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4 ways power digitalization gets your building closer to net-zero
The earth’s hottest summer in recorded history and our oceans’ highest documented surface temperatures are stark reminders of global warming’s devastating effects […]
How Occupancy Data Transforms the Way We Operate Buildings
This report is meant to help building owners and operators understand how to best use occupancy data and what it can do […]
Building Performance Standards: A Technical Resource Guide
By US Department of Energy, ASHRAE, Pacific Northwest National Labs (PNNL), New Buildings Institute (NBI)
Building Performance Standards: A Technical Resource Guide is guide is intended to provide technical basis and resources to policymakers, building owners, facility […]
Defining High Performance Buildings for Operations and Maintenance
This research synthesizes literature about high performance buildings with a focus on O&M, concluding that systems-thinking (for both building systems and organizational […]
The Future is Now: Increase Your Contribution by Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Buildings and Beyond
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing the world as we know it, impacting various industries, jobs and even the economy. While AI […]
What's Your I(A)Q?
Indoor Air Quality is one of those topics that has become unquestionably important. For the typical FM, IAQ has been important because […]
Play the Energy Efficiency Retrofit Game
FMs navigate the complicated process of evaluating energy efficiency and assessing retrofitting options in commercial buildings. This case study demonstrates a staged […]
The Hole Truth About U.S. Buildings
By John Dixon
A survey conducted by the Building Commissioning Association highlights the negative impact of duct leakage in U.S. buildings, with details of the […]
Bank Branch Disaster Planning
The bank branch disaster planning white paper is intended to be used leading up to, and immediately following a disaster. It provides […]
Space Measurement Standards
By Cindy Hunt
An overview of space measurement standards for effective property management, including the benefits of standardized building measurement, methods to define gross building […]