Understanding the Financial Benefits of Health and Wellness Strategies

Understanding the Financial Benefits of Health and Wellness Strategies

A new report shows health and wellness strategies result in higher rents, improved occupant satisfaction, and greater property recommendation scores, among other benefits. The positive impact healthy buildings have on human health has long been established – and awareness of this connection continues to expand, as evidenced by the growth of third-party healthy building certifications….

5 Popular Types of Commercial HVAC Systems to Consider

5 Popular Types of Commercial HVAC Systems to Consider

It’s summertime, and many facilities professionals are hard at work on new building projects and major building renovations. There are several types of commercial heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to consider when a new system must be installed. The National Institute of Building Sciences advises businesses to consider energy efficiency, occupant comfort, and…

Fire safety researchers examine energy storage

Fire safety researchers examine energy storage

  Fire safety researchers are building a global database of installed lithium-ion battery energy storage systems. Facilities managers worldwide are invited to share some basic details about their system specifications and configurations via on online survey sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Responses will be anonymously consolidated to inform risk analysis and the…

Look Beyond Copper for Domestic Water Piping

Look Beyond Copper for Domestic Water Piping

  Each of these three copper replacement options has pros and cons. Facility managers will need to weigh each based on their own unique facility situation. When it comes to domestic water piping, copper is not necessarily the gold standard. Copper offers many advantages, and it is certainly tried-and-true, but it is expensive and it…

Stand and deliver

Stand and deliver

Sit-stand desks have surged in popularity in office spaces in recent years – but are they making the difference they should? And are they even being used properly says Guy Osmond, Managing Director of Osmond Ergonomics Office workers are a highly sedentary population, spending up to 85 per cent of their time at work sitting,…

The war in Ukraine is triggering a re-evaluation of global systemic risk

The war in Ukraine is triggering a re-evaluation of global systemic risk

The world is confronting multiple intersecting geopolitical events with highly unpredictable consequences. Coming in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Russian-Ukrainian war is disrupting global financial markets, food securityand real economies. Escalating tensions between the U.S. and China are compelling decision-makers to recalculate everything from their strategic alliances to the vulnerability of their…