Building Envelope Upgrade: Can Metal Panels Breathe New Life into Aging Buildings?

Building Envelope Upgrade: Can Metal Panels Breathe New Life into Aging Buildings?

When upgrading a building’s envelope, facilities managers and designers should use materials created to protect aging structures while modernizing their visual aesthetics. The building enclosure separates the interior from the environment, shielding it from external elements. Most aging structures were created with outdated materials, decreasing their thermal efficiency and providing less protection. Metal panels may…

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano to Build New Tower

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano to Build New Tower

Construction of the new tower is slated to begin in summer 2025, with an expected opening in fall 2028. Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano is growing to meet the healthcare needs of Collin County and surrounding areas with the opening of a six-story garage and a new eight-story tower – an estimated $343 million infrastructure…

Strategic FM procurement

Strategic FM procurement

Estates and facilities teams working in the NHS and the public sector face a complex array of procurement challenges, from capability and capacity constraints to financial efficiency and achieving net zero. Olivia Matei, Procurement and Framework Coordinator at Lexica says need routes are needed The UK public health decarbonisation market has been sized in the…

Bartow Regional Medical Center Breaks Ground on Expansion

Bartow Regional Medical Center Breaks Ground on Expansion

Construction is expected to take a few years to complete. Since the current location of Bartow Regional Medical Center opened in 1999, the population of Bartow has increased by about 26 percent. Hospital team members and administration joined with city leaders to celebrate Bartow Regional Medical Center’s own growth, strategically designed to serve the surrounding…

How Facility Managers are Planning for the Future of the Workforce

How Facility Managers are Planning for the Future of the Workforce

Facility managers must play an active role in building the next generation of facilities workers.  For facility managers entering the workforce, the world is their oyster. Good paying and interesting jobs are plentiful as a shortage of skilled workers leaves gaps in an aging workforce. Unlike the more well-known trade jobs such as plumbers, electricians…