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In facilities management, conversations about competence often focus on individuals’ skills and capabilities, emphasising professional shortcomings or a lack of knowledge. But fire safety compliance isn’t just about people – it’s also about the assets they look after, and I say this often: not all assets are equal. When it comes to managing commercial fire safety…

As the school year begins in many areas, new West Virginia University (WVU) research finds poor air quality may keep tens of thousands of students out of school for weeks each year, hitting young students and children of color the hardest. A study by Mustahsin Ul Aziz, a doctoral student in natural resource economics at the WVU Davis College of Agriculture…

Facility condition assessments give owners and executives critical information in developing long-term plans and investments. Understanding the condition of facilities is essential for building owners and facility executives in large institutional and commercial facilities nationwide in order to set and achieve long-term goals for their building portfolios. Among their priorities is ensuring their facilities remain…

The estimated completion date of the facility is September 2026. The Boldt Company (Boldt) and its sister company, Bildt, a prefabrication and modular supplier, along with leaders from Aspirus Health, celebrated the groundbreaking for Aspirus’ new hospital and clinic in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. The new hospital comes as the region has faced severe health care…

Balfour Beatty and Varnedoe Construction recently broke ground on the final phase of The North Carolina Center on Civil War, Emancipation and Reconstruction in Fayetteville, N.C. The $85-million, 60,000-sq-ft facility is scheduled to complete in spring 2028. “The center is a meaningful addition to our public assembly portfolio in the Carolinas,” Jeff Sandeen, president of…

Maryland transportation officials have proposed altering the route of Baltimore’s new Francis Scott Key Bridge in an effort to accelerate construction and limit environmental impacts. Originally planned to occupy the Patapsco River footprint of the original 1.7-mile steel bridge, which collapsed after being struck by a disabled container vessel in the early morning hours of…