DHS Launches Federal Advisory Board on School Safety and Security

DHS Launches Federal Advisory Board on School Safety and Security

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the inaugural members of the Federal School Safety Clearinghouse External Advisory Board, a group of school safety experts and education leaders that will provide advice and recommendations on practical ways to enhance K-12 school safety and security. The board will advise the DHS secretary through the Cybersecurity…

Facilio expands education vertical portfolio, digitises campus operations for three more institutions

Facilio expands education vertical portfolio, digitises campus operations for three more institutions

Breck School, Purdue University Fort Wayne, and Acorn Early Years choose Facilio’s Connected CaFM for enhanced campus facility operations Facilio, a leader in the property operations & maintenance software space, today announced that it has on-boarded three new education institutions – Breck School and Purdue University Fort Wayne in the US, and Acorn Early Years…

Jefferson Health Opens Honickman Center in Philadelphia

Jefferson Health Opens Honickman Center in Philadelphia

The 462,000-square-foot facility is home to 10 different buildings with over a dozen specialty practices scattered throughout. Jefferson Health opened the Honickman Center, now home to over a dozen specialty practices previously scattered throughout 10 buildings. Stantec, a global integrated design firm, served as the architect of record for fit-out of the building. Stantec partnered…

Protecting the Healthcare Supply Chain from Cyberattacks

Protecting the Healthcare Supply Chain from Cyberattacks

Vulnerabilities within the healthcare supply chain can become avenues for cyberattacks and subsequent disruptions. The deluge of cyberattacks on healthcare organizations continues to happen daily. If that wasn’t bad enough, entities in the healthcare supply chain are also being targeted and becoming potential attack vectors towards the healthcare organizations. Not much light has been shed…

Back to Basics: Pay Attention to 5 Pest Hot Spots in Your Facilities

Back to Basics: Pay Attention to 5 Pest Hot Spots in Your Facilities

Back to Basics is an article series that highlights important but possibly overlooked information facilities management professionals should know.  Now that we are in the middle of summer with warmer temperatures as the norm, you might have noticed pests entering your facility. But where are they coming in, you might ask? More than just a nuisance,…

Lester Senior Living’s Independent and Assisted Living Community Spaces Re-Imagined

Lester Senior Living’s Independent and Assisted Living Community Spaces Re-Imagined

The Whippany, New Jersey campus updates include a café/reading room, a dining room and a cinema. For nearly nine years, DIGroup Architecture (DIG) has been partnering with Jewish Community Housing Corp. (JCHC) and Lester Senior Living management to reimagine its senior living spaces with the latest collaboration producing 20,000 square feet of newly completed modern…