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  When you are the largest integrated healthcare system in the United States — providing care at 1,298 facilities nationwide, including 171 medical centers and 1,113 outpatient sites — the challenges of keeping facilities’ HVAC, plumbing and mechanical systems operating reliably and efficiently are immense. So is the bill for paying for facility maintenance and…

As facility managers endeavor to reduce carbon emissions as part of their organizations’ climate plan, renewables are an absolute must. As energy efficiency and deep energy retrofits with the goal of net-zero energy buildings become more common for facility managers, a “which comes first, the chicken or egg” discussion has also emerged: Does a facility…

  Canada is no stranger to flooding and extreme weather. Even though it’s officially spring, a recent Colorado low system brought a messy week to much of central and eastern Canada, leaving hundreds of thousands in Quebec and Ontario without power after ice storms hit. While winter’s clutches may still hold firm in some Canadian…

  Today’s operation, maintenance, and storage facilities (OMSF) are often immense. They commonly appear to have abandoned the human scale that helps define the architectural language of successfully built environments: Oversized garage doors, expansive and uninterrupted facades, large parking lots, and enormous sites. The buildings seem made for giants, not people. In truth, they’re made…

  Six condition-monitoring technologies can help you prevent catastrophic motor-bearing failure. It is estimated that bearing faults account for approximately half of all failures in electric machines. The consequences of failure can result in unplanned downtime, machine breakdowns, equipment damage, and financial losses. To prevent this and ensure consistent performance, effective bearing maintenance is essential….

Ignore short-term thinking and invest in PM practices to realize sustainable financial gains. Does it feel as if your organization’s reliability initiative is slowly suffocating due to the demands of the stock market? Does it feel like the expectation of short-term financial results leaves you with few, to no, options to improve reliability in your…