Building interoperable healthcare systems: One size doesn’t fit all

Building interoperable healthcare systems: One size doesn’t fit all

The growing use of digital technologies in healthcare allows for a more comprehensive understanding of the health of individual patients and of populations and can improve the efficiency of providers. This in turn could enable more accurate diagnoses, timely treatments, and personalized care or interventions at a population level. To achieve these positive outcomes requires…

Hybrid Lighting Controls: A Symphony of Wired and Wireless Technologies

Hybrid Lighting Controls: A Symphony of Wired and Wireless Technologies

The world of lighting control has entered a new era, blending the strengths of wired and wireless technologies into hybrid solutions. This approach delivers flexibility, energy efficiency, scalability, and ease of maintenance—meeting the diverse needs of modern buildings and their occupants. But what exactly is hybrid lighting control, and why is it gaining traction in the…

Impact of Earthquakes Considered in Resilient Designs 

Impact of Earthquakes Considered in Resilient Designs 

Large or small, earthquakes grab the attention of building owners and facility managers. Extreme weather events have become increasingly frequent and severe, and the World Economic Forum confirms that they pose a major global risk. These events include wildfires, floods and droughts. They also include earthquakes, which might not command the news headlines that wildfires…

Turning the Pages on an Old Library Building

Turning the Pages on an Old Library Building

An adaptive reuse project transforms a historic library into a contemporary museum dedicated to Chicano art. The city library in Riverside, California, is a massive building that had served generations of residents and faced an uncertain future. Enter Cheech Marin, an actor and comedian best known for his iconic role in the “Cheech & Chong”…

Toronto school operators eager to get building

Toronto school operators eager to get building

Sluggish turnaround times for building project approvals have frustrated Toronto school operators. Toronto Council’s school board advisory committee is asking why it’s taking 33 months, on average, to secure the go-ahead for renovation, expansion and redevelopment projects on school sites, and calling for action to speed up the process. Council’s executive committee will consider that…