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Why After-Hours Failures Usually Start with Missing Documentation

After-hours building failures are often driven not by equipment malfunction but by missing documentation, unclear ownership, and incomplete shift handoffs. When maintenance […]

Facility Insights Live: Lessons, Challenges and the Path to 2026

In this year-end reflection webinar hosted by David Trask, facility leaders from higher education, healthcare, and professional sports discuss the operational challenges […]

Why Hot/Cold Calls Are Really About Air Handlers

Hot and cold calls are often early indicators of underlying HVAC system performance issues, particularly within air handling units and connected components. […]

The Real Pressures Facility Leaders Are Facing In 2026

This blog explores the growing pressures facility leaders face in 2026 as institutional knowledge disappears, documentation becomes fragmented, and access to critical […]

Stadiums Run On More Than Steel & Systems

This article examines the operational realities of stadium facilities management, where long periods of inactivity are followed by intense, high-demand events. It […]

Why CMMS Alone Isn’t Enough: The Hidden Gap in Facility Operations

This blog explores the limitations of relying solely on a CMMS for facility operations. It reveals how missing access to crucial building […]

Developing Tradespeople in FM to Avoid the Loss of Institutional Knowledge due to the Looming Retirement Boom

To tackle the inevitable loss of institutional knowledge in its facilities management department, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Facilities Services department is […]

Adapting to Radical Change in Facility Management: World Workplace Education Session Preview

Today we are bringing you a special episode, featuring a snippet from Eptura’s podcast "Workplace Innovator" with host Mike Petrusky. Mike sits […]

Navigating Facility Management Year End Roundtable Insights and Strategies

The Year End Reflections Facilities Roundtable, moderated by David Trask from ARC Facilities and hosted by Facility Executive, highlighted discussions on managing […]