Royal London’s 80 Fenchurch Street office achieves Platinum level WELL Certification
Royal London’s colleague workspace at 80 Fenchurch Street in London has been awarded WELL Certification at the Platinum level – the highest level of certification under the WELL Building Standard (WELL v2), as awarded by the International WELL Building Institute...
ASHRAE Program Certifies Inaugural Group of Decarbonization Professionals
In facilities management, industry certifications can be a great way to expand your expertise, advance your career, and stand out to current and future employers. Several organizations already offer a number of certifications to consider, and the American Society of...
EPA Announces Label Program for Greener Construction Materials
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced it’s implementing a new label program to boost clean American manufacturing by helping federal purchasers and other buyers find and buy cleaner, more climate-friendly construction materials and...
UK’s first 5.5 star rated NABERS UK building completes
11 Belgrave Road in London Victoria, the UK’s first building to achieve a NABERS UK Design for Performance 5.5-star rating for building efficiency has completed. The 150,000 sq. ft net zero carbon workplace, developed by global real estate development,...
How Facility Management Impacts Occupant Experience
Effective facility management enhances customer experience and productivity, influencing business success and competitive advantage. Facility management and related services arguably have a greater impact on customer experience and occupant productivity than...
The Role of Lighting in Patient Well-Being and Recovery
Lighting can have myriad effects on a patient, including their well-being and recovery. Given this, having lights that can mimic daylighting or have adjustable color temperatures can make a difference for patients. Daylighting and mimicry of it allows for a...
Revitalizing organizational health in the care delivery sector
Research conducted over two decades has continually affirmed that organizational health (how you run the place) is a valuable, competitive differentiator across industries. Organizational health has been linked to value creation, profitability, resilience, and safety...
New skills training centre coming to Vaughan
The Ontario government is investing more than $26 million to build a new training centre at LiUNA 183’s skilled trades training campus in Vaughan, Ontario. The union will be able to train nearly 50,000 additional workers, doubling their current training capacity to...
Canada’s first tsunami evacuation tower built in B.C.
A new school in Masset, B.C. includes Canada’s first-ever tsunami evacuation tower. The Government of British Columbia provided more than $16 million for seismic upgrades and a tsunami evacuation tower at Daaxiigan Sk’adáa Née Secondary school. The Haida Gwaii Board...
Fire safety experts warn of B.C. building code change
The Fire Chiefs Association of B.C. and the B.C. Professional Fire Fighters Association have released a joint statement warning of a dangerous amendment the province of British Columbia recently made to its building code that allows for a single exit stairway (SES) in...