in one Missouri town, male employees for the public works department were asked to...
View ArticleCommercial, Retail Buildings Fastest Adopters Of Remote Monitoring Services...
Posted by Heidi Schwartz Remote monitoring in intelligent buildings is a service offered by third-party companies that audit and report on the operational performance of a building. The services have...
View ArticleFRIDAY FUNNY: “Reaping” The Benefits Of Workplace Safety
Posted by Heidi Schwartz Throughout May, FacilityBlog has been sharing updates from the International Code Council on activities in conjunction with Building Safety Month: President Declares May 2013...
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