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Today (10 May) marks World FM Day 2023, a day of celebration and recognition for facility managers and the entire FM profession. Below, a number of FM professionals share their comments on this vital profession: This year’s theme ‘Making a real difference’ celebrates the behind-the-scenes heroes of the built environment and shares well-deserved thanks for…

  Nova Scotia’s Auditor General has issued a scathing critique of lax fire safety oversight in the province. In a newly released report, Auditor General Kim Adair raises a long list of concerns related to the Office of the Fire Marshal, including: overdue or overlooked inspections; incomplete evidence for required investigations; inattention to building plan…

A study by experts at Wharton and elsewhere captures changing economic sentiment over 170 years to predict fundamentals such as GDP growth, employment, and monetary policy decisions. The study leads conventional forecasting models on several counts: in time series by more than a century; in capturing important information existing models fail to capture; in granularity…

  A Michigan paper mill recently had to close for intensive cleaning following an outbreak of workplace fungal infections. There were 21 confirmed cases, including 1 fatality, and 76 people at the mill were classified as having probable cases of blastomycosis. Fungal diseases like blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever), and histoplasmosis can infect anyone, according to…

  The global economy is undergoing a massive transformation as the world adjusts to and seeks to mitigate the impacts of the climate crisis. Across many industries, this transition is already well underway. A recent study showed that renewable energy farms are much more efficient and lower cost than coal plants, GM recently committed to…

Cool roofs were first introduced into building codes and standards more than 20 years ago, around the time the Energy Star Roofing Program was launched to drive market adoption of cool roofing materials. Several of the earlier state codes and national standards offered compliance credits for the installation of cool roofing materials on commercial buildings…