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When preparing for disasters, updating and adapting plans sometimes gets overlooked. High-impact weather events like hurricanes, tornadoes and snowstorms often cause significant problems at institutional and commercial facilities. But in some areas of the country, when these events occur, they sometimes catch facilities executives by surprise. Executives need to remember that when significant changes are…

Having certifications listed on your resume can help build confidence that is needed while on the job. Decisive. That’s all I could describe it as when I made the decision to go for my Certified Facilities Manager (CFM) certification by the International Facilities Management Association (IFMA). But I felt a sense of imposter syndrome.  Would…

Construction on both the cancer center and hospital is expected to begin in 2026, with both facilities projected to open in 2028. The Indiana University Health Board of Directors has approved a $214-million investment to build two new healthcare facilities in Greater Lafayette and to renovate an existing facility. The three-part Greater Lafayette Community Growth…

Retail-to-medical conversions create challenges and opportunities in infrastructure innovation to reimagine access, flexibility and the patient experience. Across the country, vacated retail spaces, such as shuttered big-box chains and former grocery stores, are being reinvented into vibrant, community-based healthcare clinics. Facilitating these retail-to-medical conversions — from thoughtfully planning the design strategy and engineering coordination to…

Reflecting changing currents in engineering design and material availability, the American Concrete Institute has updated its 318 standard to ACI 318-25, with a new sustainability guide and updated information on deep foundations for seismic design, shear friction, and performance-based wind design. The ACI 318 structural concrete standard for buildings and non-building structures—which serves as a…

Uncertainty around plans by major car manufacturers to phase out internal combustion engines is one of several shortcomings undermining the sector’s transition to net zero, said researchers who conducted a detailed analysis of five leading automotive companies. The team from the NewClimate Institute and Carbon Market Watch, two European nonprofits, also highlighted several developments by…