Exploring the Adoption of Digital Tools and Trainings by Facilities Managers
The rapid advancement of digital technology, the focus on climate-resilient buildings, and the movement toward renewable energy are just a few of the many factors disrupting the skilled trades industry. Workers in fields like facilities management, electrical,...
Barriers to Infection: Rethinking Mattress Cleaning
Laundering removable bed barriers provides a more effective, consistent and safer method for eliminating harmful bacteria compared to manual cleaning. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers a patient’s bed mattress a Class II medical device due to the...
Over 1 Million Individuals Affected in Community Health Center Data Breach
No evidence of data misuse has been found so far. Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC), a health center in Connecticut, experienced a criminal cyberattack on January 2, according to a press release. A hacker accessed and stole some data but did not disrupt operations...
How AI is transforming strategy development
At its core, strategy entails deriving insights from facts and data, developing real options based on those insights, making hard-to-reverse choices, and executing initiatives that convert those choices into value. Data analytics has assisted in this work for several...
Capacity for renewable power generation grows
Canada-wide capacity for renewable power generation from wind, solar or energy storage inputs has grown by nearly 7,600 megawatts, or 46 per cent, since 2019. Newly released data from the Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) pegs current installed capacity...
Top 4 School Security Tech Trends of 2025
In a recent school pilot, a robot patrolled Santa Fe High School around the clock to survey the sprawling campus for potential threats and send messages to authorities—even enabling a remote security team to question an intruder. Robots on school grounds are only one...
Ground Broken on Wichita Biomedical Campus Project
The $172.5-million, eight-story, 350,000-square-foot building is expected to open in 2027. The Wichita Biomedical Campus (WBC) represents a partnership among Wichita State University (WSU), The University of Kansas (KU) and WSU Tech. The consortium of schools looked...
Design Resiliency Often Means Going Beyond Building Code Requirements
With extreme weather events on the rise, constructing more resilient facilities requires taking extra steps. As the deadly Los Angeles wildfires have affirmed, the stakes are high for institutional and commercial facilities with facility executives establishing a goal...
Green light for Brookfield Properties’ redevelopment plans of 99 Bishopsgate
Brookfield Properties has secured approval from the City of London’s Planning Committee for a new 54-storey office tower at 99 Bishopsgate, combined with over more than 60,000 sq ft of vibrant public and cultural amenities. Meeting the evolving needs of the future...
Facilities Management: The Foundation of School Safety
Ensuring the safety and security of students and staff is paramount for schools, but this presents major challenges. Schools are active, high-volume environments with a high potential for accidents. Just between 2015 and 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and...