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Facility managers are expected to take steps to protect the environment and the people who use the facility while supporting organizational effectiveness and minimizing risks and liabilities.

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Sound Rating Criteria for Buildings

The main goal for acoustic design in a space is to keep the background noise levels low enough that normal sound in […]

PFAS in the Built Environment

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are durable, stain-resistant chemicals used in building products. To reduce exposure, practitioners should avoid specifying PFAS-containing products, […]

The Brilliance of Outsourced Security for Hybrid Workplaces

Securing workplaces across multiple office locations of a nationwide enterprise was already a challenging task pre-pandemic. The inherent variability and distance separation […]

Climate Change and Respiratory Health in the Built Environment

For years, scientists and researchers have warned us of the effects of climate change on our outdoor environments and ecosystems. But what […]

Adaptive Cleaning and Embracing Hybrid Workplaces | The Clean Slate

Taylor Moody from Lysol joins OpenWorks to discuss the impact of the work-from-home movement on commercial buildings and the cleaning industry. We […]

A Survey Instrument for Evaluating Workplace Occupant Satisfaction

The development and field test of this survey tool enabled evaluations of workplace settings, as well as supported workplace design and re-engineering, […]

IAQ Fundamentals & Why Outdoor Airflow Rates Need to be Monitored and Controlled

In this webinar recording, David Dougan, the President of EBTRON, provides an overview of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and the sources of […]

Community College in Florida Continues to Make a Big Impact on Energy Savings & Occupant Health

A Florida community college focuses on the health of its students and staff, and collaborated with a company to install airflow measuring […]

EP026:The Future of the Hybrid Workplace and FM of Audio-Visual Systems

Today we are sitting down with Brian Reilly who works at Listen Technologies and Pat Birch from The Farm AV. Together they […]

It looks like COVID-19 is back, but protection is in your hands

Hospitalizations are up, schools have experienced shut downs just a few weeks into the academic term, and health experts are warning things […]