Blogs

Winter is the season where facility pros suddenly become part gambler, part meteorologist, part risk strategist.

A recent conversation with ARC Document Solutions Chief Financial Officer Jorge Avalos offered a powerful perspective on the relationship between Finance and Facilities.

Some careers follow a straight line. Kim Jackson’s? Think more like a river—meandering, carving its way through unexpected terrain, sometimes swift, sometimes calm, but always moving forward.

Rosio Sandoval has built a career in school facilities management grounded in service, collaboration, and a deep commitment to creating safe, functional, future-ready learning environments for students.

Rooftops are often overlooked—until something goes wrong. For facilities teams, the roof is a complex, sometimes hazardous workspace where every step, inspection, and repair carries operational, safety, and budget implications.

Selecting the right platform isn’t just about features -- it’s about protecting operations, people, and institutional knowledge.

Dr. Thomas Mitchell — IFMA Fellow, educator, and retired Air Force officer — has spent decades shaping how organizations think about facilities. His experience spans from leading Air Force infrastructure initiatives to guiding today’s facility leaders on strategy, culture, and risk.

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues its rapid evolution, its impact on industries is undeniable—facilities management (FM) included. What once seemed like futuristic speculation is quickly becoming a reality, with AI-driven systems being adopted as decision-support tools across organizations. But how do business leaders feel about this transition and AI’s role in shaping the future of FM?

In the facility management industry, the term institutional knowledge is used by everyone, along with how to capture it

La Shawn Harrison is first and foremost, an advocate for the human experience who believes that a well-designed workspace should serve as a natural extension of its intended function—enabling people to do their best work with ease and comfort.

Learn how training at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport improves safety, career growth & operations through tailored programs.

When extreme weather hits, facility teams are under pressure to act fast, protect people, and keep operations moving. Power goes out. Systems fail. Plans are tested. And when things fall apart, it’s usually not because of the storm—it’s because of missed communication, inaccessible information, or delayed decision-making.