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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,…

  As part of the changes to fire safety regulations there have been updates to the regulations regarding lifts.  The recently published Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 now requires “responsible persons” to undertake monthly checks on lifts for use by firefighters and evacuation lifts, along with other duties under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order….

  FGI Guidelines insights The changes outlined in the 2022 FGI guidelines are crucial for planning the design of a facility. The guidelines eventually become enforceable as state laws, codes, rules or regulations when they are adopted by state or federal agencies. The 2022 guidelines emphasize person-centered care and aim to benefit multipurpose patient care….

  Rapidly growing emerging markets and developing countries need new infrastructure: roads, power plants, water systems. There is an opportunity to develop this infrastructure in a sustainable and climate-compatible way — or not. The path we choose could make or break the chance at a decarbonized, sustainable and climate-resilient future. But building all this infrastructure requires…

  In more than forty years of industrial reliability and maintenance involvement, I’ve seen many predictive technologies go from crude (yet functional) to becoming a game changer. Motion Amplification is one of those. We’ve been using it in our RMC training factory, and it has been easy to apply for demonstrating troubleshooting and integration into…