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Achieving Demand Control Ventilation Based on Occupancy

At South Lafourche High School and Thibodaux Middle School in Louisiana, fluctuating occupancy levels—particularly in classrooms and gymnasiums—highlighted the need for a […]

Using CO2 Sensors for Indoor Air Quality and Energy Savings

Carbon dioxide has been utilized as a metric for indoor air quality and as an energy-saving strategy through demand control ventilation (DCV). […]

EP025: FM and ISO: Global Change at a Local Scale

Today, we are sitting down with Duncan Waddell, Chairman of ISO TC 267 Facilities Management and Managing Director at FM Intelligence Party […]

Wildfires have Increased Advocacy for Better Indoor Air Quality and Building Codes

Many individuals seek guidance on indoor air quality after the recent wildfires. A plan to ensure proper ventilation and indoor air quality […]

Part 1 Dilution Ventilation and IAQ

In this video, David Dougan discusses the steps to achieve acceptable IAQ requires understanding the contaminants of concern and methods to maintain […]

A Facility Manager's Guide for Net-Zero Buildings

Decarbonizing operations was once revered as “nice to have” but has become a “must do.” As 50% of today’s buildings will still […]

Building Performance Standards: A Technical Resource Guide

Building Performance Standards: A Technical Resource Guide is guide is intended to provide technical basis and resources to policymakers, building owners, facility […]

Karl Storz Endoscopy: Flexible Workplace Design

KARL STORZ, international endoscopy instrument producer, used flexible workspace redesign to boost utility, connectivity, and sustainability at its North American headquarters, supporting […]

Air Handling Unit Refurbishment for Compliance with NFPA and ASHRAE

1) Overview of NFPA 90A and its incorporation with NFPA 101: Life Safety Code 2) Distinction between Class A fire-rated materials and […]

ISO 41000: Next-gen FM via International Standards

Review Session Learning Objectives 1: Recognize the standards published to date under the ISO 41000 series, and those under development 2: Examine […]