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Fire can threaten any facility. These strategies for building materials, landscaping maintenance, and more can help harden your building against fire threats.
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Moravian University in Pennsylvania pursued a fluorescent-to-LED retrofit strategy to obtain energy savings without having to replace fixtures. One of the more substantial retrofit projects involved replacing fluorescent ballasts and lamps in the competition and practice gymnasiums with TLED lamps and drivers.
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First of its Kind Collaborative Embodied Carbon Measurement Project
Learn how leading firms are collaborating to develop an innovative carbon assessment tool for the buildings industry.
May 13, 2025

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Adopt best practices to make sure the concrete on your site lasts as long as possible.
Maintenance strategies and lifecycle cost analysis are important for property managers to know to get the most out of their concrete investment. Learn more.
Aug. 13, 2025
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Hybrid variable refrigerant flow (VRF) systems offer new standards of efficiency and sustainability. Discover why they could take off in 2025.
Aug. 4, 2025
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Integrated pest management (IPM) is a collaborative effort that helps keep pests from entering your building in the first place. Here’s what you need to know about it.
Aug. 4, 2025
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Think you know a lot about keeping your facility pest-free? Take our free quiz!
July 22, 2025

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A Wipfli survey of 308 construction executives highlights the industry's eagerness to adopt new technologies, with many still in the early stages of integration, especially in...
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AI applications are becoming an important part of operational strategy—but they don’t come without their own set of challenges, according to a new study.
Aug. 8, 2025
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What is agentic AI and how can it create a new risk within your organization? Explore the two types of agentic AI risk—plus seven best practices to deal with it.
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Aug. 11, 2025
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Aug. 1, 2025
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Mount Vernon Library Commons (MVLC) combines three amenities: library, public parking, and community center. One strategy to achieve its EUI of 12 was to keep the garage naturally ventilated with screens.
Mount Vernon Library Commons in Washington created an ultra-tight envelope that drastically reduced its Energy Use Intensity (EUI). Designed by HKP Architects and featuring an...
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In the age of extreme heat, automated demand response is a core resilience strategy for buildings.
July 25, 2025

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How much do you know about protecting your facility from fire? Take our free quiz and find out!
Aug. 20, 2025
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Access credentials are one area that’s seeing change in today’s security landscape.
Is your building prepared for security issues? We look at recent developments in the security tech space.
Aug. 15, 2025
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The National Fire Protection Association recently conducted its third annual industry survey. Here’s what you need to know.
Aug. 27, 2025
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The state budget package signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis eliminates the business rent tax—the last remaining statewide tax on commercial leases in the U.S.
Aug. 25, 2025
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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), a budget reconciliation bill in the 119th United States Congress, was signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4, 2025.
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