Facility Condition Assessments Prove Valuable as Workplaces Change

Facility Condition Assessments Prove Valuable as Workplaces Change

The United States office sector hit a record vacancy rate of 20.1 percent in the second quarter of 2024. Pittsburgh, Phoenix, Denver, San Francisco and Chicago were among the large metro areas showing vacancy growth. How to turn the tide? It begins with institutional and commercial facilities conducting a comprehensive facility space assessment. That’s the…

Five Ways Predictive AI Can Improve Sales Performance Management

Five Ways Predictive AI Can Improve Sales Performance Management

Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT SMR | Getty Images When it comes to maximizing growth and revenue, you may be missing something — something big. It’s the harnessing of predictive AI to enhance and deploy sales performance management (SPM). Companies with sizable sales forces — whether in the technology, medical device, pharmaceutical, industrial, or consumer goods industry or…

Choosing the Right Air Compression Solution for Facility Operations

Choosing the Right Air Compression Solution for Facility Operations

Facilities managers who oversee industrial, manufacturing, or workshop environments have numerous responsibilities to preserve the safety of their workforce and the stability of their infrastructure. One of those duties may extend to selecting a fit-for-purpose air compression system, a critical component of facility robustness and efficiency. Air compression systems serve as the proverbial backbone of…

Plume Problems: Toilets and Airborne Contaminants

Plume Problems: Toilets and Airborne Contaminants

Fecal bacteria and viruses ejected during flushing can contaminate restroom surfaces with microorganisms. Our mothers warned us about germs on toilet seats in public restrooms, but they didn’t warn us about the toilet plume. In fact, flushing the toilet is more dangerous than most people understand. The toilet plume is very common in many restrooms…

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Houston at The Medical Center Opens

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Houston at The Medical Center Opens

The 61-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital is Encompass Health’s first hospital fully constructed using prefabricated modules. Encompass Health has announced the opening of Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Houston at The Medical Center in Texas. The 61-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital is Encompass Health’s first hospital fully constructed using prefabricated modules. This construction method, pursued in collaboration…