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November 4, 2021
Preventing damp and mold is a key responsibility for building operators. However, in a study of 100 office buildings in the United States, 85 percent reported past water damage, while 43 percent hav…Read more
September 23, 2021
The following piece was written by Melanie Mancuso with the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance on May 12, 2021. MEEA is proud to announce a partnership with the Energy Association of Iowa Sch…Read more
July 9, 2021
The time has come to update the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) North America Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Benchmark Report. This has been IFMA’s long-standing flagship …Read more
June 25, 2021
The agenda for the free virtual Smart Buildings Exchange to be held August 24th and 25th is nearly finalized! The event will dive deep into the role of smarter buildings in a changing energy landsca…Read more
June 6, 2021
Energy is the biggest operating expense for most commercial buildings. Office buildings, for example, spend $1.69 per square foot on electricity on average. By implementing smart strategies to imp…Read more
May 3, 2021
Project/Survey Description This 1-minute survey is part of a student research project at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in collaboration with the nonprofit organization Slipstream. The proje…Read more
April 22, 2021
This Earth Day, we’d like to thank all the BOC graduates who are working hard to save energy and protect the environment! …Read more
April 15, 2021
The facilities management and building operations workforce is suffering from a shortage of new workers entering the field, and we’re hoping to help solve this problem. BOC Colorado has put together…Read more
March 15, 2021
Building operators are essential for maintaining excellent safety and health standards in buildings. There were 2.8 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2019, unchanged from 2018, …Read more
February 24, 2021
The National Sustainable Structures Center (NSSC) at Pennsylvania College of Technology, a leading provider of building performance and energy-efficiency training in the mid-Atlantic, ha…Read more