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This is part of a series about how companies can integrate sustainability into their core business strategies. The previous articles in the series describe how to assess your company’s sustainability strategy, identify material ESG factors and stakeholders, develop your company’s business strategy, and make the internal business case for sustainability investment. This article describes how…

Now is the perfect time to do groundskeeping projects on college and university campuses since classes are done for the spring semester and the warm summer weather is here. Facilities managers should consider inspecting all areas of their campuses to determine what needs to be fixed, replaced, or upgraded. Whether your facilities management team handles…

A Scholarship backed by one of workplace and facilities management’s highest profile practitioners, who has been diagnosed with a terminal cancer, has been established. The Deborah Rowland Scholarship, created in collaboration with Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM), intends to bring on the next generation of workplace and facilities management (WFM) professionals through financial…

Long before the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic started, there was a greater need for hospitals and other healthcare facilities in the United States. The virus only added fuel to that fire, but many areas have yet to begin building these new facilities due to a lack of funding. Still, that hasn’t stopped the planning process. “It’s…

  The City of Toronto has released a new report entitled “Launching the Rental Housing Supply Program” to advance its commitment toward the rapid creation of 65,000 rent-controlled homes by 2030. The report was developed in response to City Council’s request that staff review and recommend revisions to the existing Open Door Affordable Rental Housing…

The pandemic forced us to focus on the health and well-being of our bodies. Now as we look ahead to the future of work, the same focus should also be placed on our environments. While it is an individual pursuit, wellness is significantly influenced by our physical, social, and cultural environments. The Global Wellness Institute…

Raymond Elementary School renovated to meet LEED, WELL and net-zero goals. Located in Washington, D.C., Raymond Elementary School synthesizes the goals of historic preservation and sustainability in an urban educational setting. Completed in July 2023, the fully modernized and expanded space features a new gymnasium, library, classrooms, and an enhanced entry sequence. The 96,000-square-foot school…

Projected to open in late 2025, the facilities will offer residents a choice in healthcare providers close to home. Signifying a major expansion into serving the residents of the central portions of Cumberland County, WellSpan Health and Emerus have broken ground on a multifaceted medical campus in the Carlisle area to provide healthcare to the…

By prioritizing pest control in hospitals, managers can create a hygienic environment that promotes healing, recovery and well-being. What you cannot see can hurt you. Invisible to the naked eye is a world of microorganisms so small they can only be seen by a microscope. But what you can see can also spread disease. Vectors…

For most industrial factories, it’s process over people. The “human factor” comes in second place. In many North American factories, even those that make electric vehicles, this has translated into potentially sweltering, uncomfortable places. They can often make workers unproductive and, in some cases, unwell. From a doing-the-right-thing perspective, it makes sense to put people…