Going all in: Why employee ‘will’ can make or break transformations
Lasting performance improvements that establish a competitive advantage: What organization doesn’t want that? For a company undergoing transformation, cultivating employee “will” to change the way it operates is critical for success. Organizations that focus on...
Managing signage for your facility
Maintaining your property means including signage as part of your indoor and outdoor maintenance strategy. Making it clear and easy for people to get where they are going avoids frustration, lost visitors, and a negative experience in your building. Wayfinding...
Cultural hub retrofit planned for Sudbury’s City Hall
Municipal office spaces at Greater Sudbury’s City Hall will transform into the green and inclusive home of a cultural hub at Tom Davies Square after an investment of more than $25 million from the federal government. Federal funds come from the Green and Inclusive...
Coming Clean: What You Need to Know to Hire an Exterior Power Washing Service
When singer Amy Grant made the comment, “You never get a second chance to make a first impression,” she was emphasizing the fact that, in as little as seven seconds, the human brain can make all kinds of subtle assumptions. While the common expression is primarily...
Renovations Boost NBA’s Hawks’ Stadium
Anyone who has looked at Google Maps can tell you the monumental role stadiums and sports arenas play in a city’s landscape. Like beacons or behemoths, these large structures can be seen from miles above the earth. Not only do they house professional sports teams, but...
Texas HHSC Breaks Ground on New Terrell State Hospital
Governor Greg Abbott announced that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is beginning construction of a new Terrell State Hospital building that will provide inpatient psychiatric care to North Texans. HHSC held a groundbreaking ceremony to...
9 Steps to a Successful Healthcare Capital Project
Navigating the future of the healthcare industry can be challenging, but prioritizing these key drivers for healthcare capital projects can help senior leaders make future-proof choices. In the healthcare sector, advancements in technology and shifts in patient needs...
Maintaining a healthy lawn through fall
Most tenants, property managers, and property developers consider healthy, attractive lawns an important feature of a building, but many don’t realize the toll it can take on their pocketbooks and the surrounding environment. With fall considered the best time of year...
Improving warehouse efficiency
Warehouse operations have evolved, and tools have emerged to streamline operations, improve functionality, and make efficiency an easier goal to achieve. There are steps warehouse managers can take to simplify processes for staff, better allocate labour, improve...
Inside the Great Hall’s seismic renewal at the MOA
As a young architect in the early 1970s, Nick Milkovich made original building models of the Museum of Anthropology (MOA) while apprenticing for Arthur Erickson. Little did he know that more than 50 years later he would lead a major renovation that involved tearing...