Three Steps to Strategic Capital Planning
Healthcare facility managers overseeing projects need to balance escalating material costs, labor shortages and supply chain challenges that impact budgets. After seeing healthcare construction escalate significantly over the past few years, 2024 is seeing more modest...
Sustainable commercial cleaning practices
The growing awareness of environmental issues and the desire for healthier workplaces are responsible for a significant shift in the commercial cleaning industry. Sustainable cleaning practices are becoming increasingly popular as they significantly benefit employee...
Facility Condition Assessment Data Can Help Reduce Carbon Footprint
The increasing impacts of climate change are driving a global urgency for carbon neutrality. Today, 11 states have mandated a 100 percent goal for both renewable portfolio standards, carbon emission portfolio standards, and greenhouse gas reduction standards. Nine...
Design Choices to Prevent Slips, Trips and Falls
It is possible to create aesthetically pleasing spaces with hazards in mind. In the early 2000’s you couldn’t watch TV without seeing a Life Alert commercial. For years, the phrase “Help! I’ve fallen and I can’t get up,” played throughout speakers across the country...
Higher education design for the first-gen college student
College is a time for aspiring students to discover their identities, develop a career pathway, and find their place in the world. The transition from living at home through high school to living on-campus in college can be a difficult endeavor for any student....
Busting 5 Myths About the Facilities Manager Role
Facilities manager (FM) roles are often perceived as fixing, maintaining, and cleaning buildings only. But that couldn’t be further from the truth! To help people understand the many facets of facilities management, and how complex the work of FMs is, we are busting 5...
IFMA Celebrates Facilities Management Leaders at 2024 World Workplace Conference
On Oct. 9-11, industry professionals from across the globe converged on San Antonio, Texas, for the International Facility Management Association’s (IFMA) World Workplace Conference and Expo. The event offered educational sessions, networking opportunities, and more....
The Queen’s Health Systems Acquires Behavioral Hospital from Sutter Health Pacific
It will connect the behavioral health hospital with a broader continuum of local care. The Queen’s Health Systems has acquired O‘ahu-based Kahi Mohala from California-based Sutter Health Pacific, connecting the behavioral health hospital with a broader continuum of...
Mold Matters: Strategies for Prevention and Remediation
Understanding how to detect mold early, assess its risks and implement effective mitigation is essential to ensure a safe environment. Mold growth in hospitals and other healthcare facilities is a serious concern for patient health and for the structural integrity and...
Are Scents a True Indicator of Cleanliness?
Editor’s note: FM Perspectives are industry op-eds. The views expressed are the authors’ and do not necessarily reflect those of Facilities Management Advisor. For many of us, the smell of lemon, pine, or even bleach is synonymous with cleanliness. We’ve been...