Your Building’s Air Problem (And How to Fix It)
Why Indoor Air Quality Matters for Your Building COVID-19 changed how occupants view indoor environments. Facility and building owners now face demands for comprehensive air quality that goes beyond pathogen control. The Multi-Threat Reality Today’s air quality challenges include: Airborne viruses and bacteria that reduce productivity and increase sick days Odors that create unprofessional environments […]
Sensors, Why?
Sensors are getting a lot of air time these days, and for good reason. But before going out and buying a bunch of sensors determine: 1. What are you trying to learn? 2. What are you trying to solve? 3. Am I willing to spend the time and resources to continually monitor and make the […]
Business Continuation Planning is Not An Option
Imagine this: your business phones go dark, your systems are locked, and your team is waiting for instructions. Do you have a plan—or are you scrambling in real time? For thousands of companies every year, this isn’t hypothetical. It’s the moment they realize continuity planning was the one investment they couldn’t afford to delay. From […]
Life Safety Beyond the Obvious
Life Safety can sound ominous. However all we have to do is ask for a consultation with your Fire Authority Having jurisdiction (AHJ), with L&I. They will be happy to talk you through what is you are responsible to to inspect. Let’s look at some of them: 1. Extinguishers have monthly and annual requirements. 2. […]
Life Safety Codes
They are written to save us from ourselves! History has the stories that lead to the codes. In most cases it was greed, foolishness, laziness that lead to a disaster that lead to the writing of a code. Let’s look at Fire Doors. The purpose of fire doors is to contain fire, protect occupants. Codes […]
What is the Process for Creating a Strategic Plan? Final
It is a 4 step process: 1. Understanding 2. Analysis 3. Planning 4. Action 4. Action means time to implement! NOw it is time to develop specifid project plans that support the SFP. This is the Tactical Plan, full detailed implementation plans. These plans, like the SFP, can be fluid, so be prepared to update […]
What is the Process for Creating a Strategic Plan? Part 3
It is a 4 step process: 1. Understanding 2. Analysis 3. Planning 4. Action 3. Planning! Now that you understand your needs and have analyzed scenarios to find the direction to go you have the essence of the SFP. The major steps for developing the plan are as follows: -Document the primary objectives to be […]
What is the Process for Creating a Strategic Plan? Part 2
It is a 4 step process: 1. Understanding 2. Analysis 3. Planning 4. Action Step 2: Analysis You can not analyze what you do not understand! So once you have thoroughly completed Step 1, start the analysis. Now specifics come into play, How will you balance workplace demographics, processes of manufacturing, structure of the organization […]
What is the Process for Creating a Strategic Plan? Part 1
Strategic facilities planning isn’t rocket science, but it’s not guesswork either. Get it wrong and you’ll watch productivity tank. Get it right and your organization hums like a well-oiled machine. Here’s the breakdown: Understanding Analysis Planning Action Step 1: Understanding – The Foundation That Makes or Breaks Everything Your Strategic Facilities Plan (SFP) is a […]
Strategic Plans who needs one, what is it based on?
Sounds ominous by its title, but really it is your roadmap! Yes YOURS, granted, Corporate has one, but YOUR department needs one as well. What is your Mission, Vision, Values that align with your Organizations? They are a key part of your Strategic Plan. Yours needs to align with the Strategic Plan of your organization, […]
