Good Planning Makes Business Renovations Easy on Employees and Customers
For most companies, closing down during planned or necessary renovations is not an option. Not only will shutting your doors create undue financial hardships for you and your employees, but it can also cause you to lose the customer base you have carefully created....
K-12 Schools Across the Country Switch to Solar Power
Schools throughout the U.S. are rapidly switching to solar power to meet their energy needs while gaining significant cost-savings, boosting climate resilience, and supporting workforce development, according to a new report from clean energy nonprofit Generation180....
K-12 Schools Across America Switch to Solar Power
Schools throughout the U.S. are rapidly switching to solar power to meet their energy needs while gaining significant cost-savings, boosting climate resilience, and supporting workforce development, according to a new report from clean energy nonprofit Generation180....
What Materials Can Prevent HAIs?
When you are admitted to a hospital or other healthcare facility, the end goal is that you leave healthier than when you first arrived. The materials that are used in healthcare facilities play a large role in the care that patients receive as they can help with...
The Big Stay: Fears around job security are preventing professionals from moving jobs
Over two-thirds of UK professionals (71 per cent) have admitted that fears around job security are preventing them from moving jobs. However, Robert Walters is warning professionals that ‘hanging onto a job’ which no longer serves your career could not only be...
Occupancy and Sustainability for Facilities Managers
Partial occupancy is a pressing issue for commercial buildings across the US. Partially occupied buildings don’t generate the same revenue as fully occupied ones, which puts pressure on their commercial viability and also reduces available funding for necessary...
Choosing the Right Winter Workwear
As the sun finally sets on a long summer season, most facility managers and maintenance professionals have been focused on the risks associated with working in the heat. However, the risks of injury, disfigurement and even death are just as serious when working in the...
Taking a More Positive Look at Ozone
When we use the word “ozone,” most of us think of many different things, most of them unpleasant. For instance, the disappearing ozone layer surrounding and protecting the earth; ozone pollutants in the air we breathe; even ozone generators, which were once heavily...
Under Construction: Top Facility Projects of August 2024
Facilities Management Advisor’s “Under Construction” series highlights some of the latest, most interesting facility project announcements every month. ‘Unprecedented’ Disney Expansion Loved by kids (and many joyous adults) across the world, Disney theme parks are...
Survey highlights persistent skills gap in electrotechnical and engineering services sector
Industry survey reveals electrotechnical and engineering services businesses continue to struggle with finding suitably qualified candidates to fill vacancies in their organisations. The latest quarterly Building Engineering Business Survey, carried out by ECA in...