Twins Revolutionize OT Cybersecurity

Twins Revolutionize OT Cybersecurity

Digital-twin technology offers a laundry list of tools that can protect your operational systems from outside intrusion. The advent of digital-twin technology in operational technology (OT) cybersecurity marks a significant leap in securing critical infrastructure. A digital twin is a virtual replica of a physical asset, system, or process that can simulate, predict, and optimize…

Under Construction: Top Facility Projects of July 2024

Under Construction: Top Facility Projects of July 2024

$4.1B Plant for Ozempic Manufacturer We’ve all heard of Ozempic, the “miracle” weight loss drug Hollywood stars started using to look slim on the red carpet, but did you know its primary use is to treat diabetes? Now, Novo Nordisk, the Danish pharmaceutical company behind Ozempic and many other medicines, is injecting $4.1 billion to…

Solar Installation Creates Big Savings for Arizona Church

Solar Installation Creates Big Savings for Arizona Church

If a rooftop solar-power installation would cut an institutional and commercial facility’s annual energy bill by about one-third, significantly reduce carbon emissions and require no upfront investment, would facility managers sign on for it? We’re guessing managers are reaching for their pens right now. Because that’s what Palm Valley Church in west suburban Phoenix did…

Westchester Medical Center Begins Critical Care Tower Project

Westchester Medical Center Begins Critical Care Tower Project

  The Critical Care Tower at Westchester Medical Center, a $220 million project, will span 162,000 square feet and rise five stories when complete. Adjacent to Westchester Medical Center’s main tower, the Critical Care Tower at Westchester Medical Center will house 128 private patient rooms—all equipped with the latest and most advanced medical technologies for…

Strategies for Tackling Deferred Maintenance in Healthcare

Strategies for Tackling Deferred Maintenance in Healthcare

  Facility managers in the nation’s public institutional facilities, from K-12 schools to federal office buildings, are no strangers to deferred maintenance. For decades, news reports have documented the billions of dollars — taxpayer dollars — required to erase the ever-growing backlog of repairs it would take to make these buildings safe, compliant and reliable….

Vancouver Island Hwy 1 funding to improve transit

Vancouver Island Hwy 1 funding to improve transit

Highway improvements for southern Vancouver Island communities will help provide faster public transit services after a joint investment of $95 million from the federal and provincial governments. The funding will widen around 3.8 kilometres of the highway between the McKenzie and Colwood interchanges to better support continuous northbound and southbound bus-on-shoulder lanes running on the TransCanada…