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For decades, maintenance and engineering managers have repeatedly asked facility executives and the general public for more money to address deferred maintenance issues that plague institutional and commercial facilities. What has been lacking in many cases is a different strategy for attacking the problem. Now the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is trying a new…

  Following a presidential proclamation in the U.S., the International Code Council (ICC) kicked off its 43rd annual Building Safety Month on May 1st. The campaign aims to raise awareness among individuals, families, and businesses about the importance of constructing and maintaining safe and sustainable structures around the world. On April 28, President Joe Biden signed…

Understanding three major pain points – or points of vulnerability – can help facility managers work with IT to secure facilities. The increasing use of Internet of Things (IoT) devices and, particularly, systems of IoT devices in our built environment has been driven by a desire for sustainable, high-performing buildings, as well as competitive value-add…

    With the pressure to become more sustainable, healthcare facilities are trying to monitor their water use. Water use for hospitals and other healthcare facilities can vary widely depending on its size, geographical location and water use equipment and practices. Since healthcare facilities tend to use a large amount of water throughout a single…

Public and investor demand is setting the stage for a whole new level of tracking and reporting requirements for companies. New climate reporting regulations in the European Union and the U.S. will dramatically impact non-financial reporting for publicly traded companies. All Asian stock exchanges have already implemented Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting. While these…

Over the past few years, there has been an increased emphasis on negative pressure isolation rooms. These rooms ensure patients within them can be cared for without the risk of spreading highly infectious viruses (i.e., those that spread through the air). Isolation rooms and their counterparts, positive pressure rooms (protective environments), help medical centers provide…