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The complete, physical facility including electrical, HVAC, plumbing transport and other specialized systems that, once installed, tend to be permanent features of the building.

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Record Temperatures Not a Sign to Throw in the Towel

Facilities Managers Must Double Down on Sustainability. The UK and Europe have recently been in the fierce grips of a record-breaking heatwave. […]

Rooftop Unit Sizing Guidance

Common sizing mistakes (with respect to cooling tonnage and supply fan horsepower) can be controlled with these recommended processes to help project […]

How HVAC Digital Twins Optimize Facility Operations

Reducing complexity and balancing facility managers’ competing challenges can best be accomplished by deploying more digital and remote technology.

BIM for FM: Capturing Operational Efficiencies and Cost Savings Now

The presentation details the company’s use of BIM and Lean for building lifecycle managements for consideration by FMs.

Building and Emergency Info in the Palm of Your Hand

A guide on using mobile devices to communicate building info to first responders and others during emergencies.

Improving Organizational Productivity with Building Automation Systems: Research Report

Learn how to demonstrate that smart, integrated technologies produce organizational productivity gains in addition to energy and environmental savings.

Evolving Technologies for BIM-Enabled Projects

This collection of building information modeling (BIM) presentations discusses changing technologies for BIM-enabled projects, addressing select BIM and O&M systems: Autodesk, EcoDomus, […]

Benchmarking 2.0: Healthcare Facility Management Report

Self-survey based results on operation of North American health care facilities, including information on facilities, utilities, maintenance, environmental services, waste, linen services, […]

Life Cycle BIM for Facility Management

This presentation offers an overview of building information modeling (BIM) for facility/property managers, including an introduction to the Centre for Health & […]