Under Construction: Top Facility Projects of January 2025

Under Construction: Top Facility Projects of January 2025

Facilities Management Advisor’s “Under Construction” series highlights some of the latest, most interesting facility project announcements every month. NYC Electric Soccer Stadium Major League Soccer’s (MLS) New York City FC, Turner Construction Co., and city leaders broke ground on Etihad Park, a $780 million, all-electric stadium in the borough of Queens. Fully financed by the…

New Acas advice on neurodiversity in the workplace

New Acas advice on neurodiversity in the workplace

Workplace expert, Acas, has published new advice on neurodiversity to help employers create inclusive organisations and raise awareness at work. Neurodiversity describes the natural differences in how people’s brains behave and process information. Some well-known types of neurodiversity include ADHD, autism, dyslexia and dyspraxia. A lot of neurodivergent people do not see themselves as disabled…

SEE Services awarded spot on NHS SBS Framework for the Decarbonisation of Estates

SEE Services awarded spot on NHS SBS Framework for the Decarbonisation of Estates

SEE Services has been selected as a supplier on the NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) Framework for the Decarbonisation of Estates. The UK-based provider of facilities management and infrastructure support, has been appointed to Lot 1 – Decarbonisation of Non-Domestic and Public Buildings. Through this appointment, SEE Services will provide decarbonisation solutions to NHS…

Mining for operational excellence

Mining for operational excellence

The word ‘boomtown’ was practically invented for the mining industry, which has a history of gold rush euphoria followed by equally intense busts. The pattern has continued through the past decade, with mining companies buffeted by a global pandemic, trade tensions, and geopolitical conflicts (Exhibit 1). Very few of them have been able to capitalize…

Commercial HVAC on demand response radar

Commercial HVAC controls are expected to return a sizable reduction in Ontario’s peak electricity loads for a relatively small injection of funding. A newly released breakdown of the budget and savings targets for the 2025-2027 electricity demand side management (eDSM) framework confirms that $26 million has been earmarked to roll out a new incentive, beginning…

Facility Construction: 4 Steps to More Sustainable Projects

Facility Construction: 4 Steps to More Sustainable Projects

Facilities managers must feel like they’re balancing several seemingly conflicting pressures. Chief among them: budgets. Every dollar counts, and pressures on both the supply chain and labor markets leave little room for unexpected cost premiums. At the same time, the incentives for more energy and water efficiency—and the long-term bottom line benefits they can unlock—are…