Facilities Management articles for the week of 9/6/2026 - 9/12/2026

Cincinnati Open Renovation Elevates Player Experience and Event Operations

ey Takeaways: New locker rooms, recovery spaces, training areas and player dining demonstrate how athlete-focused amenities directly support a world-class tournament experience. Maintaining a clean, organized and vibrant campus throughout an event requires continuous coordination that is largely invisible to guests but essential to the brand. An operations-first design process helps facilities create attractive, high-performing spaces that serve fans, athletes, staff, media, vendors and sponsors alike. The renovation also significantly upgraded player-facing areas.

Read This » Why Maintenance Matters in a Building’s Long Life

ournalists are outside observers, so on the job, I get only small glimpses of the immense challenges facing maintenance and engineering managers with institutional and commercial facilities.

Read This » How Facility Managers Can Motivate and Develop Every Technician

ey Takeaways: Reliable core employees thrive on specific recognition, fair treatment and meaningful ownership that acknowledges the consistent work keeping operations running. Above-average technicians can become top performers when managers offer deliberate coaching, gradual stretch assignments, strong peer mentorship and a clear purpose. New hires need psychological safety, frequent feedback, clear expectations and patient coaching to build sound judgment, learn site-specific systems and adopt the team’s safety culture. Workers known as the reliable core show up, do solid work and hold the operation together.

Read This » Door Hardware Specification: Why DIY Decisions Can Create Costly Compliance Risks

ey Takeaways: Professional door hardware specification helps ensure that egress, ADA accessibility, fire-rating and smoke-seal requirements are met before they threaten occupancy approval or life safety. A complete hardware schedule accounts for interconnected details—including door weight, handing, hinges, electrified access, power coordination and compatible materials—that are easy to miss in a DIY process. Selecting commercial-grade, properly balanced hardware for the environment and traffic level protects long-term performance, prevents premature finish or lock failure and reduces maintenance liabilities. Taking the do-it-yourself approach to door hardware specification is a classic architectural dilemma.

Read This » Door Hardware Selection: Matching Strength to Weight and Traffic

ey Takeaways: Heavy steel, solid wood and insulated glass doors require robust, properly spaced supporting hardware and corrosion-resistant fasteners to safely carry weight, wind and impact loads. When replacing doors or hardware, assess and repair surrounding doors, frames and rough openings so they can securely accommodate new components. High-traffic entrances benefit from durable ANSI Grade 1 hardware, ball-bearing hinges and balanced door systems that reduce friction, stress and long-term wear. A door assembly’s weight and structural integrity also are important factors in hardware selection.

Read This » Facility Condition Assessments Help Nashville Hospital Manage Aging Infrastructure

t Nashville General Hospital, FCAs are a critical part of managing the aging healthcare campus as it has a limited budget and high operational demands.

Read This » The Future of Healthcare Construction and Facility Management

Behind every successful hospital, university or large facility is a team solving problems most people never see.

Read This » Preventing Falls: Build a Stronger Fall Protection Program

ey Takeaways: A written fall protection program can fail when documentation, training, equipment inspections and field practices are inconsistent. Elevated surface work plans help facilities teams identify hazards, equipment, access requirements and protective measures before work begins. Calculating fall clearance is critical because worker height, lanyard length, deceleration distance and the space below all affect whether a fall arrest system will work. The problem usually starts with something simple: a lightbulb needs changing, or a rooftop unit needs checking.

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