Facility Maintenance Decisions
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Recent Articles

Feature - HVAC Consider Portable Cooling Options While Occupants Slowly ReturnManagers can use portable units to cool partially occupied buildings or temporary workspaces.

Feature - Cover Story: Access Control Facility Security Strategies for a New EraHere's a Q&A with expert Greggory Sprowl, as the University of California San Francisco rethinks access control in an era of change.

Feature - Management Insights When a Manager’s Top Task Is Finding a JobReact and adapt: That's the order of the day for most managers -- even if that means reinventing yourself.

Feature - Roofing Best Practices for Recovering Low-Slope RoofsRecovering a roof is an ideal solution to get a few more years of life out of an aging roof. But caution and a firm grasp of recover options are required.

Feature - Hardscapes How to Get Hardscapes Right Elements such as pavement, irrigation, and lighting are critical to landscape success.

Feature - Editorial Managing in a Crisis: What Lies Ahead?Managers are more challenge-tested than ever because of the COVID-19 pandemic. How they'll continue to apply lessons learned during this crisis is what will make them successful going forward.

Feature - Fire-Resistant Coatings Comparing Two Popular Fire-Resistant CoatingsBoth intumescent and cementitious coatings have pros and cons. Maintenance departments can use this guide to choose the best option.

Feature - HVAC HVAC Strategies to Slow Coronavirus SpreadAdequate ventilation and air filtration are crucial strategies in buildings to slow COVID-19.

Feature - Management Insights 4 Air Quality Technologies Can Mitigate Coronavirus SpreadEvery technology implemented in a facility, and every policy enacted, should be seen through a risk-management lens.

Feature - Management Insights How to Improve Diversity in Facility ManagementColumnist Darrell X. Rounds lays out a game plan managers can use to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in their departments.