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The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) is beginning a major revitalization project on the south side of its Burnaby Campus. The BCIT South Campus Infrastructure Renewal project (SCIR) provides a unique opportunity to enhance public spaces, improve accessibility, and create a more vibrant and inclusive campus environment. It will also upgrade aging infrastructure to…

The new, modern acute care tower at Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver is set to open on March 9, 2025. The new six-storey tower is named after local philanthropist and businessperson Paul Myers. It has eight state-of-the-art operating rooms with a new medical device reprocessing department, as well as a pre-operative and post-operative care area,…

Did you know that nearly a third of non-residential building fires are caused by cooking? In 2022 alone, the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) recorded 129,500 non-residential fires, totaling nearly $4 billion in losses. Busy commercial kitchens, packed with countless pieces of equipment, are especially vulnerable—and a lack of routine maintenance makes that vulnerability all the…

Biophilic elements have proven to have a calming effect on healthcare patients. The TV shows do not lie – hospitals and other healthcare facilities can be places of high stress for anyone within the building. Knowing what stress can do on the body, particularly in a place of healing, designers have begun to implement more…

The ninth floor of Palomar Medical Center Escondido will now have an additional 24 beds to better serve the high admission volumes. Palomar Health announced a new milestone in their ongoing mission of reimagining the healthcare experience. The healthcare organization is celebrating the completion and opening of their new ninth-floor buildout at Palomar Medical Center…

Back to Basics is an article series that highlights important but possibly overlooked information facilities management professionals should know.  Another winter, another story of electric space heaters being recalled or starting fires. Newer electric heaters include a host of precautionary safety measures, but older models might be carried into your facility by a chilly colleague who…