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Strategic approaches can ensure overall management of multiple facilities enhances an organization’s operational capabilities. When multiple healthcare facilities fall under one management umbrella — whether via new mergers, acquisitions or construction – organizations must have an actionable plan to manage them strategically. In the past four years of volatility in the healthcare industry, the facilities…

An X-Ray Before You Operate: Introducing the World’s Most Innovative Solution to Pavement Deficiencies and Land Surveying They say that first impressions last a lifetime; this is still the case when it comes to buildings. A property’s parking lot is typically the first thing a visitor sets foot on, and a cracked, uneven surface speaks…

  Having resilient power infrastructure in place is now a key component of an energy management strategy. Just this month, the UK government warned that while it would continue to move forward with its net zero commitments, gas was still needed as a “back-up” to minimise the risk of blackouts. As the population and the…

While some Americans may think earthquakes only happen in California and Hawaii, a recent earthquake in the Northeast and its aftershocks—the biggest earthquake in the area since 1884—prove earthquake preparation is important for everyone, including facilities managers and their employers. According to the New York Post, the 4.8-magnitude earthquake shook Philadelphia, New York City, and…

Major League Baseball’s Philadelphia Phillies and NEST, an integrated facilities management company, are joining forces to launch the Skilled Trades All-Star Program, a dynamic initiative aimed at guiding Philadelphia-area youth towards promising careers in the skilled trades. The initiative kicks off with a series of educational events at Citizens Bank Park this season. On April…

Similar standards are being passed in cities and states around the country. Facility managers can see what may be in store for them in this example  The recently passed Climate Solutions Now Act is intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a variety of ways. One of those ways is through Building Energy Performance Standards….