Facility Maintenance Decisions
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Recent Articles

Feature - Cover Story How Portland Public Schools Optimized Campus SecurityPortland Public Schools expands camera upgrades to enhance student safety.

Feature - Career Path How Construction Experience Shaped Jesse Zimmerman as a Facilities LeaderJesse Zimmerman discusses how a hands-on construction background shaped his approach to facilities management and the skills needed to oversee multi-site operations successfully.

Feature - Poll What’s One Small Change You’ve Made to Your Field or Grounds that Had a Surprisingly Big Impact?The first impression isn’t always made when someone set foot inside a building – it starts the minute they walk onto the property.

Feature - HVAC Legionnaires’ Resurfaces in Las Vegas, New York City FacilitiesNew York City’s measures would publicly identify buildings suspected as sources of Legionnaires’ disease and require owners to clean cooling towers.

Feature - Grounds management Tree Canopies Help Cool Cities and Strengthen Climate ResilienceA nationwide study found that neighborhoods with abundant tree cover are significantly cooler than those with little vegetation.

Editorial - Editorial Adaptive Reuse: Highest-Level MaintenanceMaintenance and engineering managers in many institutional and commercial facilities face the daily challenge of simply keeping a building — and often many buildings — safe and operational.

Feature - Grounds management Cincinnati Open Renovation Serves Up Lessons in Grounds, Operations and SecurityA $260 million renovation project greatly expanded the tennis venue to accommodate more guests and tournaments.

Feature - Equipment Rental Rent vs. Buy: What Strategy is Right for You?Renting and buying equipment both have their advantages, but the right choice depends on your business’s specific needs.

Feature - Roundtable How AI Is Reshaping Data Center CoolingManufacturers discuss how AI-driven rack densities are changing data center cooling strategies and why liquid cooling is gaining momentum.

Feature - Plumbing & Restrooms Smart Technology Is Transforming Plumbing Systems and RestroomsSmart technology can help managers improve maintenance of plumbing systems and restrooms to benefit organizations.