4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (706+ words) Scheduling, language access, mentoring and workplace culture can affect whether employers can recruit and retain workers from a broader talent pool. Expanding the pool of skilled workers requires employers to look beyond recruitment and examine whether their workplaces inadvertently make…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (739+ words) Startup FTL’s cellular-enabled cloud solution aims to provide building systems control and monitoring without a big upfront infrastructure investment. Callandar co-launched FTL in November after helping Impact Service Group, a nationwide HVAC services company, launch an HVAC monitoring system for…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (352+ words) Higher education has made progress on utilization, but conference rooms still mostly sit empty, leaving room for improvements and savings, says occupancy intelligence firm Occuspace. Classroom and office utilization rates on campuses measured their biggest year-over-year gain since post-COVID recovery…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (410+ words) Leaders should treat communications as safety infrastructure and work with IT departments to ensure systems work as needed. Schools in the U.S. spend more than $4 billion annually on physical safety measures like metal detectors, surveillance cameras and weapons detection systems, according…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (13+ words) Landlords flexing rental power as data center viability becomes ‘everybody’s problem’ Facilities Dive...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (452+ words) A low-level hum coming from a Microsoft data center that’s hard to measure is a nuisance that’s hurting property values, Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, residents allege. At least half a dozen noise-related lawsuits against data centers have been filed this year....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (636+ words) A $1 billion project with Google and Xcel would create the world’s largest battery, producing 30 gigawatt-hours of energy at roughly $33 to $50 per kilowatt-hour, according to estimates. Battery-power startup Form Energy’s announcement earlier this month that it secured a $750 million capital infusion…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (812+ words) Tim Garrett is president of digital security company AURA US. Opinions are the author’s own. Facility managers are responsible for ensuring buildings operate safely, efficiently and reliably. Yet as portfolios expand and security operations become more complex, a challenge is…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (869+ words) Automated operations must be phased in for facility managers to get the full benefits of smart building technology. Susanne Seitz is CEO of Buildings Smart Infrastructure at Siemens. Opinions are the author’s own. Walk through almost any city in the…...