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  Eskenazi Health Thomas & Arlene Grande Campus recently welcomed its first patients to the new 95,000 square-foot eastside health facility. Eskenazi Health Thomas & Arlene Grande Campus welcomes new patients and those who have been served by Eskenazi Health Center Forest Manor and Eskenazi Health Center North Arlington. The two health centers have been…

  Facilities managers are tasked with taking care of all building functions, which includes development, security, compliance and overall operations. However, in a healthcare environment, managers also need to ensure that staff and patient safety experience are at the forefront of their role. With all this on their plate, workflow can often get jumbled, with…

  A gigantic backlog of maintenance projects continues to shackle the nation’s K-12 schools with monumental challenges. But for all the problems deferred maintenance creates for maintenance and engineering managers, it does not affect districts equally. Majority-black districts and Hispanic-serving institutions face even tougher challenges, and they are not alone. Federally funded Indian schools are…

  Navigating Fire Codes across Canada can be a daunting task—that’s why fire safety plans exist. What’s more, they should be reviewed annually, and updated as needed, to best manage risk in the event of a fire. In apartment buildings, fire safety plans help ensure the effective use of equipment, fire safety systems, and procedures…

  As we look to the near future, reliability and maintenance professionals face numerous challenges and opportunities in their continuing quest to support mission-critical goals and improve operational performance: Challenge: Skilled maintenance technicians/trades are difficult to find/hire/retain, while experienced people are retiring. Opportunity: Millennials are getting somewhat more interested in reliability and maintenance because of…

In 2014, the Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) brought together several experts in the education community, law enforcement and security industry to develop a comprehensive guide to safer school design. The intent was to create a set of best practices to help schools and architects better plan for emergency events. The PASS K-12 guidelines…