The U.S. Department of Energy’s Plan to Decarbonize Buildings in America
As a nation, our buildings will play a pivotal role in achieving our clean energy future. Buildings are where we live, work, and play—so it makes sense that we spend 90% of our time in buildings and that our buildings use a substantial amount of energy. Residential...
Ground Broken on New Fayetteville Medical Center
A partnership of Remedy Medical Properties and Georgia Urology broke ground for the Fayetteville Medical Center, a new 20,213-square-foot medical office building (MOB) and ambulatory surgery center (ASC) near the Piedmont Fayette Hospital campus. Georgia...
Facility Management: First Line of Defense in Healthcare Facilities
Healthcare facility managers are cornerstones of emergency preparedness because they provide a foundation for a safe, effective response to crises. Emergency preparedness—especially in the healthcare sector where lives are at stake—is not just a regulatory...
WellStar Kennestone Hospital PICU Installs SHIELD WALL
Abatement Technologies has provided containment solutions for the construction of a brand new pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) at WellStar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, Georgia. As contractor for the PICU build within the active facility, Segars Group selected...
Janitorial Bill May Spike Facility Costs
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...
Delivering on construction productivity is no longer optional
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...
Canada’s share of global CRE value nudges up
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...
Water Benefits From Predictive Maintenance
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...
6 design trends for the legal workplace
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...
Decarbonization Strategies for the Whole Building Life Cycle
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...