COVID-19 concerns have put the nation on edge. Meanwhile, hospitals and healthcare staff have been bracing themselves for the outcome of this pandemic as it spreads throughout the United States and focusing their efforts on best practices to prevent the spread of disease. Nancy Messonnier, M.D., director of the Centers Read more…
There are several ways to categorize maintenance efforts within the facilities management world. The maintenance efforts are usually based on an organization’s budget, amount of resources, level of combined experience, and company goals. Most organizations needs vary, which means their maintenance approach does as well. Although the most common approach Read more…
On a day to day basis, customers and tenants expect facilities to operate smoothly. No one predicts a power outage or plumbing issues. We do this without even thinking about the team that is responsible for overseeing all of the mechanical infrastructure of a building. Behind the scenes, however, a Read more…
The age old question “will this actually save me money long term?” is asked time and time again when making the choice to add technology to better monitor facilities. Many times, whether or not an organization can get a quick ROI can be the deciding factor as to whether they Read more…
Building Automation was born in 1883, when Warren Johnson, a school teacher from Milwaukee invented the thermostat. Later, Johnson founded Johnson Controls, now a global industrial and technological leader in the world of facilities. Since 1883, Building Automation has gained huge successes with the emergence of BACnet IP, integration of Read more…
IoT or the internet of things is described as anything in the world connected to the internet. For example, when you use Amazon Alexa or Google Home to order something online, you are using IoT. Within the last 5 years, IoT has become a standard for many organizations. Food Service Read more…