Facilities Management articles for the week of 4/19/2026 - 4/25/2026

Managing Facilities Without a CMMS: How Resourcefulness Wins Budget Battles

s a facilities management professional, I have had to manage everything with spreadsheets, an IT help desk system, and manual data tracking.

Read This » Reorganizing While Operating: Managing Facilities During Workplace Transformation

he announcement of my NYC and DC office reorganization project came in on Tuesday.

Read This » How BESS Operations are Revolutionizing Urban Centers

ities are the heartbeat of modern energy demand.

Read This » Coming Soon: Facilities That Also Happen to be Farms

hat if your most important tenants were not people but, well, crops? The coming of a new “vertical farm” industry is turning that unusual vision into reality.  The idea behind what is also called “Controlled Environment Agriculture” (CEA) starts with the fact that fresh produce travels over 1,500 miles on average from farm to table before being consumed.

Read This » Maximizing Roof Performance: Climate, Maintenance and Reroofing Strategy

limate zone is not a footnote in the design process.

Read This » Design, Data and Behavior: The Real Drivers of Water-Efficient Restroom Fixtures

s facilities push to reduce water consumption, sensor-operated restroom fixtures offer a compelling path forward — but performance in the field is far from automatic.

Read This » City Reimagines its Town Hall as a Modern Civic Center

enovating a much-loved facility from the distant past in order to meet the needs of the present — with an eye at all times toward the future — is a tall order.  Not an impossible one.  After years of strategic planning, Erie, Colorado, has finally reopened its 1906 town hall as a preservation-forward, all-in-one civic center that demonstrates how long-range facility planning can guide municipal growth.  Erie is experiencing increasing population growth.

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