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Fire hazards in a healthcare facility can be found in nearly every corner. Hospitals and other healthcare facilities present unique challenges when it comes to fire and life safety. Patients essentially live in facilities for days and even weeks at a time, meaning workers must cook meals and keep rooms warm, but the buildings also…

As sustainability continues to be a growing priority for many business owners and facility managers, there are steps you can take to go with a greener approach. Clean energy is something businesses are moving towards as they try and lower their carbon footprint, reduce heating and cooling costs, and strive to achieve their long-term environmental…

At a glance The current global upheaval may feel unprecedented, but there have been similar periods of acute disruption in recent history, each of which gave birth to a new era with its own distinctive landscape. The most recent era bore witness to the expansion of global value chains and the meteoric rise of digital…

  Many thinkers today, like those bearded sign-bearers in the cartoons, are proclaiming that the end is near, at least for big cities. During the pandemic, the argument goes, residents and businesses fled cities, beginning an “urban doom loop” in which falling property tax revenues make cities less livable–prompting still more residents and businesses to…

Two significant elements of a thriving workspace are the connection to nature and natural light. Studies have shown that employees who have access to natural elements in their work environment are proven to be happier and more productive. Office productivity can be increased by 8% and rates of well-being up by 13% with the addition…

Cities are ecosystems: complex networks of interdependent functions that rely on each other for success. Just as growing only one type of crop can harm agricultural land, cities cannot truly thrive without a balanced mix of residential, commercial, and recreational activities. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many large business districts across the country…