Posts by Andrew Ghilino

Across the U.S. southwest, folks are starting to really feel the heat of summer a little bit earlier than usual this year.  In Arizona and Nevada, record-breaking temperatures are in the forecast. In Texas, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), still apologizing for the “Snovid-21” power outages that hit the state during a February…

Across the shifting landscape of the U.S. healthcare system, individual hospitals and integrated networks of managed facilities are in a constant battle to meet the demands of the market while providing excellent patient care.   For facility managers in charge of maintaining the hospitals, clinics, and diagnostic centers that constitute the front lines of healthcare in…

This month, our FSG branch focus takes us to El Paso, Texas, where history and cultures meet, where the sun shines 302 days each year, and where locals know a thing or two about authentic cuisine. While the area has a rich history that stretches back thousands of years, El Paso is not preserved as…

Within a built environment, the choices for illumination are varied and can run the gamut from industrial to whimsical, providing different moods and levels of visual interest for the people who occupy or visit the space.   It naturally follows that modern architectural lighting design straddles the worlds of art and science, seeking to provide experiential…

Today’s Project Spotlight shines on a recently completed project that FSG delivered to the Fontana Unified School District (FUSD) just east of Los Angeles, California.  The project was important not just for what it accomplished, which was impressive enough.  The real takeaway involves great leadership and partnerships that deliver results during difficult times. One Year…

The shift to LED lighting technology, which began in earnest around 2007, has dramatically improved the energy efficiency of facilities across all business sectors. The additional benefits of fixture longevity have made LED lighting even more attractive for building owners and managers keeping an eye on long-term costs. While the cost savings delivered by LED…

This month’s FSG branch focus takes us to Dallas.  Forget what you think you know about America’s ninth-largest city, and settle in for a quick trip to the epicenter of Texas chic, the home of Cowboys and Mavericks, and the birthplace of Stevie Ray Vaughan. Located on the east side of the Dallas – Ft.…

Facility Solutions Group (FSG) is one of the nation’s largest single-source commercial lighting and electrical distributors.  As a national distributor that is also a national Energy Service Company (ESCO) contractor, FSG sits at the top of a very short list of lighting and electrical service providers uniquely equipped to handle projects of any size. With…

The benefits for public entities utilizing cooperative contracts For facility managers, it sometimes feels like the work is never done.  There’s always something to be maintained, updated, or repaired.  Keeping a property in top shape requires focus and discipline. When the job involves a large project at your facility, like an LED lighting retrofit or…

This month’s FSG branch focus takes us to Denver.  Colorado’s state capital is known as the “Mile High City”, which is easily verifiable once you take a quick stroll over to the west steps at the capitol building, where the 15th step lays it all out for you.   While it is true that other points…

In recent years, FSG has taken every opportunity to incorporate the many economies available through the use of prefabrication on electrical construction projects.  On every project, our designers and engineers look for ways to improve efficiency and deliver higher quality to our customers.  When that search points toward prefabrication, we routinely turn to our prefabrication…

You’ll hear us talk a lot about LED retrofit projects because that has been such an important segment of our business over the past ten years or so.  With the clear advantages of upgrading fluorescent and halogen lighting so well documented at this point, it is hard to imagine that anyone could still be unaware…