Make FM look easy.facilitymanager.proEngrave blogging platformhttps://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.htmlSun, 05 Apr 2026 15:03:26 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/oGFF1TZ.jpghttps://facilitymanager.pro/studying-with-memai-and-chat-gptstudying-with-memai-and-chat-gptSat, 04 Mar 2023 17:44:21 GMTEducation in any field is important. Facility Management is also a profession that has industry certifications. Principally, you'll strive for the Facility Management Professional certification by the International...Sat, 04 Mar 2023 17:44:21 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/jc8gc3t.jpghttps://facilitymanager.pro/leaking-toilet-flusher-repairleaking-toilet-flusher-repairWed, 15 Sep 2021 19:18:00 GMTA common maintenance job that must be done in a commercial building is to repair a leak in the toilet flushers. Here is a short video showing the type of leak. ...Wed, 15 Sep 2021 19:18:00 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/XO7YA2C.jpghttps://facilitymanager.pro/facility-manager-log-2021-03-09facility-manager-log-2021-03-09Fri, 03 Sep 2021 21:42:39 GMTI started off intending to say that this week had quite a variety of different things happen. However, this is usually the case for a Facility Manager. It is to be expected for this job. Parking Bollards One project that we h...Fri, 03 Sep 2021 21:42:39 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/TYi51CX.jpghttps://facilitymanager.pro/facility-manager-log-2021-08-27facility-manager-log-2021-08-27Fri, 27 Aug 2021 21:32:27 GMTGood Friday, everyone. Roof repairs Today, we had a bit of a slow pace. We had roofing technicians come to patch some leaks in the TPO membrane. We have a manufacturer warranty that we transferred from the previous owner. The...Fri, 27 Aug 2021 21:32:27 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/uBPDN8H.jpghttps://facilitymanager.pro/facility-manager-log-2021-08-26facility-manager-log-2021-08-26Thu, 26 Aug 2021 22:46:12 GMTSomething I had to learn as a new Facility Manager was to get comfortable supervising. As a technician, your job is to do the work that is required. As a supervisor, you need to step back and allow the technicians to do the work. For a doer,...Thu, 26 Aug 2021 22:46:12 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/Cqke1XS.jpghttps://facilitymanager.pro/facility-manager-log-2021-08-25facility-manager-log-2021-08-25Thu, 26 Aug 2021 00:47:09 GMTHere is what we had going on today. HVAC Repair ...Thu, 26 Aug 2021 00:47:09 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/Txa9HRz.jpghttps://facilitymanager.pro/blogging-againblogging-againWed, 25 Aug 2021 18:59:30 GMTLately, I have not put forth much effort into blogging about Facility Management. The reason is that I had sort of lost my way in developing "my voice" in terms of blogging. To clarify, I have been trying to write to too many Hive com...Wed, 25 Aug 2021 18:59:30 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/3MalyUw.jpghttps://facilitymanager.pro/tpo-roof-leakstpo-roof-leaksWed, 07 Jul 2021 22:05:21 GMTWe have had a couple of days of steady rains here in South Texas. This has the tendency of finding any leaks in a TPO membrane roof. Quick rains don't last long enough to seep through poor welds in the roofing material. Fortunately, we have ...Wed, 07 Jul 2021 22:05:21 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/5fDtYXW.jpghttps://facilitymanager.pro/2021-05-06-facility-manager-log2021-05-06-facility-manager-logThu, 06 May 2021 21:55:33 GMTAs a Facility Manager, one can often spend time going over the details for the comfort and productivity of the occupants of a building. From time to time, it makes sense to evaluate the comfort and productivity of the Facility Manager as wel...Thu, 06 May 2021 21:55:33 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/AHkZHHX.jpghttps://facilitymanager.pro/facility-manager-log-2021-04-28facility-manager-log-2021-04-28Wed, 28 Apr 2021 21:46:39 GMTI spent some time doing employee evaluations today. I do not enjoy doing evaluations as they tend to worry employees if the don't get the highest rating. The thing is, you can't give the highest rating all the time. Otherwise, when they do a...Wed, 28 Apr 2021 21:46:39 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/N2GVgC8.jpghttps://facilitymanager.pro/facility-manager-log-2021-02-25facility-manager-log-2021-02-25Thu, 25 Feb 2021 23:11:57 GMTWe are going through preparations for big events this weekend. The work requires preparing for a large number of people who will be attending a concert, an outdoor market, a car show, and a sport card and collectibles show. That is in additi...Thu, 25 Feb 2021 23:11:57 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/DmFTGAQ.jpghttps://facilitymanager.pro/facility-manager-log-2021-02-22facility-manager-log-2021-02-22Tue, 23 Feb 2021 00:06:51 GMTAfter last week's Winter Storm drama, life is returning to normal. We had a beautiful Chamber of Commerce weather over the weekend. It was a great way to relax from the troubles that plagued us during the week. Instead, we have another dram...Tue, 23 Feb 2021 00:06:51 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/2hzQ6ix.jpghttps://facilitymanager.pro/facility-manager-log---2021-02-19facility-manager-log---2021-02-19Sat, 20 Feb 2021 01:06:03 GMTThe severe winter weather is still a concern throughout Texas. While temperatures are rising to more comfortable levels, the effects of the winter storm are still lingering. We expect that if there is a power outage, it will likely not be pr...Sat, 20 Feb 2021 01:06:03 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/xobbzsv.jpghttps://facilitymanager.pro/facility-manager-log-2021-02-19facility-manager-log-2021-02-19Sat, 20 Feb 2021 00:59:09 GMTThe severe winter weather is still a concern throughout Texas. While temperatures are rising to more comfortable levels, the effects of the winter storm are still lingering. We expect that if there is a power outage, it will likely not be pr...Sat, 20 Feb 2021 00:59:09 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/jWTTkGw.jpghttps://facilitymanager.pro/facility-manager-log-2020-12-18facility-manager-log-2020-12-18Fri, 19 Feb 2021 02:37:30 GMTThe severe cold weather continues. Tonight will be another night of below-freezing temperatures. We have activated a couple more rooftop units (RTUs) today. Once tonight's cold weather passes, we will put the building back to normal o...Fri, 19 Feb 2021 02:37:30 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/0D8yiTD.jpghttps://facilitymanager.pro/facility-manager-log-2021-02-17facility-manager-log-2021-02-17Thu, 18 Feb 2021 16:32:27 GMTJust to recap, we are in the midst of a winter storm that has affected the entire state of Texas. Electricity is undergoing rolling blackouts to shed some load on the electrical grid. This has affected our facility as we were down for approx...Thu, 18 Feb 2021 16:32:27 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/n11yF7N.jpghttps://facilitymanager.pro/facility-manager-log-2021-02-16facility-manager-log-2021-02-16Wed, 17 Feb 2021 11:39:57 GMTOperations for 2021-02-16 consisted of visiting the building throughout the day to find out if power has been restored. Power has been out due to severe winter weather. The electrical panels are shut off to prevent power surge, except for li...Wed, 17 Feb 2021 11:39:57 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/Vn1Hk55.jpghttps://facilitymanager.pro/cold-weather-building-operations-in-south-texascold-weather-building-operations-in-south-texasMon, 15 Feb 2021 18:43:33 GMTIt is rare that South Texas experiences severe cold weather, which typically means below freezing temperatures. When these conditions do arise, there are some factors that affect the operations of facilities. Some of the problems are interna...Mon, 15 Feb 2021 18:43:33 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/WiWmEbA.jpghttps://facilitymanager.pro/facility-manager-log-2020-12-16facility-manager-log-2020-12-16Thu, 17 Dec 2020 00:16:18 GMT The day started by arriving at work early to block off parking spaces that I would be using for fire extinguisher training. I went outside to assess how many new RV power connectors we would need to set up for our food park. T...Thu, 17 Dec 2020 00:16:18 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/dXhlsh8.jpghttps://facilitymanager.pro/facility-manager-log-2020-12-15facility-manager-log-2020-12-15Wed, 16 Dec 2020 03:22:48 GMTWorking as a Facility Manager, one is often at the convergence of management and technical work. Some knowledge of management is necessary to be able to work with budgets, teams, and the C-suite. The job can be largely administrative. Howeve...Wed, 16 Dec 2020 03:22:48 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/rOP9oX0.jpghttps://facilitymanager.pro/air-conditioning-can-be-counterintuitiveair-conditioning-can-be-counterintuitiveFri, 07 Aug 2020 01:43:45 GMT Facility Managers are responsible for the comfort of the building occupants. If it is too hot or too cold, Facilities needs to find a solution to the problem. Much of this has to to with H...Fri, 07 Aug 2020 01:43:45 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/Iha4zyn.jpghttps://facilitymanager.pro/launching-facilitymanagerpro-websitelaunching-facilitymanagerpro-websiteTue, 28 Jul 2020 20:30:24 GMTI am glad to announce that I am launching a dedicated website for @facilitymanager using Engrave. It is often challenging to select the Hive website to use for promoting posts on social media....Tue, 28 Jul 2020 20:30:24 GMThttps://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/facilitymanager/xUK4amOX-raindrops-828954_640.jpghttps://facilitymanager.pro/facility-management-hurricane-damagefacility-management-hurricane-damageTue, 28 Jul 2020 05:15:33 GMTHurricane Hannah made its way through South Texas over the weekend. The storm had wind gusts up to 70 MPH (112 km/h)and torrential rains that reached up to 12 inches (30 cm) in some areas. My first post on Hive was about the ...Tue, 28 Jul 2020 05:15:33 GMThttps://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/facilitymanager/F3ATqvxV-IMG_2352.JPGhttps://facilitymanager.pro/facility-management-it-s-about-data-and-informationfacility-management-it-s-about-data-and-informationTue, 21 Jul 2020 04:14:45 GMT Tonight's blog post on Facility Management is a short one. From my experience, at its core, F...Tue, 21 Jul 2020 04:14:45 GMThttps://images.hive.blog/DQmQCVBRcxy5abcSGckQUqTFix6yKdMC9JVqj6KxbtZsady/48661402308_4bd416f67f_w.jpghttps://facilitymanager.pro/facility-management-the-building-envelopefacility-management-the-building-envelopeSun, 19 Jul 2020 04:32:57 GMT This is a quick introductory post about the building envelope. One of the primary functions o...Sun, 19 Jul 2020 04:32:57 GMThttps://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/facilitymanager/4eDOLefo-IMG_0185.JPGhttps://facilitymanager.pro/hive-introduction-to-facilitymanagerhive-introduction-to-facilitymanagerWed, 08 Jul 2020 19:25:36 GMTHello Hive. This is my first post as @FacilityManager. This is a channel that, in case you haven't guessed, will be focused on Facility Management. This is a job that I fell into in 2017 from ...Wed, 08 Jul 2020 19:25:36 GMT