by Guest Contributor | Jul 14, 2025 | communication, Employees, engineering, Facilities Management, FacilityBlog, Featured, Job Management, labor shortage, Pew Research Center, Project Timeline, resources, retention, Society for Human Resource Management, Staffing, Staffing Challenges, supply chain challenges, workforce, Workplace & Interiors, Workplace Culture
By Greg Larson While the global material supply crisis has eased somewhat, a more pressing challenge for facility administrators is the shortage of engineers and those trained to perform various skilled trades. According to Pew Research Center, “blue-collar” workers...
by Guest Contributor | Jul 10, 2025 | automated controls, blue light, circadian rhythm, Color, Color Theory, Design, employee, Employee Absences, employee satisfaction, Facilities Management, Featured, interior design, LED fixtures, LED lights, performance, Physical Environment, Productivity, Workplace & Interiors, workplace environment
Adobe Stock/Who is Danny By Evelyn Long The workplace environment can directly affect business outcomes. When employees feel energized and focused throughout the day, productivity can soar. The secret lies in understanding how color and light work together to optimize...
by Guest Contributor | Jul 8, 2025 | AMR Cleaning Machines, AMRs, Autonomous Mobile Robot Cleaning Machines, Cleaning, Cleaning & Maintenance, Cleaning Robotics, Cleaning Robots, cleanliness, Facilities Management, Facility Upkeep, facility-maintenance, FacilityBlog, Featured, Interiors, John Ickes, Labor Pool, Maintenance, robotics, Robotics & Virtual Reality (VR), Technology, Tennant Company, understaffing
Adobe Stock/ keshia – Generated with AI By John Ickes Autonomous mobile robot (AMR) cleaning machines have graduated from niche pilots and trade-show demos to become an integral part of routine facility upkeep across airports, global retail chains, warehouses,...
by Guest Contributor | Jul 7, 2025 | building occupants, Building Renovations, Cleaning & Maintenance, Compounding Inefficiencies, Construction, Construction Debris, Disposal Procedures, employee-wellness, Employees, Facilities Management, FacilityBlog, Featured, Interiors, jobsite safety, Physical Environment, recyclables, Roll-Off Dumpsters, streamlining, waste, Waste Management, workflow, Workplace & Interiors, Workplace Saafety
Adobe Stock/EmmaStock By Sean Foley Building renovations can be exciting, but they can also be taxing for the building’s occupants and users. For as long as construction is underway, it’s reasonable to assume there will be disruptions to daily activities, bottlenecks,...
by Guest Contributor | Jun 4, 2025 | Building-Management, Climate Change, Climate Pattern, commercial HVAC systems, droughts, Facilities Management, FacilityBlog, Featured, fine particulate matter, Fires, HEPA filters, HVAC performance, HVAC system, Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), MERV 13, occupant-health, Security & Safety, Volatile Organic Compounds, Wildfire Smoke, wildfires
Adobe Stock/ Santi Rodríguez By Shawn Gilstorf Wildfires are no longer a seasonal or regional threat. Once thought to primarily affect the western United States, wildfire smoke is now impacting facilities across the country, often in places hundreds of miles from the...
