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A Cigarette, a Fire and 3 Years to Find a Solution: Lacrosse Apartments, Docklands
On the evening of 24 December 2014 the occupant of apartment 605 at the Lacrosse Building put down his cigarette. What happened […]
Emergency Response Management: A Plan for Failure
Explains the importance of Emergency Response Management and planning, including the creation of developing an Emergency Preparedness Plan, a Hazard Vulnerability Plan […]
When the Smoke Clears: How Planning Enabled Business to Continue During the Northern California Wildfires
How ready are you for a big disaster? As a small business, when we undertook the ISO Business Continuity Management Systems certification, […]
Working and Living in the “Left of Boom”: Developing a Survival Mindset for the Workplace and Life
“Left of Boom” is a bit of security/business continuity jargon for all the actions done to prepare for and/or prevent an incident. […]
Weathering Climate Change: Resiliency Strategies for Existing Buildings
In 2017, there was a shift within the facilities management community from sustainability to resiliency. The effort now is to counter the […]
Balancing Physical Security and Productivity
This presentation offers actionable items that can be employed to aid in reducing the overall cost of ownership, while also increasing the […]
H1N1 and Hygienic Cleaning
An overview of H1N1 (Swine Flu) influenza virus, including transmission types, infection control precautions, and sanitary habits (hand hygiene, cough etiquette, respiratory […]
An Overview of the Benefits and Risk Factors of Going Green in Existing Buildings
Using a comprehensive literature review methodology, this paper develops a framework for defining benefits and risks of retrofitting existing buildings to green […]
Approach to Managing Asset Risk in a Manufacturing Facility
Whether creating a multi-year facility plan or determining facility conditions to be assessed, this piece offers a tiered approach to setting a […]
Dealing with Threating Situations: How to Keep the Worst from Happening
A categorization of workplace violence as defined by OSHA, paired with recommendations for improved facility security including preparedness, a culture of zero […]