Initiative seeks to close emergency response gaps

Initiative seeks to close emergency response gaps

Asleep in bed, the sound of sirens outside your condo awakens you in the middle of the morning. You hear no alarm and no security announcement, yet the sirens blare loudly. Looking outside, countless fire, police and ambulance vehicles congregate below. Red lights glitter off your window as more vehicles arrive from the main street….

Gen Z Can Fill the Workforce Gap

Gen Z Can Fill the Workforce Gap

We may have done a disservice to the Gen Z group of young people. Facility management professionals often label them as “lacking work discipline,” more interested in the balance of life than work, and not eager to learn how our organizations really function. The last few years, however, seem to demonstrate the inaccuracy of our…

OhioHealth Announces Expansion of Dublin Methodist Hospital

OhioHealth Announces Expansion of Dublin Methodist Hospital

  OhioHealth announced its plan to launch an expansion of OhioHealth Dublin Methodist Hospital. The project is the largest planned expansion of Dublin Methodist Hospital since it opened in 2008. It will increase the hospital’s inpatient and critical care capacity, creating 200 permanent clinical jobs and hundreds of construction jobs. Dublin Methodist currently has 92…

Unlocking Sustainability: Smart Access in the Coworking Space

Unlocking Sustainability: Smart Access in the Coworking Space

Welcome to the future of coworking and office spaces, where smart access technologies are not only enhancing security but also championing sustainability. Imagine a world where getting into your office is as easy as a tap on your phone and just as eco-friendly. That’s the magic of modern smart access systems—they’re revolutionizing how we manage…

Integrated tech in healthcare

Integrated tech in healthcare

The Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (NHS Kettering) has approximately 560 beds in multiple wards, covering just under 80,000m², and functions as part of the larger NHS organisation. As one of the older estates, NHS Kettering requires well-managed maintenance routines to ensure optimal levels of patient care. Its estates and facilities team numbers approximately…

New study reveals giving frontline workers greater control over their working patterns improves health and wellbeing

New study reveals giving frontline workers greater control over their working patterns improves health and wellbeing

A new major two-year project by the flexible working consultancy Timewise and the Institute for Employment Studies, backed by Impact on Urban Health has found that frontline workers who gain input and control over their working pattern DO see wellbeing and job satisfaction improve. And organisations that offer this, see improved employee engagement levels. The…