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The special education student population in California and nationwide has grown in recent years. The reasons are complex and at least partially related to increased awareness and identification of various conditions, including learning disabilities, autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and emotional/behavioral conditions. As a result, more students who may have gone undiagnosed in the past are…

Facilities Management Advisor’s “Under Construction” series highlights some of the latest, most interesting facility project announcements every month. Biden-Backed Data Center Companies like Amazon and Google recently announced major data center projects. Perhaps most notably, though, President Joe Biden touted a $3.3 billion data center investment in Racine County, Wis., from Microsoft. The project will…

The new NICU is expected to open sometime in the fall or later. The Phoebe Trauma & Critical Care Tower is currently under construction on Phoebe’s main campus and will soon be the new home of Phoebe’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The tower will provide southwest Georgia’s most advanced facilities for the delivery of trauma,…

HVAC manufacturers discuss when it is best to maintenance HVAC systems. HVAC systems are vital to a healthcare facility functioning as it should. To make sure the HVAC systems keep operating properly, they need to be looked at and may need to receive maintenance from time to time. In this manufacturer roundtable, Healthcare Facilities Today…

The universe isn’t the only thing expanding. Governments have invested in space technology for decades, and now business is accelerating its growth. On this episode of The McKinsey Podcast, McKinsey senior partner Ryan Brukardt speaks with global editorial director Lucia Rahilly about the global space economy, where innovation in space-based technology is generating a range of public-…

The Biden administration has issued seven new principles for voluntary carbon markets, signed by top federal climate advisors, and the cabinet secretaries for the Department of Agriculture, Department of Energy and U.S. Treasury. The principles, published May 28, acknowledge that the reliability of CO2 offset claims is a legitimate concern but nonetheless state that carbon…

Back to Basics is an article series that highlights important but possibly overlooked information facilities management professionals should know.  Now that warmer weather is here, it’s the perfect time to clean, inspect, and improve your parking lot after a long winter! Whether you’re a facility manager at an educational campus, a hospital, or an office, a…

Asset management and private capital fund managers have a unique value chain that shapes their culture, key performance indicators and customer. That is why generic corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) approaches, developed for traditional service industries, don’t work, and why you need a custom asset-management sustainability strategy. These entities need tailor-made sustainability functions due…

Here are three steps facility managers should take now in advance of new reporting rules. Since the SEC’s new Climate Disclosure rule was announced in early March, the debate about the value of emissions reporting – and exactly how it should be done – has intensified significantly. But regardless of the rule’s future, it’s clear…

Construction on the expansion is scheduled to begin in April 2025. Sutter Health is expanding its flagship hospital in Midtown Sacramento by constructing 42 new adult inpatient rooms. This development at Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento is part of a larger strategy to accommodate the growing demand for healthcare services in the greater Sacramento region. The…