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Property owners using fossil fuels should prepare for a rude awakening. By 2050, Canada’s legislated goal is to reduce our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to net-zero, a prospect it concedes is an ambitious but necessary measure to control climate change and sustain a livable future. The next 25 years will be critical. According to Canada’s…

Almost one in three facilities management professionals are making mistakes due to unmanageable workloads, according to new research from Watco a leading manufacturer and supplier of high-performance industrial strength paint, repair and maintenance materials. The survey of 250 FM professionals has revealed that over a quarter (26 per cent) feel stressed at work, amid growing…

  The new facility aims to be a one-stop healthcare destination. Novant Health has celebrated the start of site work for the campus that will be home to Novant Health Scotts Hill Medical Center. The multi-structure facility will be a one-stop healthcare destination for residents of northern New Hanover and eastern Pender counties. The Scotts…

All 123 Federal Bureau of Prisons institutions require maintenance, with a long list of unfunded modernization and repair needs.   June 2, 2023 Deferred maintenance makes the biggest headlines when the facilities struggling to cope are K-12 schools, universities and government office buildings. But as a new federal report reveals, the problem is hardly limited to…

Organizations have faced a number of economic-, geopolitical-, and pandemic-related disruptions the past few years. How are they faring? That is the focus of McKinsey’s recently released State of Organizations report, which offers an overview of the ten shifts that have most affected organizations’ ability to attract and retain talent, work efficiently, and achieve growth…

Do you conduct regular audits of your property and building to assess performance, production, safety, efficiency, and more? If you do, you are likely conducting those audits during business hours, but studies suggest that night audits are better for business. There are several reasons that night audits make more sense for your building and incorporating…