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March is National Ladder Safety month, and as spring is around the corner, it’s the perfect time to review safe ladder usage for building maintenance. While studies show a decrease of 21 per cent in ladder-related accidents from 2020 to 2024, conducting an annual ladder safety review can keep your employees safe and your business…

The world of lighting control has entered a new era, blending the strengths of wired and wireless technologies into hybrid solutions. This approach delivers flexibility, energy efficiency, scalability, and ease of maintenance—meeting the diverse needs of modern buildings and their occupants. But what exactly is hybrid lighting control, and why is it gaining traction in the…

Large or small, earthquakes grab the attention of building owners and facility managers. Extreme weather events have become increasingly frequent and severe, and the World Economic Forum confirms that they pose a major global risk. These events include wildfires, floods and droughts. They also include earthquakes, which might not command the news headlines that wildfires…

An adaptive reuse project transforms a historic library into a contemporary museum dedicated to Chicano art. The city library in Riverside, California, is a massive building that had served generations of residents and faced an uncertain future. Enter Cheech Marin, an actor and comedian best known for his iconic role in the “Cheech & Chong”…

Sluggish turnaround times for building project approvals have frustrated Toronto school operators. Toronto Council’s school board advisory committee is asking why it’s taking 33 months, on average, to secure the go-ahead for renovation, expansion and redevelopment projects on school sites, and calling for action to speed up the process. Council’s executive committee will consider that…

As AI use continues to expand, demand for data centers continues to grow at a rapid rate. Big data means big business for many industries in the United States as well as across the globe, as data-heavy activities take hold. Thanks to a wealth of artificial intelligence (AI) applications expanding across industries, data center demand…