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  Learning Objectives Learn about master planning design and expectations with owners. Understand design considerations for electrical infrastructure in a campus expansion. Look at electrical room layout considerations. Insights: When figuring the blocking and stacking analysis, it is important for the engineering team to coordinate with the architect on space requirements for the electrical room…

    Automatic fire sprinkler systems have consistently demonstrated their ability to reduce the impact of unwanted fires. But when a sprinkler system fails, many times it is due to insufficient water reaching the fire. An NFPA® research report titled “U.S. Experience with Sprinklers” found that when a system fails to contain a fire, 50…

With 26 Skanska employees in attendance from around the globe, Autodesk laid out its long-term vision to drive digital collaboration through cloud-based solutions and emphasized the importance of connecting people, processes and data. This vision of the future was directly reflected in the presentations given by our three Skanska colleagues: Senior Emerging Technology Engineer Lisa…

With all the innovation the cleaning industry has seen in the last few years, what about the surfaces that tech doesn’t cover? From touchless technology to electrostatic spraying to traffic counters, robotics (and more), innovation has taken cleaning practices to the next level, but it still has its limitations. In most cases, these advancements complement…

Rental properties demand a great deal of attention. Managing the business aspects alone—loan payments, taxes, accounting, and maintenance—can require more time than facility and plant managers have to give. Facility managers can’t always offload certain tasks that demand their specific skills and attention, but there are opportunities to delegate work that is better outsourced or…

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) UK Commercial Property Monitor Q4 2022 has revealed a further deterioration in overall market conditions during the quarter. At national level, 83 per cent of respondents believe the market is in the downturn phase of the cycle, up slightly from 81 per cent taking this view in Q3….