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The British Museum is seeking consultants for the renewal of its construction consultancy services framework. The four-year framework has an overall value of £46.1 million and will replace the existing framework, appointed in 2021. The framework is for ongoing and project-based work right across the Bloomsbury estate, which will complement and support the British Museum’s…

Editor’s note: This FM Perspectives op-ed was written in honor of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day (observed March 8). 22: The percentage of women in the global FM labor force. 45: The average age of women in FM. These two pieces of data are from IFMA’s “Women in Facility Management: A Global Salary and Compensation Supplementary…

US consumers are taking an increasingly active role in their health, seeking information from a variety of sources and considering new engagement models. As this trend continues, healthcare organizations must recognize that many of the assumptions that they have made about healthcare consumers no longer hold true. Addressing these changed expectations and interests can unlock…

The U.S.-imposed tariffs on Canadian goods and Ottawa’s retaliatory measures will impact facility management across North America. Industry members are now looking for ways to contend with the ramifications that come with supply chain disruptions and increasing material costs for construction projects. “FMs should take the time now to re-assess their FM operations and seek…

The scaffold had broken free from the building and was hanging on by security lines when first responders arrived.   March 6, 2025 As maintenance and engineering managers look for ways to streamline operations and minimize costs, a growing number are turning to technology advances, such as autonomous mowers and drones, to perform tasks on and…

Termites cause trouble for any facility. Look for these warning signs   March 6, 2025 From hairy rodents to creepy crawlies, there’s a wide variety of different pests that can wreak havoc on a facility and give facility managers problems to deal with. One pest, though, dwells beneath the earth, eats away at and causes structural…