Design Resiliency Often Means Going Beyond Building Code Requirements
With extreme weather events on the rise, constructing more resilient facilities requires taking extra steps. As the deadly Los Angeles wildfires have affirmed, the stakes are high for institutional and commercial facilities with facility executives establishing a goal...
Green light for Brookfield Properties’ redevelopment plans of 99 Bishopsgate
Brookfield Properties has secured approval from the City of London’s Planning Committee for a new 54-storey office tower at 99 Bishopsgate, combined with over more than 60,000 sq ft of vibrant public and cultural amenities. Meeting the evolving needs of the future...
Facilities Management: The Foundation of School Safety
Ensuring the safety and security of students and staff is paramount for schools, but this presents major challenges. Schools are active, high-volume environments with a high potential for accidents. Just between 2015 and 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and...
Industry Outlook Highlights Interior Design Trends for 2025
The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) has released its 2025 Trends Outlook report, offering a comprehensive analysis of the evolving forces shaping the interior design landscape. Addressing changes in lifestyles, wellness, technology, the workforce, and...
Aligning Construction and Facility Activities to Minimize Problems
Project managers need to address risks early to prevent issues during construction and renovation projects. Designing healthcare facilities is quite complex, particularly as it relates to creating synergies between programming and operational efficiencies. These...
Cooper University Health Care Breaks Ground on ‘Project Imagine’
The groundbreaking launched the first phase of a $3 billion expansion of the Health Sciences Campus in Camden, New Jersey. Cooper University Health Care held a groundbreaking ceremony on the first phase of a transformative $3 billion expansion of its Health Sciences...
New-Age Access Control Strategies Include AI, Cloud and Biometrics Technologies
As technologies become more intelligent and user-friendly, facility executives find several new options available to them. Access control technologiesfor institutional and commercial facilities in recent yearshave become more intelligent, integrated, and...
Residential solar: Down, not out
Worldwide, 2024 was a difficult year for the residential solar market. After several years of 30 percent annual growth in installations, 2024 saw a decline: fewer panels were installed in many markets, and companies’ valuations declined. This led to large capital...
Under Construction: Top Facility Projects of January 2025
Facilities Management Advisor’s “Under Construction” series highlights some of the latest, most interesting facility project announcements every month. NYC Electric Soccer Stadium Major League Soccer’s (MLS) New York City FC, Turner Construction Co., and city leaders...
New Acas advice on neurodiversity in the workplace
Workplace expert, Acas, has published new advice on neurodiversity to help employers create inclusive organisations and raise awareness at work. Neurodiversity describes the natural differences in how people’s brains behave and process information. Some well-known...