On par with pretty much everything these days, our article this month is different than normal. This month, rather than focusing purely on sustainability, we are focusing on health, namely the health of building occupants as they return to work. The Covid-19 pandemic is creating unprecedented challenges for all of society, including facility managers. As [more]
Note: This article has been updated on FMLink, along with examples related to changes caused by the 2020 novel coronavirus pandemic. See this updated article about dealing with change in the business environment. Supervisors’ job responsibilities are changing. As both individuals and members of an organization’s managerial team, supervisors need to prepare themselves to adapt [more]
Facility managers are certainly going through a challenging time right now. Hygiene and disinfection are top of mind and even a matter of life and death in some cases. The following six questions and answers will help ensure the cleaners are selecting the right products and using them correctly. Are we using the right disinfectant? [more]
In a world dominated by change that never could have been foreseen, organizations must depend on leadership from its managers and supervisors, whose job responsibilities are changing to accommodate the latest changes. In 2020, the biggest change, of course, is brought about by the novel coronavirus pandemic. Many workers are working from home; companies are [more]
October 2020 — There is much conflicting information in the press about the office during the global pandemic. How much square footage (SF) will organizations need when their employees return to the office (RTO)? How many employees will companies welcome back to the re-imagined office? The near-term calculations show that up to 50% more SF will [more]
Google the term “post-COVID” and you’ll find 45 million results advising you on everything from the long-term health effects of the virus to its future impact on more nuanced topics like fashion and the arts. For facilities managers, however, the term often means one thing: the time (probably this year) when businesses once again open [more]
This article originally appeared in the January/February 2022 issue of FMJ Since the onset of the pandemic, commercial building owners and facility managers have invested significant time, energy and resources — largely focused on indoor air quality — to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 and to assist in creating a safer and healthier environment for employees, [more]
Originally published in the January/February 2022 issue of ISSA Today Buildings and indoor spaces have been associated with the spread of infectious diseases through the air, such as measles, influenza, tuberculosis, Legionella, and COVID-19. People are often the source of infection, and your chances of being infected depend on the size of the room and the [more]
Edited by Michael Schley and Alexi Marmot — In response to radical behavioral shifts toward working, learning and connecting presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, the IFMA Foundation released Work on the Move 3: Building Better Workplaces After the Pandemic. The latest volume in a series of groundbreaking books that focus on the evolving world of [more]
by Amy Milshtein — April 6, 2022 — As Covid-19 restrictions ease, more and more people will return to your facilities. Will your cleaning protocols be ready? For over a year, the pandemic turned a bright light on the importance of cleaning and disinfecting surfaces for health. Facility managers answered with amped up cleaning schedules [more]
by Scott Milne (Article originally published in fnPrime) — April 13, 2022 — As another coronavirus variant rages across the United States, indoor air quality and infection control procedures are still critical for operating safe facilities. However, even after this pandemic finally ends, these measures will still be necessary to curb the spread of influenza and [more]