Author: FM College Admin

  The Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol is extending the timeline for big updates to its corporate carbon accounting standards, which haven’t seen major revisions for more than a decade. The extension reflects both the nonprofit’s deepening partnership with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the flood of feedback that GHG Protocol received about proposed…

You walk a 200,000-square-foot building, photograph a cracked expansion joint on the roof, a dripping valve in the mechanical room, and a blocked fire exit on the third floor, then move on. Three months later, an insurer asks you to prove you flagged that exit and that a contractor cleared it. You have 80 photos…

When someone faces a serious medical condition, having access to world-class care close to home can make all the difference. In this episode of Facilities in Focus, Mackenna Moralez sits down with Travis Laird, a key leader behind the UT Dell Medical Center, to explore the vision, planning and innovation shaping one of the most…

In a hospital, steam does much of its work out of sight. It moves behind walls, above ceilings and through mechanical rooms, supporting essential functions like heating, humidification, sterilization, hot water and foodservice. As buildings expand, undergo renovations and are reconfigured for new needs; the steam system is often asked to serve conditions it was…

The Leapfrog Group published 2026 ratings for a number of hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), totaling more than 6,000 facilities nationwide. This includes more than 2,400 hospitals, representing over 80 percent of all inpatient beds in the United States, and more than 3,900 ASCs. Leapfrog Hospital Survey results are derived from hospitals’ voluntary participation…

  Managing a medical supply chain in low- and middle-income countries can mean navigating a landscape prone to extreme and unexpected disruptions. In Sierra Leone, for instance, external forces ranging from an attempted military coup and an infectious disease outbreak to a widespread electricity outage can complicate public health logistics. The consequences are severe. Despite a national government initiative dedicated…