Strategies for Tackling Deferred Maintenance in Healthcare

Strategies for Tackling Deferred Maintenance in Healthcare

  Facility managers in the nation’s public institutional facilities, from K-12 schools to federal office buildings, are no strangers to deferred maintenance. For decades, news reports have documented the billions of dollars — taxpayer dollars — required to erase the ever-growing backlog of repairs it would take to make these buildings safe, compliant and reliable….

Vancouver Island Hwy 1 funding to improve transit

Vancouver Island Hwy 1 funding to improve transit

Highway improvements for southern Vancouver Island communities will help provide faster public transit services after a joint investment of $95 million from the federal and provincial governments. The funding will widen around 3.8 kilometres of the highway between the McKenzie and Colwood interchanges to better support continuous northbound and southbound bus-on-shoulder lanes running on the TransCanada…

How to Improve Work-life Balance for Caregiving Employees

How to Improve Work-life Balance for Caregiving Employees

How Caregiving Affects Work-life Balance Stephanie Creary: Hello, my name is Stephanie Creary, and I’m an assistant professor of management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. And I’m delighted to welcome you to today’s episode of the Knowledge at Wharton Leading Diversity at Work podcast series, which is focused on supporting caregivers…

The Importance of Advanced Access Control in Modern Hybrid Offices

The Importance of Advanced Access Control in Modern Hybrid Offices

As businesses continue to embrace digital technologies, the modern office faces heightened security challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated remote work, but now many companies are reversing this trend, requiring employees to return to the office either full-time or part-time. In this changing environment, facilities managers must adjust to hybrid work attendance patterns, making access control…

Opening Doors for People with Disabilities Remains a Challenge

Opening Doors for People with Disabilities Remains a Challenge

American Association of Automatic Door Manufacturers helps fill gap in ADA law.   The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which became law in July 1990, focused on making sure that people with disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. It was historic legislation, mentioned in the same breath with the Civil Rights…

Mercy to Operate Three Former Walmart Health Centers in Arkansas

Mercy to Operate Three Former Walmart Health Centers in Arkansas

The organization anticipates opening these locations by late summer. Mercy will continue expanding its Arkansas footprint to make care more convenient and reach additional consumers where they already are with three new Mercy Primary Care locations in former Walmart Health centers inside Walmart Supercenters. Mercy anticipates opening the three Arkansas Mercy Primary Care locations by…