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Lego made significant progress in 2025 toward its goal of reducing virgin oil-based plastic resin in its toys: 52 percent of the materials it bought to make its iconic bricks came from renewable or recycled sources last year, compared with 33 percent in 2024. That doesn’t mean half of every Lego piece contains renewable or…

At a time when sustainability careers are more visible — and more structured and challenging — than ever before, it’s easy to assume the path forward for young professionals is clearer than it was for those of us who stumbled into the field decades ago. In a recent episode of Two Steps Forward, my co-host…

Unplanned downtime is one of the most expensive problems a facility can face. According to ABB’s Value of Reliability report, two-thirds of companies deal with unplanned downtime at least once a month, at a median cost of $125,000 per hour. Electrical system failures are a leading contributor to that figure, yet the vast majority are…

Facilities managers, especially women facilities managers need to be at the design table from day one. When you manage and operate over 100,000 square-feet across three locations, you inherit enough “beautifully designed” spaces to know when facilities managers aren’t consulted early enough and then eventually someone has to retrofit functionality into form. I wonder who…

Tips and tricks one director has learned in three decades of managing a large, high-volume laundry operation. In-house laundry services are among the top high-volume operations in healthcare facilities, so managing them is no small feat. From maintaining expensive machinery to coordinating large teams, day-to-day operations can quickly get complicated. As a crucial aspect of…

A new Mental Health and Addictions Center uses design and architecture to challenge the stigma and create a more open model of care. Mental health facilities have long been associated with places of isolation, shame and control with the patients inside being hidden away from their communities and families as they undergo treatment. The newly…