Do High School Restrooms Make the Grade with Students?

Do High School Restrooms Make the Grade with Students?

It’s back-to-school time, and this year a survey got the “deets” about teens’ handwashing habits, restroom evaluations, and whether or not they stay home from school when they’re sick. The Healthy Handwashing Survey, conducted by Bradley Company, connected with 1,012 high schoolers ages 14 to 18 to gather their insights and opinions. Handwashing & Health…

HVAC Systems Fail at Behavioral Health Center in Phoenix

HVAC Systems Fail at Behavioral Health Center in Phoenix

Nearly 100 patients had to be transferred to other facilities. St. Luke’s Behavioral Health Center in Phoenix, Arizona, recently went without air conditioning for several days, forcing the transfer of nearly 100 patients to other facilities, according to AZ Family. A nurse at the hospital, speaking anonymously, said the facility has had ongoing issues with…

When It Comes to Disinfectants, Close Is Not Good Enough

When It Comes to Disinfectants, Close Is Not Good Enough

Front-line technicians need better products, processes and education to ensure healthcare facility surfaces are safe, clean and disinfected. “Close don’t count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and hand   grenades.” — Frank Robinson, baseball manager What does that phrase mean, exactly? It means the world is usually binary. You win, you lose. You…

B.C. funds $2.6B Highway 1 upgrades in Abbotsford

B.C. funds $2.6B Highway 1 upgrades in Abbotsford

The Government of British Columbia is investing $2.65 billion in new funding to widen and improve Highway 1 through the Fraser Valley. The funding will upgrade Highway 1 between Mount Lehman Road and Highway 11 in Abbotsford. “To make life better for people in the fast-growing Fraser Valley, our government is building the homes, schools,…

IBG launches library of low-rise building designs

IBG launches library of low-rise building designs

Innovation Building Group (IBG) has launched IBG Designs, a new online platform that provides readily-available designs for multi-tenant buildings that smaller communities and organizations can use to address their affordable housing supply challenges. The customizable building designs offered through IBG Designs are high-performance, climate-resilient, and cost-effective designs for low-rise buildings. By providing accessible and affordable…