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The 12-story hospital is expected to open in late 2028. Harris Health System, UTHealth Houston, Harris County and City of Houston officials were on hand for the groundbreaking ceremony for a new $1.6 billion hospital on the Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital Campus in northeast Houston. The 12-story hospital – slated to become the…

Six core components for cleaning and disinfecting the bed and 36 inches around it. In 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a document to address the cleaning and disinfecting of the “near patient” surfaces in healthcare facilities. In the document, entitled “Reduce Risk from Surfaces,” the CDC says there is…

Proposal would help Illinois avoid hundreds of millions of dollars in deferred maintenance costs   May 15, 2024 Deferred maintenance in most institutional and commercial facilities never seems to stop and rarely slows down. The result is that facilities managers and executives must decide at some point whether the most cost-effective move is to keep repairing…

In a new book titled Decision-Driven Analytics: Leveraging Human Intelligence to Unlock the Power of Data, professors and behavioral scientists Bart De Langhe and Stefano Puntoni challenge the idea that our decisions should be driven by data. Rather, they argue that the power of data can only be realized by putting data in the background….

An upcoming project at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario project will include the installation of a new energy recovery system and re-engineering of its heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. Two new heat pumps will also reduce energy consumption from natural gas-fired boilers. These changes are aimed to recover and reuse heat waste,  improve…

  Graffiti vandalism is described as writings or drawings made to a property without the consent of the owner, and it has become a pervasive problem in many urban areas. As an eyesore that can detract from your curb appeal, graffiti not only diminishes the appearance of your property but can also affect the value…

Plumbing is often an avoided topic. Nobody likes to think about the ins and outs of sanitation and how water is being supplied to one’s faucet. It’s certainly not a magical place. Nonetheless, plumbing is a circulatory system of any community, whether it be a building complex or freehold townhomes. Often taken for granted, plumbing…

Construction has begun on the new School of Business at MacEwan University in Edmonton. Slated to open in 2027, the new facility will provide 35,000 square metres of additional space and include 30 classrooms, 20 collaboration spaces and 15 study spaces. Ledcor is building the seven-storey post-secondary institution in downtown Edmonton. “Building a new home…

UK-based charity for the work at height sector, the No Falls Foundation, has launched its first ever ‘No Falls Week’, taking place between 13-17 May.A powerful campaign dedicated to promoting safe working at height, No Falls Week’s mission is simple yet crucial; to raise awareness about the importance of safe working at height, prevent falls and…

  “Duty of care” refers to the moral and legal obligations of employers to keep their employees, staff, contractors, vendors, and volunteers safe and secure when in the workplace, and when traveling on company business. According to International SOS’s 2024 Risk Outlook, a report created to identify top concerns that organizations are expected to face in…