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A Practical Guide to Implementing Cobotics in FM: 12 Steps to Accelerate Your Cobotic Journey

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed the cleaning and FM industries in the spotlight. Cobotics, the collaboration between frontline workers and machines or […]

A New Approach to Maintaining Clean Spaces Featuring Dr. Debra Harris

With student and staff well-being more top-of-mind than ever, an award winning researcher and evidence-based design expert, Dr. Debra Harris of RAD […]

Bringing critical power distribution out of the dark and into a safer, more reliable, and sustainable future

The digitalization of the electrical distribution infrastructure in commercial buildings and critical facilities can help facility teams improve safety for people and […]

Power Digitalization: Understand and Achieve Active Energy Management in Buildings

Most public, commercial, and industrial buildings are not energy efficient, representing an enormous untapped potential for decarbonization and sustainability efforts, as well […]

Best Practices in Janitorial Contracts and Services: Impacts from COVID-19

Contracting janitorial services is common for many organizations, and in today’s COVID-19 world, hiring an expert service provider is important. We will […]

Identify and Eliminate Excessive Production in FM Cleaning Operations

This quantitative research study explored the identification and elimination of excessive production in Facilities Management (FM) cleaning operations within UK shopping centres.

Reducing Slips, Trips, Falls (STF) and Injuries

Slips, trips and falls (STF) globally represent the third leading cause of disability and 15% of all accidental deaths, second only to […]

Infection Prevention and Control for Healthcare Facilities

This white paper explores the causes of healthcare associated infections (HAIs) and how to define and develop infection prevention and control methods.

What Every FM Should Know about Buying a New Roof

Are you getting stuck with underperforming roofs because of low price purchasing? Buy based on VALUE and don’t get stuck with another […]

FAQ Document- Vinyl vs Polished Concrete

This question and answer reference document is related to the results found in the “Analysis of Bacterial Growth on Vinyl and Polished […]