Our Guide to the Spring 2025 Issue
Lessons Learned From Outside Innovators Simone Ferriani and Gino Cattani Key Insight: When creative thinkers bring fresh ideas to an organization, it can spark innovation — if they can find supportive allies. Top Takeaways: People from outside an organization can...
Power Struggle: How Facilities Managers Can Mitigate Surging Energy Challenges
Energy demands in the U.S. are near historic highs, and prices are slated to soar in many regions. Data centers that power artificial technology (AI) technology are a large contributor to the demand for energy, adding to a complicated web of factors behind this...
Public Restrooms Improve Efficiency with All-in-One Handwashing Stations
All-in-one sink and hand drying stations create cleaner, safer restrooms. The all-in-one sink handwashing and drying station is changing the way high-traffic restrooms function by creating cleaner, safer and more efficient spaces in institutional and commercial...
Cleveland Clinic Starts Fundraising Effort for New Hospital in West Palm Beach
Plans for the new hospital include approximately 150 inpatient beds, an emergency department, a medical office building and an ambulatory surgery center. Cleveland Clinic has announced its goal for a fundraising campaign that will expand its care for the residents of...
Powering productivity: Operations insights for 2025
In an era of persistent change, how can companies foster an environment that empowers employees to anticipate, respond to, and even leverage unexpected shifts in the business landscape? In this episode of McKinsey Talks Operations, host Daphne Luchtenberg is joined by...
Water resilience: Closing the funding gap for utilities
Recent years have seen the publication of a number of reports about how water and wastewater utilities in the United States can become more resilient, particularly when it comes to addressing rapidly aging infrastructure, optimizing operational efficiencies, and...
Paying special attention to public restroom cleanliness
Restroom cleanliness is not just about hygiene, it can negatively affect your guest and staff experience and diminish your reputation. In fact, in a recent survey, 84 per cent of people said they have a negative impression of a business with an unclean or unpleasant...
Top Innovations in Stadium Facilities Management
Modern sports facilities are more than just venues for games; they are dynamic, high-tech environments designed to enhance the fan experience while ensuring safety, sustainability, and operational efficiency. From expansive seating arrangements and acoustically...
Cultivating a Workforce in the Face of Skilled Trade Shortages
Facilities managers must make concerted efforts to attract skilled trade workers to their facilities and retain them long term. The skilled trades workforce is in high demand, and that need is expected to continue growing in the coming years. Several critical skilled...
Challenges of Deferred Maintenance Explained
Virginia department is behind on over 1,500 repair projects, unpaid on orders more than a decade old and suffering from poor record-keeping on repairs it did perform. Â Â March 10, 2025 What does deferred maintenance look like, exactly? Much has been written in recent...