Author: FM College Admin

Despite their best intentions, executives fall prey to cognitive and organizational biases that get in the way of good decision making. In this series, we highlight some of them and offer a few effective ways to address them. The dilemma The new CFO at a medical-device company has heard nothing but positive things about a…

  Decisions, decisions. When was the last time you struggled with a choice? Maybe it was this morning, when you decided to hit the snooze button—again. Perhaps it was at a restaurant, with a miles-long menu and the server standing over you. Or maybe it was when you left your closet in a shambles after…

  An area of refuge is one way to satisfy the accessible means of egress requirements. One of the most common questions when it comes to areas of refuge besides “What is an area of refuge?” is “Do the exit stairs need to be oversized?” Like so many other code questions the answer is “It…

Does your mission critical facility need backup power? Learn to specify by reading this Q&A from a recent NFPA 110 webcast. NFPA 110 insights The 2022 edition of NFPA 110: Standard for Emergency and Standby Power Systems covers performance requirements for emergency and standby power systems providing an alternate source of electrical power in buildings…

Responding appropriately to an emergency and restoring damaged property quickly is essential for all those impacted. Beyond the resources required, such as equipment, materials, and labour, effectively restoring a property requires planning, preparedness, and partnership among stakeholders. This article explores these three critical components to make the restoration process a real success, reducing the impact…

The latest engineering services sector survey shows that the majority of business owners and decision-makers expect their business performance to improve in the short term but worsen by the end of 2023. Worries about staff shortages, payment times and cashflow persist. The latest findings of the quarterly Building Engineering Business Survey, backed by trade bodies…