Author: FM College Admin

Milwaukee’s Mitchell International Airport (MKE) is poised to begin construction of a new $95.2-million international terminal with the team of Gilbane and Oxeland Group LLC serving as construction manager at-risk. Site work is expected to begin in early August for the 55,700-sq-ft two-gate terminal that will be located on the site of an existing unused concourse and…

For facilities managers, the systems used to generate and store heat tend to be all-important—at least amidst plunging temperatures and bleak winter elements. As soon as outside conditions turn warm, thermal heating systems are more easily placed out of sight and out of mind. The sunny days of spring and early summer are no time…

  The federal government has long struggled with deferred maintenance in its facilities nationwide, and the efforts by the current administration to identify and sell unused or underused federal facilities is shedding even more light on the issue. Deferred maintenance and repairs at federally owned buildings increased by more than 35 percent in 2024 to…

Berger Hospital was evacuated after smoke was discovered in the basement. Evacuating patients during an emergency is vital to keeping them safe from potential hazards such as smoke or fires. A hospital in Ohio recently faced such a situation where they had to quickly evacuate 55 patients. Berger Hospital in Circleville, Ohio, was evacuated after…

Construction crews will return to work June 30 to meet a federally mandated September 2027 deadline for Portland, Ore., to complete a new plant that will filter its drinking water. After substantial site work had begun, the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals in February forced the city to halt work at the Bull Run Filtration…

Severe weather events — such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and flooding — can devastate workplaces, injuring workers and damaging physical infrastructure. As storms increase in frequency and intensity, more facilities find themselves at risk. All facility managers should take severe weather threats seriously and take practical steps to ensure that the infrastructure in their facilities is safe,…