Author: FM College Admin

  The facility industry — Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Owner Operator (AECOO) — does a poor job of communicating throughout an asset’s life cycle. This lack of communication can be attributed to a compartmentalization of expertise. While each person on the team focuses on optimizing their part of the process, few zoom out to understand the…

For those who may not know, Victoria Park is a historic, 18-acre park located in downtown London, Ont. It dates to the 1800s when it was the site of the British garrison. Today, the park is used throughout the year as an entertainment centre and for various festivities. It is also known as a clean,…

Classroom, virtual or blended training? Dale Wardill, Client Manager, International Workplace on the results of a survey on the effects of COVID-19 on training strategy and how L&D has changed in response The pandemic has altered many things in our working lives, not least our working patterns. In the past two years there has been…

As a facilities manager, you’re probably fulfilling a variety of duties. One minute you’re a janitor, the next you’re an accountant, and another you’re a technician. In other words, you’re the corporate equivalent of a Swiss Army knife. That said, you can’t ignore your basic functions, such as keeping your building secure while employees and visitors come…

The new version expands from seven to 10 concepts and rewards facilities for what they accomplish. Since WELL’s initial launch in 2014, IWBI’s mission has been to “advance healthy buildings for all.” The organization listened, observed, and then channeled user feedback and scientific and medical research about how building environments affect human health and behavior…

In spite of the global supply chain issues and loss of vehicles in the Felicity Ace cargo ship fire, the sales of electric vehicles (EVs) has been on the move, hitting 6.6 million in 2021, which is more than triple their market share from two years earlier. While this might be good news for our…