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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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Rethinking the Ceiling Plane as an Energy Asset

This editorial examines how the Swinerton Builders office renovation transformed the ceiling plane into a high-performance operational asset using phase change material […]

Smarter HVAC Decisions for Commercial and Retail: Energy Efficiency That Delivers Value

This article explores how HVAC decisions in retail environments go beyond maintenance and directly impact business continuity, energy costs, and operational risk. […]

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 […]

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 […]