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  Decarbonizing buildings means more than just replacing old boilers with new heat pumps. Here’s what facility managers need to know about electrifying buildings. When it comes solving the climate crisis, there is no silver bullet. A solution requires an all-hands on deck mentality, and building electrification is one the many increasingly important strategies the…

  Working with approximately $2 billion in healthcare construction and renovation projects each year, we can attest to the prevalence of humidity issues among a range of healthcare facilities including hospitals, medical office buildings, outpatient facilities, and more. But before we get into the cause of these issues and potential solutions, let’s explore what humidity is…

The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) has released “Experts’ Assessment, Vol. 2: Future working environments and support functions toward 2030.” The in-depth analysis covers what the facility management (FM) industry has learned since IFMA’s first Experts’ Assessment study was conducted in 2020, as well as how changing organizational priorities are shaping the future of the built…

The purpose of this article is to provide health care facility professionals with instructional guidance to help them reach NFPA 99 compliance associated with the storage of medical gases. Readers are advised to consult the NFPA 99 text itself, and this article will help with the initial understanding of the requirements. Learning Objectives Learn about…

  Carbon disclosure is being spotlighted on the international stage, with Belgium, Canada, Chile, France, Japan, New Zealand, Sweden and the United Kingdom among those requiring financial disclosures aligned with the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosure (TCFD). The United States will follow with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed rule, the Enhancement and Standardization…

  The urgent need to transition away from carbon-intensive energy sources has become increasingly clear, as delays in the past have shortened the relevant timeframe. We cannot afford to slowly implement emerging climate technologies. Despite the declining costs of such technologies as wind, solar, building management and geothermal, it is not guaranteed that they will…