Magazine

  Work is complete on the upgrade and expansion of Victoria High School. The new addition creates spaces for 200 more students, and includes a new library and learning commons. “Our government continues to build, expand and upgrade schools throughout the province in order to meet the needs of B.C. students and their families,” said…

Toronto’s goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2040 is at risk unless transformative actions are taken across all orders of government, businesses and residences, the city says. This includes making buildings more energy efficient and investing in a carbon-free electricity grid. The city adopted a renewed series of actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions…

Editor’s note: FM Perspectives are industry op-eds. The views expressed are the authors’ and do not necessarily reflect those of Facilities Management Advisor. Spring has arrived in much of the United States: flowers are budding, and frosty mornings are giving way to longer, sunnier days. With these changes comes another, less-welcome seasonal threat: wildfires, which produce excessive…

A set of new sustainable building policy recommendations has been launched by the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC), in collaboration with 24 of its European Green Building Council members. The ‘European Manifesto for a sustainable built environment‘ has been designed for EU policymakers to implement more robust initiatives and incentives to secure sustainable buildings across the…

The new 66,000-square-foot hospital is located in Dahlonega, Georgia. Residents in Dahlonega, Dawsonville and surrounding communities have a new hospital for emergency and inpatient care – and can have surgery close to home, too. The new Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Lumpkin hospital has officially opened. NGHS moved NGMC Lumpkin from the old Chestatee Regional…

By 2050, carbon dioxide removal could be a $1.2 trillion industry. On this episode of The McKinsey Podcast, McKinsey senior partner Mark Patel joins editorial director Roberta Fusaro to discuss McKinsey’s recent report about the business of carbon dioxide removal and how it could play a vital role in responding to hard-to-abate emissions in various sectors. In…