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Improving Building Operating Decisions: A Tool to Help Make Smart Decisions

Review of a question-driven software service tool used to help FMs, FM consultants and other FM professionals prioritize energy, maintenance and human […]

Get the Supplier You Deserve

Facility managers rely on service providers to be successful. When they fail, you fail and you don’t have the luxury of blaming […]

No Building is an Island: Hardball on the future of FM

“The ambient office; smart buildings; smart cities; zero net energy consumption; every building a mini-power plant; free-addressing; the post-carbon economy.” We’ve all […]

Building Awareness: What it means when facilities become “people literate”

New technologies such as sensors, biometric readers, voice recognition devices, satisfaction buttons, and smart materials are making our buildings more “aware” – […]

Space Utilization in Real Time: How Sensors and the Internet of Things are Providing Essential Data to Support New Ways of Working

For decades, facility managers and planners have relied on guesswork to know how workspace is actually utilized. The problem has become acute […]

Transcending Generations: How mobile is key to success in a multi-generational workforce

Finding, evaluating and implementing the right technology can be a challenge. Depending on the size of your workforce, the types of spaces […]

Buildings in the Cloud: From Smart Buildings to Smart Cities

This white paper discusses the challenges facing cities worldwide, identifies solutions, describes the results and delivers realistic next steps for your city […]