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It wasn’t Danny Clemens’ idea to adopt a workflow management tool to help him manage the 29 buildings he oversees as director of facilities for the Bullitt County School District in Kentucky. The idea was the district’s technology chief’s to make procurement easier. But by adding facilities operations to the tool, Clemens has been able…

Healthy buildings provide more than $20,000 per employee in net value, or $115 per square foot over 10 years, while enabling rent premiums, according to a report by the International WELL Building Institute, or IWBI. Through better ventilation, lighting and environmental quality, organizations can realize a net present value of between $37 and $55 per…

Traditionally, facilities management focused on operational efficiency—that is, keeping buildings running smoothly while controlling costs. Today, a new framework is reshaping this role: environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles. This shift places facilities managers at the center of corporate strategy by transforming the physical assets they’ve always controlled into critical components for achieving a company’s…

Plaza West Tower, the new 16-story patient care tower at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, will welcome patients beginning in October. Plaza West Tower, the new 16-story patient care tower at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, will welcome patients beginning in October. The tower will provide private rooms for heart and vascular patients, advanced imaging and the latest in surgical preparation…

As technology advances ever faster and smart hospitals evolve, high-rise facilities will get more efficient, sustainable and responsive to patient needs. High-rise hospital design has enabled healthcare facilities nationwide to navigate the challenges and opportunities presented by expanding their reach upward. Design tactics have enabled these organizations to address two ongoing considerations in such facilities…

A new rail link through the Alps passed a key milestone Sept. 18 when mining crews broke through the last diaphragm of a 57.5-kilometer (35.7-mile) exploratory tunnel connecting Italy and Austria. Overseen by owner BBT SE, an Austrian-Italian public entity established for the project, the Brenner Base Tunnel is intended to significantly shorten rail travel…