Corey Sipe

As more companies return to the office, either on a part- or full-time basis, facilities managers should work with employers to modify the workplace so neurodivergent employees are given equal opportunities to succeed.
What Does Being ‘Neurodivergent’ Mean?
According to the Cleveland Clinic, “neurodivergent” is a nonmedical term describing people whose “brains develop or work differently for some reason. This means the person has different strengths and struggles from people whose brains deve...

The cicadas are coming! The cicadas are coming! Some facilities professionals will indeed experience a “cicada-geddon,” a term coined by John Cooley, a University of Connecticut cicada expert. According to The Associated Press, two broods of cicadas—13-year and 17-year varieties—will be coming together for the first time since 1803, meaning trillions of them will come out of the earth throughout the United States.
According to USA Today, the cicadas are expected to impact at least 16 states, ...

In this episode of EHSDA Shorts, Camille Oakes, CSP, MEng, SMS, President and CEO, Better Safety and Katie Martin, Director of Sustainability, Avetta, talk about how the workplace can benefit from AI. The conversation is moderated by Jay Kumar, Editor-in-Chief of EHS Daily Advisor.
This clip was taken from a webinar titled “Panel Session/Town Hall | Future-Proof Your Safety Program: A Panel Discussion About Safety Culture” as part of EHS Safety Culture NOW.” The full session is available for ...

Because only 15% of the facilities management workforce comprises military veterans, the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) hosted a webinar called “Veterans in Facility Management: Unlocking New Talent” on March 26 to cover a new study and encourage more veterans to enter the field.
About the Study
The event focused on presenting and interpreting the results of the latest IFMA project, “U.S. Veterans in Facility Management: A Global Salary and Compensation Supplementary Rep...

During Facilities Management Advisor’s FREE upcoming webinar, learn how to reimagine your next facilities team and build a positive culture utilizing modern technology and process improvements to enhance your team’s daily work experience.
Can’t make it to the live event? No worries! All registrants also receive a link to an on-demand recording.
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Webinar | Creating a Culture of Success – Navigating Recruiting, Retention, and Retirements in Facilities Management
Time: 2:00...

Back to Basics is an article series that highlights important but possibly overlooked information facilities management professionals should know.
While some Americans may think earthquakes only happen in California and Hawaii, a recent earthquake in the Northeast and its aftershocks—the biggest earthquake in the area since 1884—prove earthquake preparation is important for everyone, including facilities managers and their employers.
According to the New York Post, the 4.8-magnitude earthquak...

On Wednesday, April 24, join your colleagues and expert panelists for our FM NOW: Healthy Buildings virtual summit! This FREE event will include two back-to-back webinars covering sustainable buildings and top contractor risk management megatrends.
Can’t make it to the webinars? No worries! All registrants will also receive a link to on-demand recordings.
Opening Keynote | Connecting the Dots: Moving Towards an Integrated Approach to Healthy and Sustainable Reporting for Buildings
Time: 11:00...

The tragedy of active shooter situations and their resulting loss of life, property damage, and financial costs prompt facilities and security professionals to ask how they can harden their facilities.
As part of Facilities Management Advisor’s FM NOW: Secure Buildings 2024 virtual event on March 20, John Iannarelli, ESQ, CSP, a retired Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) special agent also known as “FBI John,” attended as guest speaker for the presentation “Active Shooter Awareness and Pre...

No matter the workplace, facilities managers should consider working with management to have employees wear panic buttons, which can enhance the facility’s emergency management plans with the button’s associated digital indoor mapping applications.
Stacy Meyer, Vice President of Marketing at CENTEGIX, gave a presentation called “Could Panic Buttons Save Lives? Many Organizations Think So” as part of the March 20 Facilities Management Advisor FM Now: Secure Buildings virtual event, sponsored b...

Glendale, Arizona’s State Farm Stadium, home of the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals, is about 10 miles from downtown Phoenix and will be the home of the ultimate thrill of victory and the agony of defeat for the remaining four teams of March Madness, as the NCAA Basketball Men’s Final Four and championship games will be held there April 6–8, 2024.

The University of Alabama’s Crimson Tide faces the University of Connecticut (UConn) Huskies, and North Carolina State’s Wolfpack will play against Purdue ...

Facilities managers looking for ways to better maintain their properties while saving money should consider investing in thermal imagery.
This topic was discussed during the Feb. 29 Facilities Management Advisor webinar “Getting Started with Thermal Imagery: A Beginners Guide to Thermography for Building Inspections,” sponsored by Zeitview, a company that builds advanced inspection software.
The presentation featured two guest speakers from Zeitview: Jenn Braun, senior product manager at the ...

To help celebrate Women’s History Month in March and International Women’s Day on March 8, the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) hosted a live webinar event on March 6 entitled “Mentorship and Empowerment: Insights on Advancing Women in Facility Management.”
Report Findings
The event focused on presenting and interpreting the results of the latest IFMA research project, “Factors Impacting Retention and Advancement of Women in Facility Management,” released on March 5, to im...

Now that spring is here, most of us are looking forward to warmer weather. But first, it’s time for facility spring cleaning! Every facility has its own unique needs based on its type, whether it’s educational, governmental, commercial, industrial, or recreational. While some organizations contract out their cleaning work, other organizations leave it up to the facilities management department to keep things nice and shiny.
If your team tackles cleanliness, here are seven interior places that...

Building information modeling (BIM), a digital representation of the physical and functional characteristics of a facility, creates a shared knowledge resource for information, making it easier for facilities managers to make decisions, according to the Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG).
The WBDG notes that while some might think of BIM as just 3D modeling and visualization, it includes all graphic and non-graphic facility information and eliminates the need to re-gather and re-format buildi...

On Wednesday, March 20, make sure to join your colleagues and expert panelists for our FM NOW: Secure Buildings virtual summit! The FREE event will include two back-to-back webinars covering active shooters and emergency panic buttons, helping you identify ways to incorporate best security practices into your facilities amid a heightened threat environment.
Can’t make it to the live webinars? No worries! All registrants will also receive a link to on-demand recordings.
Opening Keynote | Activ...