Integrating public services into a connected environment can increase the efficiency and resilience of the infrastructure that supports day-to-day life in our communities. However, communities considering becoming “smart cities” should thoroughly assess and mitigate the cybersecurity risk that comes with this integration. To help communities navigate through this complex and important work, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), NSA, FBI and cybersecurity agencies in Canada, the U.K., Australia and New Zealand have released a joint guide: Cybersecurity Best Practices for Smart Cities.
Integrating public services into a connected environment can increase the efficiency and resilience of the infrastructure that supports day-to-day life in our communities. However, communities considering becoming “smart cities” should thoroughly assess and mitigate the cybersecurity risk that comes with this integration. This guide is intended to help communities navigate through this complex and important work.provide recommendations and resources to help communities balance efficiency and innovation with cybersecurity, privacy protections and national security
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Designed to meet the demands of hands-on learning spaces in support of science, technology, engineering, art, and math, Stout industrial tables are virtually indestructible. Tested to a 2,000-lb. weight rating, Stout's steel frame and worksurface support beam are equipped to accommodate heavy-duty functional tasks. The rigid frame boasts durability and strength with enhanced functionality from optional pegboards, hooks, footrest, and shelf.
Stout tables are available in both adjustable and fixed-height bases and allow for seated, standing, or tiered environments. Integrated power solutions ensure electronic devices stay charged for modern learning styles, while various surface material choices offer limitless design customization.
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Sixty-six percent of facility professionals identify staffing and retention as a top challenge for 2023, while 54% of FM managers and staff have left or have considered leaving their job in the past year. These results from the Facility Management (FM) Training Outlook Survey indicate the top challenges facing facility professionals today and how organizations can improve retention and overcome staffing pressures.
Since 2019, the Professional Facility Management Institute (ProFMI) and Building Operating Management (BOM) magazine have been conducting the Facility Management (FM) Training Outlook Survey to determine the need for FM training and credentials from both the management and staff points of view. The latest survey was conducted in January through April of 2023 to identify top FM challenges and workforce trends, determine the current need for FM training and credentials, and gauge how sentiments may have shifted over time.
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Clean boiler tubes mean increased efficiency and equipment lifespan, which means you protect your bottom line. The RAM-4X is one of Goodway's most impressive and powerful units yet. It delivers the most effective removal of hard deposits and scale for tubes and pipes 1” I.D. and up.
Equipped with a full 1 HP drive motor and offering an array of shafts and accessories for both wet and dry applications, RAM-4X can handle nearly any tube/pipe cleaning job. For wet applications, the unit feeds water through the casing to the cleaning tool, flushing out deposits as they are loosened. For dry applications, the GTC-DPA Dry Pickup Attachment and a simultaneous vacuum are used to remove loosened deposits.
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Commercial interiors event NeoCon has announced the winners of the 33rd annual Best of NeoCon Awards. This year’s competition ranked among one of the best years for the Best of NeoCon in terms of variety and depth of products, and there have been 32 previous competitions! The highly esteemed program recognizes products from industry-leading companies that demonstrate unparalleled innovation and design-forward thinking. Selected by a distinguished jury of facility managers, architects, designers, specifiers, enterprise clients and top business media, each of the entries was evaluated on-site in the days leading up to the show.
The winners in the education-related interiors categories are presented here. In the Hard Surface Flooring Vinyl/LVT category: Taking Root from Mohawk Group receives the Gold Award & Sustainability Award; Cultura LVT collection by Shaw Contract wins Silver, while Material Edit is a hard surface collection from Patcraft and an Innovation Award winner.
The Education Solutions Gold Award winner is Senator’s CoLab (see image) that inspires socializing and collaborative work, and The Silver Award winner from Andreu World, In Out Office Monoplace, comes with a built-in table providing users with an armchair space including all the features needed for a learning or workspace.
The Link, Gold Award winner for Work Pods, is a high-quality video conferencing pod from SnapCab; it features dimmable face lighting, acoustic panels for sound privacy and an adjustable desk. Australia-based Schiavello made its NeoCon debut this year and earned five Best of NeoCon awards including Silver for the Focus Quiet Rooms.The collection includes four purpose-driven sizes. The classic Phone Booth, mid-size Work Room, the Duo Work Room and the Meeting Room – the most generous in size.
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Right now, 63% of the country is covered by a rebate or incentive for installing an EV charger. And while most people are familiar with the federal tax credits available for installing EV chargers, many are unaware of the numerous state and local cost-saving programs also readily available to them.
Truth is, EV charging infrastructure is supported by subsidies and rebates at the federal, state and local levels. Local governments, as well as utilities providers, also offer an array of tax credits, rebates and grants to help offset the installation and operating costs of an EV charging network.
Having done this for over a decade, ABM knows how to help you identify as many of these as possible. Let ABM's EV experts help you minimize the costs of an EV implementation at your facility.
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Introducing the latest addition to the Ocean Master Collection of elegant, robust outdoor parasols: the MEGA MAX Classic, from Miami-based designer of outdoor shade structures Tuuci, distributed by high-design site furnishings manufacturer Landscape Forms. The MEGA MAX Classic is the largest parasol yet to join the Landscape Forms offering, with sizes ranging from 16 to 24 feet. Engineered to withstand wind gusts up to 75 mph, the MEGA MAX defines a new strength and scale for a parasol and offers new possibilities in designing sheltered outdoor space.
Well suited for corporate and education campuses, resort and hospitality settings, multifamily residential settings, and outdoor dining destinations, MEGA MAX’s expansive size and ability to shelter multiple tables or lounge areas offers an experience more akin to an outdoor room, and with a greater degree of flexibility.
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The design-build industry has every incentive to stop contributing to landfills, to question conventional construction methods, and to limit damaging emissions because its leadership cares about the future of our planet and humans’ well-being. Fortunately, FreeAxez designed Gridd with the goal of creating a system that would be long-lasting and reusable, counting construction’s negative impact and making a positive difference. Gridd® by FreeAxez is a low-profile raised floor and cable management system made from steel, one of the most durable materials available, with minimal components. Gridd was created with the goal of remaining in use forever — easily relocated, reconfigured or repurposed — and never being discarded into a landfill.
FreeAxez commissioned The McMorrow Reports to research and write the paper, The Circular Economy of Gridd®: How to Deliver the Power to Change, which explores the circularity of Gridd as considered under the ISO 59.010 Standard: Circular Economy. A case study is presented that compares a project with conventional wiring and cable management (with wires and cables above ceilings and embedded in walls) to a project that uses Gridd, with the goal of illustrating how Gridd is not only a circular product, but also is an alternative to other cabling methods because of the potentially smaller carbon footprint for installation.
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Armstrong Ceiling & Wall Solutions is giving customers a convenient way to avert today’s supply chain frustrations with its online FAST134 program. The program allows anyone to go to the company’s website to explore a list of more than 48 standard specialty ceiling and wall product lines that can be shipped within one, three or four weeks.
With more than 4,200 products offering an order-to-ship lead time of four weeks or less, FAST134 gives customers the ability to meet a variety of design and budget needs, as well as accomplish in a few weeks what could take months or longer in the current environment. Moreover, the FAST134 inventory is updated weekly, allowing customers to be confident that they will receive what they ordered without facing delays or being informed they need to select a different product.
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The Book of the Week from FMLink's new Books section hails from the State & City Codes category. This collection of peer-reviewed books has been curated by the editorial team at FMLink to provide facilities, engineering and A&D professionals with access to publications relating to the State & City Codes topic.
CalDAG 2020 is touted as the only publication available that immediately places at your fingertips all of the applicable scoping and technical requirements for disabled access, including the specific exceptions and exclusions, that apply to a particular project.
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