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  Facility managers well know that the real cost of a building is its long-term maintenance. There are all kinds of rules of thumb regarding how much money to budget for maintenance, but most agree that somewhere in the neighborhood of 2 percent of the building’s value per year is a good number for maintenance….

With catastrophic weather events hitting hard across the country, 2022 was ranked the third worst year for insured losses in Canadian history. Unlike other years, in which a single dramatic event made up a significant percentage of the losses, 2022 saw a variety of major catastrophic events wreaking havoc across the entire country. Ontario was…

Many NCAA programs are expressing a desire for a holistic approach to performance—one that thoughtfully integrates nutrition, mental health, sports medicine, hydrotherapy, diagnostics, sleep, recovery, and sport-specific strength and conditioning—all working in sync to improve athletes’ performance in the classroom and on game day. Training facilities have evolved in response. Over the last decade, the…

The Great Resignation and the high number of workers retiring over the last several years have led to labor shortages at many workplaces across the country. While some of those positions will be filled, it’s likely those replacements won’t have the same depth of knowledge as their predecessors. To help solve this problem, facilities managers…

As managers struggle to find candidates, veterans can offer intriguing options. Facility managers at institutional and commercial facilities are struggling to find qualified front-line technicians to fill spots for their staff. Like with many industries, the hiring crunch has prompted managers to consider several alternatives to the traditional job pool, including technical schools, reaching out…

The sprawling campus of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is dotted with buildings dedicated to the many sciences needed to power the country’s push toward clean energy. Researchers inside one building explore the dynamics of harnessing the sun for energy. Those in another are determining the best ways to convert…