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Facilities To-Do List:
Spring Edition Insights

With Spring a couple of weeks away, and the weather improving in some parts of the country, it’s an opportune time to look at seasonal facilities to-do lists from a variety of perspectives....

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  • ARC Facilities
  • 13 Mar 2024
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Revolutionizing Facility Operations:
Smart Tech Solutions for Real-Time Asset Updates and Field Verification

Filling in gaps seems to be a consistent theme in facility management as we encounter knowledge gaps between veteran team members and those getting started, gaps in recruitment and retention, and technology gaps. Everyone agrees that technology in the facilities industry plays an integral role in daily operations....

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  • Jack Rubinger
  • 27 Feb 2024
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A Profile of Lisa James
Balancing Action & Communication On Campus

Lisa James has always benefitted from sports in her life to balance free time, academic studies, and professional development in the field of facility management. Lisa is the Associate Vice President, Facilities and Campus Services at Cornell University....

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  • Jack Rubinger
  • 20 Feb 2024
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A Profile of Melissa Petracca
A Unique Peacock in the Field

Melissa Petracca graduated from college, then realized she didn’t want to go to grad school, so she switched to finance. She worked in wealth management for seven years, but she was let go. Sounds like an OMG moment, but instead she found an amazing opportunity to care for people and their environments at Matheny Medical and Educational Center. ...

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  • ARC Facilities
  • 14 Feb 2024
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IFMA's Groundbreaking Whitepaper
Reveals 6 Critical Trends Reshaping the Industry

It seems like every day there’s another story about the impact of climate change and artificial intelligence in our personal lives and in the workplace....

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  • Jack Rubinger
  • 17 Jan 2024
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10 Tips for Effective Facility Management in Colleges

Colleges and universities are constantly shifting from semester to semester. Like the vibrant students they house, our higher education facilities are dynamic entities in a constant state of evolution. The physical infrastructure that supports these institutions is equally subject to change, necessitating vigilant facility management. Not every building change is obvious, so facility teams must be on-the-go, every day, using all five senses to assess maintenance requirements....

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  • Jack Rubinger
  • 10 Jan 2024
Navigating Facility Management
Navigating Facility Management
Year End Roundtable Insights and Strategies

Lively conversations about managing emergencies, facility inspections, tackling staff shortages, and coping with supply chain issues were shared in a Year-End Reflections Facilities Roundtable, hosted by Facility Executive, and moderated by David Trask from ARC Facilities. We hope you’ll try some of these ideas in 2024....

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  • ARC Facilities
  • 14 Dec 2023
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The Transformative Role of AI in Facility Management
Enhancing Efficiency and Emergency Preparedness

Suri Suriyakumar, CEO of ARC Document Solutions and ARC Facilities, has been at the forefront of applying Artificial Intelligence in the built environment, exploring the transformative potential of AI on facility management operations....

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  • ARC Facilities
  • 13 Dec 2023
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Are you prepared to implement a CMMS system?

Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) play a pivotal role in streamlining maintenance processes, minimizing downtime, and optimizing resource allocation....

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  • Suri Suriyakumar
  • 12 Dec 2023
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A Profile of Alana Dunoff
The Psychology of People and Buildings

Temple University facilities management professor Alana Dunoff wants students to know that careers in facility management offer great depth in a variety of disciplines, from real estate to operations to finance....

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  • Jack Rubinger
  • 12 Dec 2023
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St. Francis Hospital:
A Legacy of Growth and Innovation

The Yale campus of St. Francis Hospital has continuously expanded and evolved since its inception in 1960. Over the span of six decades, this campus has burgeoned into a sprawling expanse of 2.5 million square feet, perpetually in a state of growth and adaptation....

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  • ARC Facilities
  • 12 Dec 2023
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