Study Finds Bacteria Stick Around Even After Cleaning

Study Finds Bacteria Stick Around Even After Cleaning

Rethinking the disinfection process is critical to killing germs of all kinds. Disinfecting surfaces in healthcare facilities can already prove tricky, as certain germs can only be killed by certain chemicals. Plus, some germs can stick around much longer than originally thought. A study published in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) found that…

How a Visitor Management System Can Solve Facility Problems

How a Visitor Management System Can Solve Facility Problems

Visitor management is an important part of making a great first impression on your visitors, as well as protecting their privacy and increasing safety. Facilities managers should therefore work with security to implement a modern visitor management solution (VMS) that would adequately greet, process, and monitor those entering your facility. How Should It Be Set…

3 Essential Tools for Maintaining Air Quality in Mold Remediation

3 Essential Tools for Maintaining Air Quality in Mold Remediation

Although molds are an important part of the environment, their growth indoors can wreak havoc and cause serious issues. And these problems happen fast. Unforeseen incidents like pipe leaks and natural disasters like floods can create standing water, which enables mold to grow in as little as 24 to 48 hours. Because of its rapid…

Evidence-Based Design Plays Major Role in New Healthcare Facilities

Evidence-Based Design Plays Major Role in New Healthcare Facilities

Designers must remain flexible to best provide individuals with healing design solutions. Whether we are ready to accept it or not, healthcare delivery and access continues to evolve globally. Designers must remain flexible and adaptable to these changes by staying informed with current trends to best improve the health and wellness of individuals through healing…

Setting the Stage for BIM

Setting the Stage for BIM

Large projects have adopted BIM, but why haven’t more facility managers embraced the technology? The emergence of building information modeling (BIM) 40 years ago offered the promise of integrating structured data from across many different disciplines into a digital model of a facility. It offered the promise of gathering data related to a facility’s design…