Recently we've been investigating where we think the facility management industry is heading. In my last email, I highlighted our article "Five 2021 Commercial Real Estate Trend Predictions."
Following this, we recently posted an e-book, "Facility Management 2021 Forecast" that looks at trends in design, energy, construction, and more. Thanks to the pandemic and a new president, facility managers can expect quite a bit of change in 2021.
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Dan Weltin,
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Resilience In Action At University of Chicago
By Dan Hounsell, editor, Facility Maintenance Decisions
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged institutional and commercial facilities in nearly every possible way. Initially, facility managers had to find remedies for shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect workers, as well as plan and schedule upgrades of building entrances, restrooms and offices to create safer workspaces. Longer-term, they had to implement broader measures, such as assessing airflow in facilities and, if needed, schedule upgrades of air filtration and HVAC systems. Perhaps longest-term — and most important — of all their responsibilities, they had to help ensure the overall resilience of their organizations by setting out strategies to help buildings and organizations respond to and recover from the pandemic and return to operations as quickly as possible.
For Brian Cowperthwaite, senior director of facilities services operations and maintenance with the University of Chicago, addressing the resilience of the university and its facilities during the pandemic has been just the latest challenge in a career that has included an array of challenges and opportunities.
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Occupant Health & Wellness Roundtable
February 25, 2021
Facilities Managers have always been tasked with keeping building occupants safe, but now that directive includes keeping occupants healthy. Our in-depth roundtable discussion will explore key trends in occupant health and wellness including design best practices, infection control, IAQ, VOCs and tenant communication. fnPrime members can register for just $49.
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