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Keep Flooring Projects On Time and On Budget

It's tempting to cut corners on flooring projects - rushing the installation or opting for a less expensive product, for example. But those shortcuts may backfire in the long term, and even the not-so-long term. For example, moisture from an improperly prepared substrate can cause problems with the installed flooring sooner rather than later. Click through to read about steps facility managers should take to get a floor that performs as expected, on time and on budget.

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Measurements Matter

Maintenance and engineering managers have long understood the importance of measuring things. From technician productivity to energy use to equipment performance, the list of key performance indicators (KPIs) seems endless. For a discussion of generating tangible results using KPIs, check out Andrew Gager's latest column in Facility Maintenance Decisions.

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Using Data to Optimize Fire/Life Safety Efforts

Big data can have big results, when you know how to connect the dots. Take the example of New York City, where the city set about collecting data on all sorts of inputs, like noise complaints, and making the data available to departments outside of the agency which collected it... As it turns out, buildings with the most noise ordinance violations seemed to have a greater number of fire safety violations as well. Find out where the edge of innovation is in fire/life safety and how facility managers can use building IoT technologies to decide what makes sense for them. Are you mining data in this area?

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New Tools for Using Data to Cut Energy Costs

A critical step on the path to energy efficiency is understanding how energy is used. Spreadsheets have been widely used for that purpose, but they have many limitations. Today, facility managers have a wealth of new options for getting, formatting, and using energy and other utility data. Click through to learn more about current ways to get better data and use it to improve energy efficiency from Building Operating Management's June 2017 feature.

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