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Partial occupancy is a pressing issue for commercial buildings across the US. Partially occupied buildings don’t generate the same revenue as fully occupied ones, which puts pressure on their commercial viability and also reduces available funding for necessary investments. The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) listed partial occupancy as one of the leading challenges of…

As the sun finally sets on a long summer season, most facility managers and maintenance professionals have been focused on the risks associated with working in the heat. However, the risks of injury, disfigurement and even death are just as serious when working in the cold. Cold stress injuries like frostbite, hypothermia and trench foot…

When we use the word “ozone,” most of us think of many different things, most of them unpleasant. For instance, the disappearing ozone layer surrounding and protecting the earth; ozone pollutants in the air we breathe; even ozone generators, which were once heavily marketed (and still may be) as indoor air purifiers. What we are…

Facilities Management Advisor’s “Under Construction” series highlights some of the latest, most interesting facility project announcements every month. ‘Unprecedented’ Disney Expansion Loved by kids (and many joyous adults) across the world, Disney theme parks are about to get even bigger and better! Disney Experiences Chairman Josh D’Amaro recently unveiled massive plans to build new attractions…

Industry survey reveals electrotechnical and engineering services businesses continue to struggle with finding suitably qualified candidates to fill vacancies in their organisations. The latest quarterly Building Engineering Business Survey, carried out by ECA in partnership with BESA, SELECT and SNIPEF, found that of the 125 businesses surveyed, almost half (46 per cent) are currently looking to…

California’s new Heat Illness Prevention in Indoor Places of Employment standard has become effective, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) announced July 24. The indoor heat standard applies to most indoor workplaces, such as manufacturing facilities, restaurants, and warehouses. In indoor workplaces where the temperature reaches 82 degrees Fahrenheit, employers must take steps to…

In Fresno, high-speed rail is coming with a history lesson. High-speed rail service will do more than connect California cities to one another. It also will connect at least one of those cities to its distant past. In Fresno, a new high-speed rail station will be located at the same place as the city’s first…

  Arnprior Regional Health (ARH) District & Memorial Hospital leaders needed to address deferred maintenance issues and modernize building controls and facility infrastructure systems at their hospital. They wanted to improve the hospital facility’s indoor environmental quality (IEQ) to support patient care and reduce long-term operating costs. Issues needing attention included inconsistent lighting and significant…

Many condo corporations and individual unit owners are taking advantage of easy-to-access technology and implementing additional security features for the common elements and units. An increasing use of security cameras in and around condo communities has come with more questions and issues condo boards, property managers and condo lawyers are forced to deal with. The…

Topics Frontiers An MIT SMR initiative exploring how technology is reshaping the practice of management.   More in this series In April, Colorado became the first state to mandate that companies protect the privacy of data generated from a person’s brain waves, an action spurred by concerns over the commercial use of wearable devices intended…