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  Facilities managers are tasked with taking care of all building functions, which includes development, security, compliance and overall operations. However, in a healthcare environment, managers also need to ensure that staff and patient safety experience are at the forefront of their role. With all this on their plate, workflow can often get jumbled, with…

  A gigantic backlog of maintenance projects continues to shackle the nation’s K-12 schools with monumental challenges. But for all the problems deferred maintenance creates for maintenance and engineering managers, it does not affect districts equally. Majority-black districts and Hispanic-serving institutions face even tougher challenges, and they are not alone. Federally funded Indian schools are…

  Navigating Fire Codes across Canada can be a daunting task—that’s why fire safety plans exist. What’s more, they should be reviewed annually, and updated as needed, to best manage risk in the event of a fire. In apartment buildings, fire safety plans help ensure the effective use of equipment, fire safety systems, and procedures…

  As we look to the near future, reliability and maintenance professionals face numerous challenges and opportunities in their continuing quest to support mission-critical goals and improve operational performance: Challenge: Skilled maintenance technicians/trades are difficult to find/hire/retain, while experienced people are retiring. Opportunity: Millennials are getting somewhat more interested in reliability and maintenance because of…

In 2014, the Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) brought together several experts in the education community, law enforcement and security industry to develop a comprehensive guide to safer school design. The intent was to create a set of best practices to help schools and architects better plan for emergency events. The PASS K-12 guidelines…

In today’s complicated building landscape, fiscal transparency, work-site safety, environmental consequences, and structural integrity are just some of considerations that must be factored into the building process. But with so many hands in the mix, and so many key priorities to juggle, it isn’t unusual for decisions to be rushed or details to be missed…

The last few years have seen notable changes in legislation and regulations within the FM space such as the Fire Safety Act 2021, The Building Safety Act 2022 and the Fire Safety Regulations (England) 2022, to name a few. These changes in the industry have forced a shift in priorities and duties within the built…

Since 1970, Earth Day has provided an annual reminder of our responsibility to protect the planet. Though corporate pledges and sustainability standards are more common than ever, many businesses still view going green as a daunting, costly effort. Google Cloud’s latest Sustainability Survey reflects this contradiction. Though 96% of surveyed organizations say they have at…

Tampa General Hospital (TGH) celebrated more than $120 million in charitable contributions over a two-year period to advance its vision to transform healthcare through innovation. The latest gift toward the $120 million milestone came from the Taneja Family Foundation and is the largest in the foundation’s history. As part of the celebration, Tampa General leadership,…

Strategic approaches can ensure overall management of multiple facilities enhances an organization’s operational capabilities. When multiple healthcare facilities fall under one management umbrella — whether via new mergers, acquisitions or construction – organizations must have an actionable plan to manage them strategically. In the past four years of volatility in the healthcare industry, the facilities…