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  In 2021, the economic costs of climate change were laid bare in the forest fires of one of British Columbia’s key lumber-growing regions and the winter storm that took down part of Texas’ power grid, to name just two extreme weather events. By now, many business leaders are out in front of policymakers on…

  Choosing lifestyle over pay has always been a characteristic of millennials and the pandemic has increased this tendency in all other generations. People are far less willing to accept dull, dirty, dark, and dangerous conditions for more pay. In fact, they often take jobs for significantly less pay to have predictable schedules, better hours,…

There’s no single definition or set of requirements for a building to necessarily be considered smart. Smart really takes on more of an implied state of being rather than a true definition. Smart building is loosely defined as a building or structure that uses processes to manage and control its operations, whether that’s heating, ventilation…

  Five years after the terrible Grenfell Tower tragedy some of the initial inquiry findings have impacted fire door legislation and, by extension, facilities managers’ duties around the fire safety of the buildings. Below, we outline the changes in legislation, the reasons for the recommendations and how facilities managers can ensure their fire doors will…

Several years ago, a restaurant worker died while performing one of his regular tasks—cleaning a restaurant’s kitchen floor. To clean the floor more effectively and efficiently, he decided to combine two incompatible cleaning agents: concentrated chlorine bleach and an acid-based cleaning solution. An example of an acid-based cleaning solution is ammonia; however, reports of the…

Data Center Insights Data centers are growing in size and their energy intensity, which is resulting in a need to reduce consumption because of the high costs they incur. The motors operating behind the scenes are a key aspect to this. There is significant demand for high-efficiency motors coming from the end users when it…

  A fast-growing geriatric population, the increase of patients with chronic diseases and an abundance of new services are key factors driving the global healthcare facility management industry, which is anticipated to hit $427.13 billion by 2031. A newly released report from Allied Market Research estimated the market reached about $208 billion in 2021, of…

Your job as a facilities manager of a healthcare facility or system is a complex one that includes balancing patient care and experience with that of employees combined with reducing risks, loss prevention, and streamlining the overall operations of the building. Real-time location services (RTLS) have shown to make the jobs of facilities managers much…

As important as strategies that make active shooter drills in schools effective, facility managers need to know what not to do in order avoid needlessly traumatizing students. More than 40 states require schools to perform active shooter drills on at least an annual basis. Facility managers need to be well versed in drill procedures. Since…

  Matching public-private funds will underwrite the installation of 500 level-2 electric vehicle (EV) chargers in 68 commercially operated locations across six Canadian provinces. The federal government and Indigo Park Canada are each contributing about $2.4 million toward the equipment, as part of National Resources Canada’s zero-emission vehicle infrastructure program (ZEVIP). Commercial parking providers are…