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Proposal would help Illinois avoid hundreds of millions of dollars in deferred maintenance costs   May 15, 2024 Deferred maintenance in most institutional and commercial facilities never seems to stop and rarely slows down. The result is that facilities managers and executives must decide at some point whether the most cost-effective move is to keep repairing…

In a new book titled Decision-Driven Analytics: Leveraging Human Intelligence to Unlock the Power of Data, professors and behavioral scientists Bart De Langhe and Stefano Puntoni challenge the idea that our decisions should be driven by data. Rather, they argue that the power of data can only be realized by putting data in the background….

An upcoming project at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario project will include the installation of a new energy recovery system and re-engineering of its heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. Two new heat pumps will also reduce energy consumption from natural gas-fired boilers. These changes are aimed to recover and reuse heat waste,  improve…

  Graffiti vandalism is described as writings or drawings made to a property without the consent of the owner, and it has become a pervasive problem in many urban areas. As an eyesore that can detract from your curb appeal, graffiti not only diminishes the appearance of your property but can also affect the value…

Plumbing is often an avoided topic. Nobody likes to think about the ins and outs of sanitation and how water is being supplied to one’s faucet. It’s certainly not a magical place. Nonetheless, plumbing is a circulatory system of any community, whether it be a building complex or freehold townhomes. Often taken for granted, plumbing…

Construction has begun on the new School of Business at MacEwan University in Edmonton. Slated to open in 2027, the new facility will provide 35,000 square metres of additional space and include 30 classrooms, 20 collaboration spaces and 15 study spaces. Ledcor is building the seven-storey post-secondary institution in downtown Edmonton. “Building a new home…