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Facilities Management articles for the week of 6/8/2025 - 6/14/2025

Making Zero-Emissions Facilities the New Normal

he focus in facilities is shifting from energy to carbon.  Every day, more building owners and facility executives are committing to the goal of zero carbon emissions, and more buildings are achieving this goal.

Read This » Sustainability Beyond the Restroom

he arena’s sustainability efforts don’t stop with the restrooms.

Read This » K-12 School Districts Consider Alternate Funding Options

unding comes and goes these days in the K-12 education facilities market.

Read This » The Evolving Role of Propane in Facilities

nstitutional and commercial facilities continue the search for strategies that will improve their facilities’ resilience in the form of such threats as power outages, tornadoes, hurricanes and wildfires.

Read This » The Rights and Wrongs of Clean Indoor Air

ill institutional and commercial facilities leaders ever learn?  You might think leaking roofs, crumbling facades and inefficient HVAC systems would prompt institutional and commercial organizations to pay more attention to deferred maintenance and properly fund maintenance and engineering departments responsible for repairing, maintaining and renovating facilities.  You’d be wrong.

Read This » Losing Energy Star is Bad for the Industry 

think it’s safe to say that no one likes to waste money.

Read This » What Leadership Means to Facility Managers in 2025

here is a famous saying that wrongly is attributed to the “weeping philosopher Heraclitus,” whose core ideas are based on the unity of opposites and the concept of change.

Read This » Marriott Facilities Meet Challenging Climate With High-Performance HVAC Systems

lorida’s climate can create problems for residents and visitors, from heavy rainfall and extreme heat and humidity to occasional hurricanes.

Read This » Portable Cooling Options: Renting vs. Buying?

epending on the type of portable cooling a facility needs, managers must decide whether to buy their own equipment, have rental agreements in place with suppliers who will deliver the equipment when needed or have a hybrid strategy that employs both.

Read This » The Power of Standard Operating Procedures in Maintenance

ffective facility maintenance operations are critical to the success of any institutional or commercial organization because they minimize operational costs, enhance efficiency and improve the overall quality of the work environment.

Read This » How Acoustics Impact Office Productivity

hen it comes to office design, sound is often an overlooked element.

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