ey Takeaways: Employers remain responsible for AI-assisted hiring decisions, even when a third-party technology provider handles the initial screening of candidates. Clear, skills-based job descriptions and regular testing can help employers identify unintended bias and ensure AI screening evaluates candidates against relevant qualifications. Facility managers should keep humans involved in AI-assisted recruiting by understanding how candidates are screened, questioning the system’s recommendations and documenting oversight. For facility managers struggling to fill skilled positions, a stack of applications should be good news.
Read This » Inspecting and Repairing Hurricane-Damaged Roofsey Takeaways: Facility managers should inspect roofs quickly after severe weather, document damage before making repairs and use temporary protection to prevent additional water intrusion. Recognizing the distinct signs of wind, rain, hail and debris damage can help teams identify problems early and determine when professional repairs or further investigation are needed. Roof resilience is a long-term effort, making regular inspections, maintenance and upgrades to current wind and drainage standards more effective than scrambling after the next storm. Once the structure is confirmed safe to access, get eyes on the roof quickly.
Read This » What Makes Heat Pump Water Heaters a Hot Item?ey Takeaways: Heat pump water heaters can sharply reduce energy use: With typical COP ratings of 2.5–4, they transfer existing heat rather than generate it, making them especially attractive for hot-water-intensive sites such as hotels, restaurants, gyms, and community centers. Fit and sizing are critical: They are currently most practical for smaller commercial facilities using roughly up to 1,000–1,500 gallons of hot water per day.
Read This » 8th Annual Vision Awards Winners Announcedhe 8th annual FacilitiesNet Vision Awards is pleased to recognize 50 manufacturers as the winners of its 2026 awards program.
Read This » Inside One of Healthcare's Most Ambitious Hospital ProjectsWhen someone faces a serious medical condition, having access to world-class care close to home can make all the difference.
Read This » The Built Environment is Missing an Identity Layerey Takeaways: Building documentation alone is not enough; facility teams need a continuous record that connects every inspection, renovation, permit and material change to the physical asset. Persistent asset identity can help preserve institutional knowledge through ownership changes, personnel turnover and software migrations while giving emergency responders and investigators a reliable history of a building. The built environment has standardized tools for creating and exchanging information, but a shared, portable identity for physical infrastructure remains a critical gap. When two steel columns buckled on the 21st floor of the former Pfizer headquarters in Manhattan this July, the building safety industry watched a familiar sequence unfold.
Read This » Proactive Vegetation Management Protects Facilities from Wildfire Riskey Takeaways: Deferring vegetation management to save a relatively small annual cost can lead to far greater expenses through wildfire damage, extended operational downtime and potential business closure.
Read This » How Drones Are Transforming Facility Maintenanceey Takeaways: Drones can safely inspect and clean hard-to-reach areas such as roofs, facades, HVAC units and solar arrays without relying on lifts, scaffolding or rope access. Thermal imaging and aerial mapping allow facility teams to identify issues, monitor assets and document conditions while also supporting security, inventory and post-storm assessments. Despite their benefits, drones require trained operators and must account for weather, regulatory requirements, site complexity and other job-specific limitations. Drones make it possible to clean, inspect and monitor areas that were never reachable before and offer a safer solution to reaching facilities of all heights and shapes.
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