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The sound of clanging trowels and humming saws created a syncopated rhythm as more than 80 apprentices from across the U.S. and Canada last month squared off in the BAC/IMI International Apprentice Contest at Detroit’s Huntington Place convention center. Competing in eight trades—brick, terrazzo, tile, plaster, stone, marble, cement and restoration—apprentices raced against the clock…

The Massachusetts Dept. of Transportation is scrambling to reopen a key Boston-area drawbridge after the discovery of deck panel cracks forced an emergency closure of the structure on Oct. 15. The bridge, a two-lane temporary steel structure spanning the Saugus River was installed in 2013 to maintain traffic on State Route 107 between the towns…

Hospitals and healthcare systems are navigating unprecedented complexity. Facility executives are expected to deliver uninterrupted service, modernize aging infrastructure, and comply with mandates, all while managing constrained capital budgets. At the same time, rising energy prices, increased grid volatility, and the growing frequency of extreme weather are putting additional strain on critical systems. Nonprofit healthcare…

Nadeem Ashraf, Head of Asset Management & Systems, Integral UK warns of the hidden dangers of bad data and siloed software and how it’s important to build foundations for AI-driven FM The FM sector talks a lot about smart buildings, predictive analytics and the transformative potential of AI; and with good reason, the potential is…

A three-party memorandum of understanding signed Oct. 15 commits $40 million to engineering and environmental work for a new multimodal transit hub that could re-establish passenger rail service at Detroit’s Michigan Central campus by the end of the decade. The agreement, announced jointly by the Michigan Dept. of Transportation, the City of Detroit and Michigan…

The beauty of smart building upgrades will be on full display at one of the world’s largest and most famous art museums. Officials from the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS), the New York Power Authority (NYPA), and The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) announced a nearly $25 million energy efficiency…