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  Power outages can have a detrimental impact on buildings. In hospitals and other healthcare facilities, a power outage is even more worrisome as lives could be at risk. Nearly half of power outages were related to extreme weather events in 2025, a study by J.D. Power found. According to the report, the events were…

Facility managers handling commercial spaces understand the need to protect patrons from sun exposure, especially during times when the weather can become unpredictably hot. However, installing shade structures can be a lengthy process, which often puts the project on hold altogether. You must strike a balance between the need for quality and durability and the…

At the start of 2025, if you asked chief sustainability officers what their primary role was, the answer was to continue to push for change, get their executive leadership onboard and make the business case to integrate sustainability into corporate infrastructure. The Weinreb Group asked this very question and published their perspective, which largely noted…

Concerns over power use and an alleged lack of transparency at a $1-bilion Meta data center in Wisconsin prompted a lawsuit by Midwest Environmental Advocates, an environmental law nonprofit based in Madison that seeks release of public records. The group filed suit Dec. 9 in Dane County Circuit Court to compel the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin to…

After countless hours of review, discussion and debate, industry judges have arrived at the 20 winners of ENR’s Best of the Best Projects competition. This announcement culminates a nearly year-long effort put forth by hundreds of project teams and more than 100 members of the construction industry selected by ENR editors to judge the various…

As temperatures begin to drop across the country, Rainbow Restoration is urging property owners and managers to take immediate action to protect against the costly and disruptive effects of frozen pipes. Frozen pipes are one of the most common and expensive causes of winter property damage. When water inside pipes freezes, it expands and places extreme pressure…