Nation’s Largest Quantum Computing Hub Breaks Ground at Former Chicago Steel Mill Site

Nation’s Largest Quantum Computing Hub Breaks Ground at Former Chicago Steel Mill Site

Plans are advancing for construction of the Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park (IQMP), a 440-acre quantum innovation campus to be built on the long-vacant site of the former U.S. Steel South Works site on Chicago’s southeast side. A ceremonial groundbreaking was held Sept. 30 for the first phase of IQMP which, when complete, is expected…

Newer multifamily housing shows how fire safe buildings can be: Pew report

Newer multifamily housing shows how fire safe buildings can be: Pew report

Dive Brief: Fire deaths in multifamily buildings built since 2000 are one-sixth the rate of fire deaths in single-family housing, according to research by Pew Charitable Trusts. The findings suggest ways operators of other building types can make their properties safer. Fire deaths in multifamily buildings have been declining since the 1980s. Widely adopted factors such…

Back to Basics: Cooling Tower Maintenance to Reduce Legionella Risks

Back to Basics: Cooling Tower Maintenance to Reduce Legionella Risks

Back to Basics is an article series that highlights important, but possibly overlooked, information facilities management professionals should know. The recent outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City led to dozens of hospitalizations and multiple fatalities. This incident is part of a concerning trend. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of…

Repurposing underused campus spaces into student collaboration areas a growing priority for campus FM

Repurposing underused campus spaces into student collaboration areas a growing priority for campus FM

Repurposing underutilised campus spaces into student collaboration areas is now a growing priority for higher education leaders and facilities management professionals who specialise in managing campus buildings, according to the findings of a virtual seminar on The Future of Campus Spaces, hosted by workplace solutions provider HubStar. The online event, which took place last week,…

Security Technology: Integrating New Solutions with Existing Infrastructure

Security Technology: Integrating New Solutions with Existing Infrastructure

Compatibility, costs and compliance are some of the main challenges newer security technologies face when being integrated. When the new meets the old, there’s bound to be some conflict. This is true for integrating newer security technologies into healthcare facilities that are older and/or have pre-existing security infrastructure. The concept that this technology can just…

Energy as a Service: Rethinking Deferred Capital Renewal

Energy as a Service: Rethinking Deferred Capital Renewal

EaaS converts necessary facility upgrades from capital liabilities to strategic investments by financing them through guaranteed utility savings. The risk was not on the radar — until the operating room went dark. A legacy power system, flagged years earlier during a routine audit, finally failed. Patients were safe, but surgeries had to be rescheduled, and…