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  In today’s relentless workplace, tackling burnout among leaders is a pressing reality. Constantly putting out fires and reacting to crises, leaders are facing unprecedented levels of stress. According to a recent survey by International SOS, 80% of risk management experts predict that stress and burnout will significantly impact their businesses and employees this year….

  There are many benefits, and some drawbacks, to working remotely, even part time. But one of the most interesting and talked-about topics is how remote or hybrid working impacts people’s mental health. Like so much in the remote and hybrid work world, there are the zealots (claiming it will cure every problem and is…

Facilities management is one of many industries that have grown increasingly digitized and interconnected over the last several years. Technology is now integral to ensuring smooth facility operations, maintaining safety, tracking assets in real-time using the Internet of Things (IoT), optimizing the utilization of resources, and so on. As recent events have shown, when essential…

Office landlords in the UK are going to significantly increase the amount of square footage in their builds that is dedicated to flexible workspace, new research by workspace provider, infinitSpace has revealed. The company, which commissioned an independent survey of 250 UK office landlords, found that on average, respondents to the survey predict that over…

The Canadian government’s newly released green buildings strategy contains little that is actually new for commercial real estate and public sector facilities. Rather, it’s an after-the-fact summary of programs and policies that have already been announced and funding initiatives that are mostly in progress — fulfilling the 2022 federal budget promise for an overarching masterplan,…

Here are four tips for adaptive reuse projects to help ensure success. Adaptive reuse is all about taking obsolete buildings with character and transforming them into something new and vibrant while keeping their historical charm intact. It goes beyond the metaphorical facelift and offers repurposing and reinvention for tired buildings that might otherwise be forgotten…

The newly designed outpatient clinic was a full-gut renovation of about 11,000 square feet on the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center campus. HGA is pleased to announce the completion of the new Center for Advanced Heart Failure & Cardiomyopathy Care at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston. HGA reimagined the patient and provider…

Patient suicide and self-harm both rank among The Joint Commission’s top 10 sentinel events. Suffocation-related suicide caused by hanging, asphyxiation, strangulation and other means was the second leading cause of self-inflicted deaths, according to a study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) measuring suicide mortality in the United States from 2000–2020….

Provincial legislation to fix outdated zoning rules and create more small-scale multi-unit homes has now been adopted into local bylaws by almost 90 per cent of B.C. communities. Out of 188 local governments in B.C., 162 have adopted the legislation, and another nine communities are actively working on it. “People expect governments to work together…

Photography by Misha Bruk, BrukStudios.com Adaptive reuse project creates interactive environment for MBC Biolabs MBC Biolabs in San Francisco represents a cutting-edge adaptive reuse of a historic industrial maker space, delivering a modern and dynamic environment. The nearly century-old Potrero Hill industrial building spans 28,302 square feet and now serves as a prime location for…