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Building Analytics: Community College Case Study

Saving energy and reducing utility costs using today’s technologies and best practices has never been more achievable. A key component of the […]

Data Integration: Building a Digital Ecosystem for FM Success

Learning Objective 1: Identify challenges in addressing data integration and data aggregation issues for FM. •Learning Objective 2: Define the components of […]

Capital Budgets How to Present a Comprehensive Capital Budget and become a Rock Star to Your Senior Management

This class will help Facility Managers develop a comprehensive capital budget to present to senior management by using data collected as well […]

Enclosure Assessments: Mitigating Building Performance Problems with Preventative Care

Building enclosure systems require periodic maintenance to adequately defend against water infiltration, air leakage and energy loss. Left unchecked, water infiltration, material […]

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

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

An overview of space measurement standards for effective property management, including the benefits of standardized building measurement, methods to define gross building […]

Significant Parameters for Building Automation Performance

With the goal of defining a model-as-performance-measurement-tool for building automation systems (BAS), the study identifies and illustrates issues affecting BAS and the […]

Ep. 3: Technology Tools for the Built Environment with Joseph Aamidor

Joseph Aamidor is a subject matter expert in the built environment (buildings, IoT, energy and sustainability) with years of experience in consulting […]