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  Many of the lean construction principles directly impact the safety of workers and the hazards present on a job-site. A key element of lean construction is the elimination of waste. The areas of focus include many fundamentals that contribute to reducing hazards on the job. Improving overproduction, waiting, talent utilization, transportation, inventory control, unnecessary…

As the number of attacks continues to escalate, many facility managers are trying to catch up to the bad guys. Here’s how to do it. An organization’s building may seem like an unlikely victim of a cyberattack, but they’ve recently become somewhat of an easy target. As internet-connectivity has grown in commercial and institutional facilities,…

As the fastest-growing generation, Generation Z, loosely defined as those born between the mid-1990s and early 2000s, has become a hot topic in conversations surrounding workplace design. Concerns abound over their reliance on technology and the way post-9/11 culture has influenced their perceptions. Social researchers, marketers, and academics are all looking to find answers to…

Over the past 20 years, sustainability roles have grown from hiding in compliance functions to being interspersed throughout business. In 2016, when I had graduated and was looking for a career in sustainability, entry level positions were nearly impossible to find. I chose to pivot into a business operations function at a broadcasting and media…

Innovations in the HVAC industry are helping buildings maintain optimal comfort and safety levels for building occupants. We have all heard the weatherman on TV say, “There is going to be high humidity today,” but what does that actually mean? More specifically, what does that mean to the buildings we manage every day? And how…

  The office is critical to doing business, says three quarters (72 per cent) of decision makers, despite the fact that hybrid work will become the dominant model, according to JLL’s global Future of Work Survey.  The report also predicts that organisations will be looking across their real estate portfolios to re-think their office spaces,…