by Facility Executive | Jul 15, 2025 | David Sattler, Energy & Sustainability, Energy Efficiency, Environment, Facilities Management, FacilityBlog, Featured, Green Building, green energy, green HVAC system, Healthcare Facilities, heat transfer, HVAC, Marstecs, Sustainability, Technology, Texas A&M
By Greg Rankin When it comes to building a sustainable energy future, there are two sides to the equation: generation and demand. While most of the attention has been placed on producing more clean power, there’s an equally powerful opportunity in reducing consumption...
by Facility Executive | Jun 26, 2025 | Bonus Features, Building Design & Construction, disaster recovery, Electrical Safety Foundation, electrical-systems, Emergency Preparedness, Energy Management & Lighting, Environment, Extreme Weather, Facilities Management, Facility Resilience, FE-June-2025, Featured, lightning, Magazine, OSHA, power systems, protecting facilities, severe storms, severe weather, Wesco, Wind Damage, workplace disasters
By Lorenza Ordonez and Evan JonesFrom the June 2025 Issue of Facility Executive Severe weather events — such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and flooding — can devastate workplaces, injuring workers and damaging physical infrastructure. As storms increase in frequency and...
by Facility Executive | Jun 13, 2025 | adaptive reuse, Bigert & Bergström, Brownfields, Building Design & Construction, Construction, Crystal Sauna, Economic Development, Energy & Sustainability, Environment, Facilities Management, FacilityBlog, Featured, industrial brownfield, Skellefteå, Society Expo 2026, Sustainability, Sweden, Technology, Wasteland Climate Action Park
In northern Sweden, Crystal Sauna takes the form of a faceted lithium crystal, symbolizing the global transition from fossil dependence to renewable energy. (All images courtesy of Bigert & Bergström) This summer, Crystal Sauna — a large-scale public artwork and...
by Facility Executive | Jun 10, 2025 | American Addition, Building Design & Construction, Columbus, community engagement, community health, Construction, Economic Development, Energy & Sustainability, Environment, environmental impact, Facilities Management, FacilityBlog, Featured, infrastructure, New Facilities Construction, Ohio, recycling facility, Rumpke Recycling & Resource Center, Safety, Workplace & Interiors, Workplace Culture
By Craig Rutkowski, Caleb Bandy & Kristin Stubbs Located in Ohio’s oldest African American community, the American Addition area of Columbus, the Rumpke Recycling & Resource Center (RRC) stands as a testament to the impact of thoughtfully designed...
by Facility Executive | Jun 4, 2025 | Business Continuity, employee safety, Employee-Training, Environment, extreme Heat, Facilities Management, Featured, Heat Stress, heat-related illness, HVAC, outdoor work, Productivity, Security & Safety, Technology, Vector Solutions, wearable technology, weather-related fatalities, Workplace & Interiors, workplace health and safety, Workplace Safety
By Clare Epstein Across the U.S., heat remains the leading cause of weather-related fatalities, putting those working outdoors or in non-climate-controlled indoor spaces directly at risk. Early forecasts suggest that the summer of 2025 will be above the historical...
by Facility Executive | Jun 3, 2025 | 2025 Moving Forward Report, Building Design & Construction, Building-Codes, Business Continuity, Climate Change, Construction, disaster recovery, Environment, Extreme Weather, Facilities Management, Featured, Hurricanes, National Institute of Building Sciences, Natural Disasters, NIBS Consultative Council, Professional Development, resilience, resilience measures, Retrofits, severe storms, wildfires, Workplace & Interiors
Extreme weather events, including hurricanes, wildfires, and severe storms, have caused devastating financial and human losses across the U.S., with cumulative disaster costs reaching nearly $3 trillion since 1980, according to the National Institute of Building...
