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  Healthcare housekeeping (HSK) and environmental service (EVS) work is a hard job. It is also a crucial job. Those two things should be obvious, but that hasn’t always necessarily been the case. “Typically, in the past, the general understanding has been that HSK/EVS are the folks who come in and cleaned up after everybody,”…

  An urgent warning has been issued by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) about a potential fire safety weakness in a large number of building ventilation systems. The UK’s leading trade organisation for building engineering services contractors has issued an interim technical bulletin (VH001) ahead of a full update of its industry guidance for…

  . As we talk about defining a smart building, our approach from a design point of view has been, what problems are we solving with this? If we buy technology just for the sake of it, it’s just a wasted investment in many ways. We start by understanding what problems are we solving. And…

Advocates for using industrial internet of things (IIoT) technology in facilities management often cite room use, temperature, and air quality monitoring as examples of the technology’s benefits. Yet, multiple technologies are advancing rapidly, and while passive applications are useful to inform decisions, IIoT currently offers active and real-time benefits to optimize facilities, improve safety, and…

Data can help facility managers unlock value and monetize their modernization investments The race to modernize commercial buildings is accelerating, fueled by mounting business pressures related to carbon footprint, resource stewardship and ESG (environment/social/governance), along with factors like C-suite directives to optimize space for the post-pandemic hybrid work era. As facility managers mobilize to bring…

  Facility management professionals partaking in continuing education courses are anxious and excited to explore the next step in their career journey, either to apply newly-acquired skills and knowledge at their current workplace or to seek out other opportunities in the industry. In doing so, these learners seek support and guidance for their next career…