ey Takeaways: Urban universities can differentiate themselves through accessible, modern and intentional facilities that reinforce their strengths in city connectivity, career opportunities, postgraduate education and international exposure.
Read This » What School Gate Safety Means for Facility Managersey Takeaways: New 2027 I-Code provisions establish clearer gate-safety requirements: The codes incorporate ASTM F900 for commercial swing gates and ASTM F1184 for horizontal slide gates, emphasizing safeguards — such as secondary supports or retaining devices to prevent gates from falling if primary components fail. Existing gates are not automatically subject to replacement, but repairs and modifications can trigger compliance: When a gate is repaired, altered, retrofitted, or modified — including for security upgrades — schools may need to meet the new safety standards and ensure safety components are not removed or compromised. Schools should make gate safety part of routine maintenance: Facility teams should inventory gates by type and location, identify the applicable ASTM standard, inspect safety-critical components, and prioritize damaged or modified gates.
Read This » Attending Exclusive Facilities Conferences for Effective Vendor Partnershipsey Takeaways: Curated executive conferences can streamline vendor discovery by connecting facilities leaders with pre-vetted partners that are aligned with the profession’s future and an organization’s long-term transformation goals.
Read This » Smarter Fire Protection: Where AI Can Helpey Takeaways: AI can streamline fire-safety work by accelerating plan reviews, inspections, monitoring, risk analysis and data analysis, allowing facility professionals to focus on higher-priority decisions.
Read This » How Owners Can Advance Carbon-Neutral Building Designey Takeaways: Reducing embodied carbon requires owners and design teams to consider structural systems, building orientation, envelope performance and material choices as interconnected strategies. Measurable sustainability goals, active energy modeling and clear accountability can help keep carbon-reduction strategies on track through design and construction. Lifecycle cost analysis can help owners evaluate carbon-neutral strategies alongside energy savings, maintenance, resilience, incentives and other long-term business considerations. As buildings become more energy efficient, embodied carbon – the emissions associated with manufacturing, transporting, and installing materials – has become a larger part of the sustainability conversation. Concrete and structural steel often represent significant portions of embodied carbon, making decisions about structural grids, material quantities and lower-carbon alternatives increasingly important. Graham says owners should view building orientation, envelope performance, structural systems, mechanical equipment and renewable energy as interconnected strategies rather than isolated decisions. For larger developments, Goyal points out that the greatest carbon reductions may come from shared infrastructure. “For campuses, districts and large portfolios, the biggest impact may come from shared infrastructure rather than one building at a time,” Goyal says.
Read This » How to Improve Communication Within OrganizationsSuccessful facility managers know how to speak the language of their peers, whether those people work in human resources, IT, or are teachers or executives. In his latest FM Insights video, Facility Influencer Charles Thomas discusses the importance of managers being able to speak in terms that their peers outside the facility teams can understand.
Read This » Roofing Design: Key Considerations for Long-Term Performanceey Takeaways: Long-term roofing performance depends on the entire assembly, including insulation, membranes, cover boards, attachments, flashings and other components working together.
Read This » Choosing the Right Healthcare Project Vendorey Takeaways: Facility managers should evaluate healthcare vendors based on total cost of ownership and lifecycle value rather than upfront price alone. Planning for known and unknown risks requires clear project scope, appropriate contingencies and outside expertise when internal resources are limited. Early stakeholder engagement, clear success criteria and strong vendor communication can help identify problems before they become costly or disruptive. Many healthcare facilities are always-on, life-saving systems for their patients and need to stay top-notch for staff and visitors as well.
Read This » How an FM Organization Avoids Being Set Up for Failureey Takeaways: Core problem: FM organizations are set up to fail when they are held responsible for projects or outcomes without receiving matching authority, resources, or decision-making power — especially in matrix structures where staff answer to multiple leaders.
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