The end of the year brings a familiar crossroads for facility and finance leaders: what do we do with the remaining maintenance budget? Spend it, roll it over, or risk letting it evaporate? Meanwhile, energy markets remain volatile, equipment continues a
In July 2025, the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) reshaped much of the nation’s clean energy policy. For MUSH-sector facility leaders — those overseeing facility and energy strategy in municipalities, public universities and scho
Every facility manager knows the feeling: your mechanical room's to-do list seems endless. Boilers are aging, chillers are running at half efficiency, and control systems haven't been updated in years. The next budget cycle is approaching, and it's time t
When the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) became law in July 2025, it brought sweeping changes to federal tax policy — including the end to many clean energy tax credits, leaving project developers and facility leaders rethinking how to finance future e
Installing LED lighting is often seen as the finish line. You've identified the challenge, selected the right solution, and implemented it successfully. But in reality, that retrofit is only the first chapter. The real question is: how do you protect and
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), putting a forthcoming end to many federal clean energy tax credits created under the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
Hospitals demand high energy use, and operating rooms in particular sit at the top of the list. The ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE standards governing operating room (OR) HVAC systems require strict control over temperature, humidity, ventilation, and pressurization, s
The biggest risks to LED lighting projects aren’t about the technology but execution. Facility leaders who expect a “plug-and-play” upgrade often discover that even the best strategy falls apart without disciplined project delivery. Poor planning can trig