Facilities Unfiltered - The Built Reality

About Facilities Unfiltered - The Built Reality

What does “best practice” facility management actually look like—and why does it rarely match reality? In this podcast, Josh Lowe and Nic Guedenet tackle the gap between the FM lifecycle as it’s taught in textbooks and how it actually plays out on the ground. Join us for candid discussions about how emerging technologies and smarter practices can help bridge the gap between FM theory and FM reality—before it’s too late.

Publisher

AkitaBox

Category

business · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Feb 2026

Latest episode

16 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

30 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Sept 2026

   The Challenge of Building Standards | Facilities Unfiltered | Episode 30

   From 1888’s simple world of stone and wood to today’s stadiums, hospitals, schools, and high-rise skylines, every building carries a different set of operational realities. Josh and Nic explore how decades of evolving construction methods, added technologies, climate conditions, and occupancy needs have made facility management anything but one-size-fits-all. They dig into why condition assessments, asset inventories, maintenance priorities, and data standards must adapt to the building and its purpose—from infection-control risks in healthcare to learning environments in schools. The conversation also looks at the growing need for practical, field-friendly standards—and a better way to translate between them—so facility teams can turn institutional knowledge into accessible, actionable guidance.

2. 

   26 Aug 2026

   Defending your Dollar with Smart Data Pilots | Facilities Unfiltered | Episode 29

   Host Josh and Nic interview Brian Carlin of Integrated Facilities Solutions about leveraging smart data pilots to transform asset inventories into trustworthy, scalable facility management insights.

3. 

   19 Aug 2026

   The Evolution of FM Software | Facilities Unfiltered | Episode 28

   Host Josh and Host Nic explore the 60-year evolution of FM software, from mainframes to AI, revealing how to navigate industry jargon and implement effective solutions.

Who has been a guest on Facilities Unfiltered - The Built Reality

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• Brian Carlin
• Kyle Christiansen
• Shay Rankhorn
• Neil Simons
• Thomas Arganda

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