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  At the onset of any design challenge, architects and engineers are programmed to first consult the applicable codes, standards, and best practices. For healthcare and behavioral health design, we are accustomed to analyzing the applicable FGI standards, walking through the Center for Health Design’s Safety Risk Assessment Toolkit, and turning to trusted resources like the Behavioral Health Design Guide and NY Office of Mental Health and…

  Facility managers impact building occupants everyday through value-added services, primarily because we care about keeping our facilities functional, safe, and comfortable for customers Behind the scenes, we contribute to our organization’s production and success by establishing positive relationships and encouraging buy-in to vital facility initiatives. Therefore, it is imperative that we continue to grow…

Back to Basics is an article series that highlights important, but possibly overlooked, information facilities management professionals should know. During a fire or another emergency, your employees need a clear exit route and clearly marked and unlocked exit doors. Your employees’ exit route must remain unobstructed by equipment or stored items, and employees must be…

The Climate Pledge Arena is on its way to becoming one of the most sustainable buildings Home to the NHL’s Seattle Kraken and the WNBA’s Seattle Storm, the Climate Pledge Arena can host up to 18,300 people for any given event. With the amount of people that could be in the facility, even the smallest…

  As we move toward more environmentally conscious and health-focused practices in commercial cleaning and maintenance, it’s important to make choices that are in line with your values and your company’s mission, and that includes evaluating the products you use. Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also called “forever chemicals,” are a large family of man-made chemicals most…

Microgrids have have been hailed lately as a new, tech-enabled path to resilient and sustainable communities. In a basic way, however, microgrids have been around for a long time in one particular sector: healthcare. Hospitals, long required to maintain backup power sources to keep critical services running during a grid outage, already have such systems…