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Introducing Data Materiality for Facility Operations

Imagine driving a car with no dashboard. You don’t know your speed, how much fuel you have, or if your engine needs attention. That’s how many organizations operate their facilities, without visibility into the data that matters most. Facility managers

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Defend Every Dollar: Data-Driven Facilities Budgets Win Executive Approval

Facility management teams are no strangers to budget challenges. Year after year, they face tough internal negotiations for capital funding, often walking into budget meetings armed with anecdotes, inaccurate estimates, and vendor recommendations. But in

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Maximize Energy Savings with Peak Demand Notifications

In energy management, peak demand periods mark the times when the electricity grid faces its greatest strain, often during extreme weather events like heat waves or cold snaps.

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Maximizing Roof Design Outcomes Through Multi-Year Assessments

When it comes to commercial roof design, precision isn’t just a luxury—it’s a necessity. And yet, many organizations still approach roofing projects reactively, relying on incomplete or outdated information. The result? Higher design costs, preventable de

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Pros and Cons for Vegetative Roofs: Navigating Green Roof Assets Strategically

If you’ve inherited a vegetative roof—or you’re planning to install one—you already know they come with a reputation: stunning and sustainable, but complicated. The truth? Both things can be true. Vegetative roofs (also called green roofs) are a highly

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The Cost of Action vs. Inaction: Strategic Roof Asset Management

Did you know that most commercial roofs are replaced prematurely, potentially wasting hundreds of thousands in capital expenditures? For facilities teams, the roof represents one of a building's most significant investments—and timing its replacement dram

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BMS Modernization: Transforming Facility Management for the Modern Era

Your outdated BMS (or lack thereof) is costing you money every day. Navigating your facility with an outdated Building Management System (BMS) is like using paper maps in the GPS era — technically functional, but vastly inefficient compared to modern al

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Data Center Predictive Maintenance: How to Prevent Costly Downtime

In today's data-driven economy, uptime is the lifeblood of your data center operations. For those managing legacy facilities, ensuring continuous operation amid growing demands especially presents unique challenges. Many facility managers with limited tea

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