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Veronica Rivera uses her construction and electrical background to thrive in facilities management. September 30, 2026 For Veronica Rivera, director of facilities, maintenance and operations at the College of the Siskiyous, facilities management is the natural continuation of a career built around understanding how buildings work and being prepared for whatever comes next.

« Back to Facilities Management News Home « Maintenance & Operations Generation 7000 Compact Power is an undercounter professional laundry platform with 6-, 7- and 8-kg washer and dryer models for space-constrained operations. The washer uses 29 L per 6-kg cycle, with automatic load detection and dosing, and 600 G extraction leaves less than 40% moisture retention. The heat-pump dryer is tested to 40,000 cycles and reports up to 65% energy savings versus standard condenser dryers.

« Back to Facilities Management News Home « Ceilings, Furniture & Walls UniLine Furniture offers casework packages for facility work areas, including base and wall cabinets, countertops, sinks, fixtures, base tables, mobile workstations, specialty storage cabinets and peg boards. The UniLine Casework Groupings combine commonly specified casework styles into coordinated packages, simplifying product selection and procurement.

NFMT EAST 2026 CEU Misreading a conversation or delivering feedback the wrong way can quietly erode trust—or drive away skilled workers. What happens when two people speak the same language—but hear completely different things? During his presentation at NFMT East in Charlotte, Fernando Cruz delivers a timely and practical wake-up call for facility leaders.

What happens when a disaster exposes the gaps you didn’t know you had? Facility managers spend countless hours preparing for emergencies. But what happens when a disaster exposes the gaps you didn’t know you had? In the season premiere of Facilities in Focus, host Mackenna Moralez sits down with Nico Viola, director of facilities at Holden Forests and Gardens to discuss the aftermath of a devastating tornado that tore through the organization’s Cleveland-area campus in August 2024.

Evolving codes, climate resilience, embodied carbon and rooftop technologies could reshape roofing decisions in the years ahead. OTHER PARTS OF THIS ARTICLEPt. 1: How Roofing Can Support Facility SustainabilityPt. 2: Roofing Design: Key Considerations for Long-Term PerformancePt. 3: This Page Key Takeaways: Evolving energy codes and greater attention to embodied carbon and lifecycle impacts will require facility managers to look beyond first cost when evaluating roofing systems.

« Back to Facilities Management News Home « Commercial Office Facilities Board CP05 is a 55- or 75-inch corporate display combining conferencing, wireless sharing, whiteboarding, room scheduling and device management. It supports Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Google Meet, with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace integration. On-device AI provides meeting transcripts, summaries, camera framing and voice tracking.

« Back to Facilities Management News Home « HVAC Benchmark NX is a commercial boiler for light commercial facilities, including multifamily, education, retail, office and small healthcare buildings. Available in 399–500 MBH sizes, it delivers up to 97.4% thermal efficiency and 10:1 turndown to support fuel savings under variable loads. Its integrated Edge Controller can sequence up to 16 boilers, supports BMS integration and provides maintenance alerts to help reduce downtime.

In mission-critical facilities, a highly trained workforce capable of supporting complex projects without disrupting operations is central. Key Takeaways: Mission-critical electrical projects require highly trained workers who can perform precise work safely while systems remain operational and shutdown opportunities are limited.

Rapid demand, AI workloads and power constraints are pushing developers into new markets while changing how data centers are designed and operated. September 28, 2026 Key Takeaways: Data center demand is pushing developers beyond traditional markets as they seek available power, land, connectivity and workforce capacity in emerging locations. AI workloads are increasing power density and driving greater adoption of liquid cooling, adaptive reuse and other approaches to meet growing capacity needs.