Rethinking Innovation in Facilities Management
There isn’t a facilities management professional among us who hasn’t sat in a strategic planning meeting facilitated by a management consultant who keeps telling the team to free their minds and “think outside the box.” When this happens, participants usually slink...
College Football Stadiums Upscale Renovations and Amenities
It’s a different day in college athletics, and most sports fans can tell you why: money. With relaxed transfer rules and the introduction of financial opportunities through name, image and likeness (NIL) policy, student-athletes have become empowered as never...
IWFM calls on workplace and facilities managers to ‘step up and lead’ on net zero
The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) is calling on workplace and facilities managers (WFMs) to “step up and lead” their organisations to achieve net zero goals following the release of its Sustainability Report 2024, published today. The report...
The Importance of Air Conditioning and Air Quality in a Workplace
It’s Monday morning in the summer. You shuffle into the office, your laptop’s fan kicking in to do its best impression of a struggling jet engine. The air feels thick, the windows are fogging, and the thermostat might as well be set to “uncomfortable.” Suddenly, the...
Design Collaboration with Medical Professionals Increases Operational Efficiency
No day is the same in a healthcare facility. Some days are more hectic, while other days a medical professional may have some more down time. With the constant changes, the layout of a facility can seem overwhelming to staff, especially if things are in spaces...
Legionella, Heavy Metals Found in Chicago Federal Buildings
Legionella and elevated levels of copper and lead have been detected in the water in three federal buildings in downtown Chicago and a courthouse in Rockford, prompting Illinois’ two senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and several other members of Congress to...
Franciscan Health Dyer to Convert to Behavioral Health Campus
Franciscan Health Dyer will transition in late 2027 to a campus dedicated to treating behavioral health patients, the Franciscan Alliance healthcare ministry announced. The transition in late 2027 to a behavioral health campus, approved by the Franciscan Alliance...
A new vision for the old Toronto Coach Terminal site
The City of Toronto and CreateTO announced the Kilmer Group and Tricon Residential (Kilmer-Tricon) as the development partners for the decommissioned Toronto Coach Terminal site at 610 Bay St. and 130 Elizabeth St. The properties will be transformed into a...
Back to Basics: Workplace Evacuation Procedures
During emergencies, things can go wrong in an instant. It’s crucial for employers, facilities professionals, and other safety stakeholders to collaborate on developing emergency action plans (EAPs) with effective evacuation procedures, so that in a disaster scenario,...
Designing Hospitals for Wellness
Thoughtfully designed spaces can transform the overall well-being of patients, staff and caregivers. “Imagine if the arts, in service to our health, were reliably delivered on a day-to-day basis to ease some of the world’s enormous suffering.” — “Your Brain on Art” by...