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From artificial intelligence to asphalt mixes, stakeholders around the world continue to seek ways to build, maintain and operate roads and highways that are safer, more resilient and more equitable. For example, the European Union recently implemented requirements for environmental information regarding construction products, requiring reporting on lifecycle impacts like global warming potential, recyclability, and resource…

The idea of diffusion of innovation has become so embedded in our culture, and most recently so associated with the adoption of new technology, that we might assume it happens in predictable ways. The steps between innovators, early adopters, early majority, late majority, and laggards seem intuitive and certain even when their peaks might be…

The winter season presents facilities managers with a critical decision point. While basic winterization measures should be standard practice, a more sophisticated (and effective) approach is to create seasonal shutdown protocols that save organizations money and minimize structural risks. It’s a proactive shift that reimagines how facilities can operate in the colder months and against…

The European Accessibility Act (EAA) came into effect on 28 June 2025. Since that date, any new product or service entering the EU market must meet common accessibility requirements. It’s a significant step toward ensuring that Europe’s 87 million people living with disabilities can use everyday products and services fully and confidently and will have…

Facility professionals need to ensure their building’s core systems remain strong during extreme weather events. Wildfire season is now a year-long weather event, and no area of the country is exempt from it. Facilities managers need to prepare and maintain their buildings before a threat has been made. Keeping roofing, drainage and grading in good…

  First came the French. A syndicate led by Ferdinand de Lesseps, the diplomat who had led construction of the Suez Canal, began excavating a channel through Central America in 1881. Drawing huge contingents of Afro-Caribbean laborers, the workforce peaked at 40,000 in 1888. With approximately 10 ft of annual rainfall in the region, frequent…