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During the COVID-19 pandemic, facility managers scrutinized their cleaning efforts to ensure that surfaces were properly disinfected to prevent the spread of the virus. When occupants were allowed to return, cleaning frequencies — and cleaning budgets — increased to keep them healthy. As the pandemic subsided, so did cleaning spending and frequencies, eventually returning to…

When it comes to creating a more sustainable future, the construction industry has a great role to play. On top of fulfilling critical economic and societal needs for offices, housing, hospitals, and infrastructure, the industry can help meet net-zero goals by 2050 by developing and executing the needed projects, including renewables, low-carbon activities, infrastructure, building…

The global value of professionally managed real estate dipped in 2023, while Canada’s share of the total market nudged up modestly. MSCI’s newly released annual calculations peg the global investment property market at USD $13.2 trillion as of last Dec. 31, with approximately USD $423 billion worth of those holdings in Canada. Last year global…

  Water Benefits From Predictive Maintenance Predictive maintenance is cutting maintenance costs and improving reliability in water-treatment facilities. Thirty years ago, the United Nations warned that, unless drastic action was taken, the world would face a water deficit of 40% by 2030. With a world response that has fallen short of targets, water scarcity is…

Law firms differ from many professional organizations in their need for private offices to meet confidentiality with clients and write and review legal documents in quiet, focused environments. Yet the legal profession also is not immune to the challenges many industries are experiencing in adapting to hybrid work, attracting and retaining top talent and meeting…

As climate change reshapes our world, the demand for environmentally responsible building practices has never been more urgent, especially given that the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry contributes more than 37% of global carbon emissions. A new focus on sustainable construction is emerging, with a particular emphasis on the critical role of embodied carbon….