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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 […]

Preventive Reset: Managing High-Traffic Surface Drift

Facility managers don’t need to “clean more” to protect standards in high-traffic areas, they need a reset cadence. This article introduces a […]

Optimizing Facility Operations for Automotive Manufacturing

This article explores strategies for optimizing workforce management in automotive manufacturing by balancing skilled labor, automation and data-driven decision-making. It emphasizes the […]

Ebook: A Practical Guide to Maintenance Contracts

Your facilities are one of your most valuable business investments, and keeping them in top shape requires more than routine upkeep. It […]

Through the Lens of Time: A Longitudinal Review of Energy Efficiency

The goals of this study were to (a) conduct a systematic literature review of studies documenting the impact of a roofing membrane’s […]

Forecasting spare parts for Operation and Maintenance Projects

A guide about how to forecast spare parts for operation and maintenance projects.

Reduce Operational and Embodied Carbon in Commercial Buildings with Modern Building Controls

Arup, a global leader in sustainable engineering services, partnered with Schneider Electric on a technical research study to quantify how the performance […]

Workplace Index Q2 2023

Eptura’s Workplace Index analyzes building use, asset data, and behavioral insights to provide a comprehensive view of the rapidly changing modern workplace. […]

Workplace Index Q3 2023

Eptura’s Workplace Index analyzes building use, asset data, and behavioral insights to provide a comprehensive view of the rapidly changing modern workplace. […]

Looking at Historic Buildings from a Facility Management Lens

There are dozens of vital and vibrant universities and hospitals built more than 100 years ago that are still operating today. Historical […]