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Between extreme weather events, an aging power grid, and the transition to renewable energy, power interruptions are becoming a much greater risk in all parts of the country. Many will remember the highly publicized 2013 Super Bowl blackout when the power shut down the biggest game in American sports for 34 minutes, plunging the New…

Facility management is always changing, especially as innovations, climate change and regulatory changes disrupt buildings, systems and codes. With new global initiatives such as renewable or alternative energy, new building methods and materials, the Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligent (AI) fire protection and life safety systems, facility managers are encountering hazards, opportunities, regulations…

  The healthcare and public health sector filed 249 ransomware complaints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in 2023, according to a report from Econofact. The healthcare and public health sector ranked the highest for ransomware complaints. Ransomware is malware used in cyberattacks that encrypts a device’s files, essentially making these files unusable. Hackers…

The first rezoning submission for Victoria’s Arts and Innovation District by Reliance Properties will see a major mixed-use development on 6.7 acres of largely undeveloped land in Victoria Inner Harbour. The proposal for Capital Iron Lands will incorporate the site’s three heritage buildings into a vibrant community with homes, live-work artist studios, a reopening of…

Often, we focus on the interior of the building and the grounds when spring arrives, but does your warehouse need a little TLC? Changing seasons presents you with the opportunity to do away with old methods of maintaining that space in favour of a fresh approach and a new strategy. Here are some suggestions for…

The life cycle of a condominium includes five stages, each presenting unique vulnerabilities and budget challenges directly tied to the aging process. In the earliest stages, the building envelope is particularly susceptible to direct damage that, when not detected early enough, causes indirect damage that is slow and progressive until it penetrates the interior. Condo…

When a patient is in crisis or in need of behavioral health services, and arrives at a healthcare facility, what does the room they are placed in look like? Is it providing the environment the patient needs to begin their healing journey? What does the next space on their path to recovery look like? From…

The tragedy of active shooter situations and their resulting loss of life, property damage, and financial costs prompt facilities and security professionals to ask how they can harden their facilities. As part of Facilities Management Advisor’s FM NOW: Secure Buildings 2024 virtual event on March 20, John Iannarelli, ESQ, CSP, a retired Federal Bureau of…

Indoor air quality is critical to the operations and wellness of a healthcare facility. From impacting the health of occupants to contributing to sustainability, indoor air quality (IAQ) has many impacts on healthcare facilities. Naturally then, maintaining that IAQ is crucial to the facility’s overall operations and wellness. Here are three factors to pay attention…

Names and inscriptions on the memorial had faded after what city officials called years of deferred maintenance   April 11, 2024 Institutional and commercial facilities are not the only elements of communities that require regular inspection and upkeep and too often suffer at the hands of deferred maintenance, as the city of Chicago found out recently….