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A baseball-related project in St. Louis had better be done right. Baseball is to St. Louis as music is to Nashville or seafood is to Boston — with local experts everywhere, eager to weigh in. Perhaps no one understands this better than the Gateway Region YMCA in the St. Louis area. The YMCA swung for…

Demand for commercial building electrification has been growing over the past decade as organizations aim to reduce their carbon footprint and become more energy efficient. By electrifying systems such as HVAC, water heating, and cooking, building owners and organizations have been able to achieve benefits such as increased energy efficiency, reduced carbon emissions, and safer…

The recent UN climate summit COP29 held in Azerbaijan ended 33 hours late and with no country getting what they wanted, according to the head of the UN climate body Simon Stiell. There was however agreement on the need to transition away from fossil fuels, though the details won’t be debated until COP30, which takes…

Facilities Management Advisor’s “Under Construction” series highlights some of the latest, most interesting facility project announcements every month. $10B Meta Data Center Meta, the tech giant behind Facebook and Instagram, is building a massive $10 billion artificial intelligence (AI) data center in northeast Louisiana. At 4 million square feet, the facility will be the largest of more…

This Christmas, teams from across Compass Group UK & Ireland have been working with local and national charities in the communities where they work, supporting thousands of people across the country. Over the last few weeks, Compass colleagues have been carrying out a number of fundraising and volunteering activities including: One Retail has raised over…

As cyber threats and breaches grow, healthcare organizations and facilities need a better approach to cybersecurity. In October 2024, the healthcare sector just passed an unfortunate milestone. As investigations into the Change Healthcare attack from February continued, the company revealed that sensitive patient information on more than 100 million Americans had been exposed in the…