Facility Maintenance Decisions
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Recent Articles

Feature - HVAC Aging School Buildings Pose Health Risks to StudentsExperts at a summit highlighted how aging infrastructure, inadequate funding, poor indoor air quality and extreme weather threaten student health and school operations.

Feature - Cover Story Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Upgrades Highway FacilitiesPennsylvania Turnpike rethinks and rebuilds facilities with an eye on the future.

Feature - Plumbing & Restrooms Sustainability Spotlight: Water Conservation via Hydration StationsHydration stations help facilities minimize plastic waste and make drinking water more accessible.

Feature - Education Facilities What School Gate Safety Means for Facility ManagersInternational Code Council regulations address regulations to protect students in schools.

Feature - FM Insights How to Improve Communication Within OrganizationsIn his latest video column, Facility Influencer Charles Thomas gives advice on how to get other departments to understand facilities.

Feature - Roundtable How Roofing Can Support Facility SustainabilityManufacturers discuss how durability, energy efficiency, lifecycle costs and material selection are changing roofing decisions.

Editorial - Editorial Why Maintenance Matters in a Building’s Long LifeConstruction makes headlines and demolition draws crowds. But a courthouse jury experience shows why the long years in between depend on adequately funded maintenance teams.

Feature - Worker Safety Preventing Falls: Build a Stronger Fall Protection ProgramEffective fall protection goes beyond equipment and training.

Feature - Management Insight How Facility Managers Can Retain Top Maintenance TechniciansMaintenance and engineering leaders can improve retention and performance by diagnosing employee needs, protecting high performers’ time and giving top technicians meaningful work and more.

Feature - Fire Safety Are Your Sprinkler Systems Ready When It Counts?When a fire breaks out in any institutional or commercial building, a properly maintained sprinkler system can make all the difference.