Sick building syndrome: What you need to know
Sick building syndrome is a condition recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Why CIMS certification matters to facility managers
CIMS-certified FSPs display the same dedication to work whether they are performing routine maintenance checks or handling a major operational problem.
Facility maintenance: How to prepare for winter weather
With winter on the horizon, it’s time to finalize your maintenance strategy for the coming cold weather.
Predictive and preventive maintenance stops problems before they start
Too often, maintenance is perceived and employed as a purely reactive task. Fixing things only after they fail is human nature – but at a personal and institutional level, this approach creates a lot of problems.
How sustainability and safety reinforce each other
It’s time to stop thinking about sustainability in one-dimensional terms. It needs to become a theory of development and maintenance that encompasses multiple ideas.
Defining building maintenance success
Maintaining buildings effectively and efficiently isn’t an easy task – but it gets much easier when you have clear goals, KPIs and transparency across your organization, as well as over your contractors and subcontractors.
4 economic benefits of green building
Along with environmentally friendly benefits, green construction also has economic perks.
How to create a carpet cleaning program
Carpeting comes with countless benefits, but will require a maintenance program to uphold its durability and cleanliness.
5 reasons you should make your building green
By developing a green building from the start or by making the one you already have more eco-friendly, you’ll see fewer costs listed among the endless benefits you’ll experience.
Using sustainable cleaning products benefits environment, health
In order to meet LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance standards, building owners need to ensure that even their cleaning products are sustainable.
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