Author: FM College Admin

  At the beginning of the fall semester, I asked my students to define sustainability. Many used terms and phrases related to addressing climate risks, adopting ESG reporting and framework practices, engaging with communities, using a circular economy model and so forth. Then I asked them if they thought climate justice, Indigenous reconciliation, environmental racism…

The one downside to buildings becoming more sophisticated is that more can go wrong. This is an issue with which facility managers are well familiar: The more points of possible failure, the greater odds failure will occur. Thankfully, though, with that digital sophistication has come better fault detection and diagnostics, actively alerting facility managers when…

Sustainability roles seem to ebb and flow in the job market. One day there are many, the next it’s as if they are non-existent. So how do you find the role for you when it feels like the positions are shrouded in mystery or not even real? One of the first question to ask is,…

  In the last decade, there has been an avalanche of research showing how critical views of nature, a connection to nature, and natural elements in the built environment are to employee health and wellness, workplace satisfaction, and productivity. Why do we enjoy nature? It’s just the way we’re wired as humans. For 99 percent…

It’s a weird moment in sustainable business. The corporate activity, the money flows, and the pressure from consumers, investors and regulators to take more proactive measures — all are ramping up. The mainstream media interest in corporate sustainability and climate tech is rising, too, a reflection of the perceived importance of companies’ efforts to minimize…

  The Canadian government is launching its promised Deep Retrofit Accelerator Initiative for commercial, institutional and multifamily buildings. It will convey up to $185.5 million over four fiscal years toward a range of planning, development and outreach costs to encourage the uptake of comprehensive building upgrades that deliver significant energy savings and reductions in greenhouse…