MultiCare and Kootenai Health Announce 30-acre Prairie Medical Campus
Kootenai Health and MultiCare Health System announced the development of a new multi-phase, 30-acre medical campus in Post Falls at the south-east corner of Highway 41 and Prairie Avenue. The new location, named the Prairie Medical Campus, represents one of the...
Using Drones with Safety and Privacy in Mind
The use of drone technology in construction is rapidly transforming the industry, offering unprecedented efficiencies and cost savings. But for healthcare facilities managers responsible for complex hospital construction projects, the idea of incorporating...
Can Predictive Maintenance Enhance Real Property Asset Management?
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, predictive maintenance is highly cost-effective, saving roughly 8 to 12 percent on preventive maintenance and up to 40 percent on reactive maintenance. This significant cost advantage underscores the critical importance of...
Building interoperable healthcare systems: One size doesn’t fit all
The growing use of digital technologies in healthcare allows for a more comprehensive understanding of the health of individual patients and of populations and can improve the efficiency of providers. This in turn could enable more accurate diagnoses, timely...
Making ladder safety a priority
March is National Ladder Safety month, and as spring is around the corner, it’s the perfect time to review safe ladder usage for building maintenance. While studies show a decrease of 21 per cent in ladder-related accidents from 2020 to 2024, conducting an annual...
Hybrid Lighting Controls: A Symphony of Wired and Wireless Technologies
The world of lighting control has entered a new era, blending the strengths of wired and wireless technologies into hybrid solutions. This approach delivers flexibility, energy efficiency, scalability, and ease of maintenance—meeting the diverse needs of modern...
Impact of Earthquakes Considered in Resilient DesignsÂ
Large or small, earthquakes grab the attention of building owners and facility managers. Extreme weather events have become increasingly frequent and severe, and the World Economic Forum confirms that they pose a major global risk. These events include wildfires,...
Turning the Pages on an Old Library Building
An adaptive reuse project transforms a historic library into a contemporary museum dedicated to Chicano art. The city library in Riverside, California, is a massive building that had served generations of residents and faced an uncertain future. Enter Cheech Marin, an...
Toronto school operators eager to get building
Sluggish turnaround times for building project approvals have frustrated Toronto school operators. Toronto Council’s school board advisory committee is asking why it’s taking 33 months, on average, to secure the go-ahead for renovation, expansion and redevelopment...
Facilities Going ‘Big’ with Data Centers
As AI use continues to expand, demand for data centers continues to grow at a rapid rate. Big data means big business for many industries in the United States as well as across the globe, as data-heavy activities take hold. Thanks to a wealth of artificial...