When “Leaving the Lights On” Gets Ridiculous

A recent NBC News report brought attention to problems with the lighting in a Massachusetts High School.  Since 2021, more than 7,000 lights have been on non-stop following a software failure within the lighting control system at Minnechaug Regional High School. The high school’s troubles even made their way into a humorous “Weekend Update” segment…

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Don’t Let “The Day After” Sneak Up on You

As the summer begins, so does hurricane season and an increased risk for severe storms.  For facility owners in southern, mid-Atlantic, and northeastern states, the threat posed by that once-in-a-lifetime storm is real, and it has the potential to knock your business completely offline for an extended period of time. Whenever dangerous weather approaches, the…

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Emergency Power: The Facility Manager’s Best Friend

When winter blizzards knock out electrical service, or in summer when utility companies institute rolling blackouts to prevent grid overloads, there are only two types of property owners: those who are thrilled to have emergency power and those who wish they did. Commercial facilities in the United States take many forms and perform many functions. …

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Servicing a Building, Helping a Community

101 Warren blog post

Servicing a Building, Helping a Community: FSG and 101 Warren Street, NYC At 4:30 p.m. on a Friday afternoon, the building management at 101 Warren Street in New York City knew they had a problem. A white cloud was pouring out of a manhole inside a parking structure within the building. Beneath that manhole, they…

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