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Facility conversions are becoming more commonplace, even for healthcare facilities. JAG-ONE Physical Therapy was recently converted by the firm JZA+D. This existing space was originally used by The Bank of Princeton until they vacated it. However, according to Richard Perry, principal at JZA+D, the bank interior layout was not conducive to physical therapy, prompting interior…

In K-12 schools, deferred maintenance often hampers the ability of teachers to instruct students effectively. In many commercial office buildings, the issue gets in the way of improving facilities to make them more appealing to potential tenants. For the federal government, maintenance backlogs are getting in the way of operating as cost-effectively as possible. The…

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is opening enrollment for the Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC) Campaign, which will help public building owners pay for today’s building upgrades with tomorrow’s guaranteed energy savings. The ESPC Campaign is a voluntary initiative that engages and supports state and local governments, universities and colleges, school districts, hospitals, and other market stakeholders…

Nine in 10 (90 per cent) of Chief Security Officers at large, global businesses operating in the UK agree that Artificial Intelligence (AI) will have the biggest impact on physical security operations over the next five years. The finding comes from G4S’s first ever ‘World Security Report’ – a survey of 1,775 CSOs from 30…

If the pandemic has taught us anything, it is the increased awareness of maintaining proper hand hygiene. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) web site, “Regular handwashing is one of the best ways to remove germs, avoid getting sick, and prevent the spread of germs to others.” This begins, of course, with regularly…

As the devastating wildfires in Maui showed, the loss of life and destruction can affect a community or an institutional or commercial facility for many years. Still, facility managers and owners may consider a fire safety system an unseen and overlooked aspect of their buildings until a fire sweeps through a facility and causes damage and death to occupants. As the first…