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Facilities are an integral part of any organization’s efforts to satisfy its social responsibilities and maintain compliance with laws/regulations.

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Smart Street Lighting Optimization – Case Study Egypt

Case study illustrating a street lighting optimization project using LED technology and smart control systems to achieve energy consumption reduction and lower […]

The Role of the Circular Economy in Facility Management

In this podcast episode, Dr. Matt Tucker, Director of Research for IFMA, and Gary Miciunas, founder of ChiefCircularityOfficer.com, discuss the significance of […]

7 ways to be more sustainable

Working in facility management puts you in a key position to influence your building’s environmental footprint. One effective step is sourcing lighting […]

The Building Intelligence Index

Optimize your building for occupancy, indoor air quality, well-being, and energy efficiency. The Building Intelligence Index examines key factors that influence building […]

Through the Lens of Time: A Longitudinal Review of Energy Efficiency

The goals of this study were to (a) conduct a systematic literature review of studies documenting the impact of a roofing membrane’s […]

2025 Research Report: Inside the Workplace

The long tail of the pandemic continued into 2024, with organizations still dealing with the ripple effects of economic upheaval and the […]

How Smart Buildings Are Transforming The Future of Workspaces

Discover insights into the transformative advancements in smart building technology. In this episode of Hybrid Hangout, they reflect on themes from recent […]

Sustainability and Controlling Waste | The Clean Slate

We sat down with Gyan Awuku-Sao, a facility manager living in Ghana, Africa, working for Luxembourg-based Majorel. This company builds and delivers […]

Using CO2 Sensors for Indoor Air Quality and Energy Savings

Carbon dioxide has been utilized as a metric for indoor air quality and as an energy-saving strategy through demand control ventilation (DCV). […]

Integrating Smart Building Control Systems to Enable Grid-Interactive Buildings (GIB)

Buildings are a major contributor to global energy-related CO2 emissions. Efforts to achieve net zero emissions for buildings involve, in part, reducing […]