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Manufacturers discuss strategies, technologies and design approaches that help healthcare facilities meet their sustainability goals. Water efficiency remains a critical sustainability goal for healthcare facilities, but restroom design decisions are becoming more complex than simply reducing flow rates. Facility managers have to balance conservation with infection control, system reliability, maintenance realities and patient perception. In…

Case study: A proactive steam trap maintenance program is delivering millions in savings, fast payback and measurable carbon reductions across one of the nation’s largest health systems. In 2018, Northwell Health launched an Energy Steering Committee to oversee energy use and implement initiatives to reduce its carbon footprint. One such initiative, a partnership with American…

Like many others in the industry, Cary Wilder didn’t actively seek a career in facilities management – it found her. While working for a real estate developer, she dealt with property acquisitions and maintenance. As the company expanded, so did her role. When asked if she wanted to stay within property management or transaction correspondence,…

Electric utilities, water authorities, and energy providers operate some of the most critical infrastructure in the country. Substations, pumping stations, and transmission facilities are designed for reliability and efficiency, not for absorbing hostile fire. Yet over the past several years, gunshot attacks against these sites have increased, exposing a security gap that many facilities teams…

Cleaning methods and products have various purposes in reducing the spread of germs. Cleaning is one of the most crucial practices to manage and prevent the spread of germs in healthcare facilities. With hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) affecting one out of every 31 patients, every step matters. However, cleaning isn’t enough on its own. It is…

The system recently began laying foundations at its new, $507 million hospital in North Port, and has several other expansion projects under way. Fueled by strong bond ratings, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System (SMH) is moving full speed ahead on more than $1 billion in capital projects that will expand and enhance the southwest Florida…