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PFAS in the Built Environment

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are durable, stain-resistant chemicals used in building products. To reduce exposure, practitioners should avoid specifying PFAS-containing products, […]

Circular Economy of Gridd Research Paper

The Circular Economy is a take-make-use-reuse model, focusing on ensuring there is no “end of life” for any product. Circularity is most […]

Space Matters: Space as a Tool to Improve Performance

Space is never neutral and will therefore always either help or hinder an organization’s strategies. Managers that strategically use design of physical […]

Office Acoustics: The Future of the Built Environment

This session will focus on how to achieve speech privacy in open and closed offices, and will include interactive listening demonstrations. The […]

Creating the Next-Gen Collaborative Work Environment: A Cisco Case Study

Formal and informal collaboration spaces are dominating new office environments. Technology is a vital component in these new work settings. Creating spaces […]

Protective storage beyond the chain link fence

Addressing the challenges of increasing controlled storage space without blowing the budget. Containment, Control and Surveillance solutions providing low cost alternate to […]

Ep. 27: Sustainability and Innovation in FM | Kathy Loftus - Whole Foods Market

Whole Foods Market is "America’s Healthiest Grocery Store" and known for its mission-driven approach with both sustainable agriculture and facilities. Mike Petrusky […]

Your Home Away from Home

Have low-design corporate facilities become unproductive relics of the 20th century workplace? Consider research findings from the University of Exeter to investigate […]

Ep. 42: Healthcare Facility Management | Robert Graham, CHFM

Managing the healthcare built environment brings a variety of special challenges, and Robert Graham, CHFM, has experienced much of this in his […]

Ep. 46: Energy, IoT, and FM Tech | Mike Bruce and Eric Oliver - InScope Innovation

InScope Innovation is working with big data and the Internet of Things to gain insights from the interconnection of devices and systems […]