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I used to think of the places where we work, study, and live as a stage—a backdrop to our lives unfolding before it. What I quickly learned is that, in reality, architecture is an active player in our lives. There is a reciprocal relationship between a person affecting, and being affected by, external forces in…

  Experts say sticking to a deep work routine can help you gear up for a focused work day. It feels like distractions are everywhere we look — our phones, our smartwatches, our email notifications — which can make it increasingly harder to focus at work. “In my mind, maintaining focus is mostly about reducing…

  The COVID-19 pandemic taught facility managers plenty about the operations inside their departments, from what was needed to get institutional and commercial facilities through the health emergency, and later what was necessary to move past the pandemic and prepare for the future. It was no different at Holden Forests and Gardens outside Cleveland, Ohio,…

An expanded name signifies one of several new energy efficiency measures introduced with the latest update to ASHRAE’s widely referenced Standard 90.1. The newly released 2022 version is now known as the Energy Standard for Sites and Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings to capture energy use or generation — such as parking lot lighting or…

Data analytics is proving highly valuable for the construction industry, and it is utilized more and more in the face of budgeting issues, cost management and poor planning which have dogged the industry for decades. Here are seven types of data analytics for the effective management of construction projects. Risk analysis Risk analysis is critical…

It is important that all work-related near misses, or incidents that could have caused harm had the circumstances been different, as well as workplace incidents that involve injuries, illnesses, and fatalities, be investigated by facilities professionals, security professionals, and other necessary personnel. The causes of those incidents in a facility and how to prevent them…