hen chillers in commercial or institutional facilities begin to show signs of failure, maintenance and engineering managers face a critical choice: repair the old units or replace them with modern, energy-efficient models.
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Read This » Strategies for Injury Prevention Programsmployees sometimes get hurt on the job — which is why savvy facility managers must establish an injury prevention plan to help front-line technicians and grounds maintenance workers avoid injuries.
Read This » Establishing a Pest Control Planaintenance and engineering managers need to control a wide range of operational factors in their institutional and commercial facilities.
Read This » Durable Coatings Key to Sustainability Goalsroduct performance considerations are key to extending maintenance cycles, says Lucy Schneider, director of operations for Master Painters Institute (MPI), a North American certification organization for paint performance. For example, a green coating with below-average performance “will increase the likelihood of early coatings failure and the need to repaint sooner than a higher-performing coating,” Schneider says.
Read This » Architectural Coatings Not Just for Aesthetics Anymoreone are the days when architectural coatings for institutional and commercial facilities were only about aesthetics.
Read This » Emergency Preparedness: When First Responders are Unable to Immediately Respondeing prepared means planning not just for the likely, but for the worst-case scenario — a large-scale disaster where emergency services may be delayed or unable to respond at all. “Don’t assume first responders will come,” Thomas says.
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