AI Empowering FM: Conquering Challenges with Innovation and Collaboration
Artificial intelligence (AI), particularly generative AI (GenAI), is quickly and quietly revolutionizing facilities management. More and more, facilities managers are harnessing AI for rapid, informed building operations decisions and leveraging GenAI to boost...
The Shift Towards Outpatient Care Facilities
Lower costs, increased patient convenience and more are driving a shift towards outpatient care settings. Healthcare is a dynamic industry, as it changes daily with many new advancements and trends. One trend is a shift from traditional medical office buildings (MOBs)...
Raise Your Lubrication Game
Contamination Control • Lubricants • Lubrication • Storage & Handling Raise Your Lubrication Game These best practices can help your assets perform at peak efficiency. For many companies, lubrication is a required maintenance function that is too often considered...
These Factors Raise The Safety Bar
These Factors Raise The Safety Bar Configuration change management and interoperability can play a major role in mitigating risks. With the complex processes, intricate machinery, and interconnected systems in today’s industrial landscape, maintaining a safe...
New Squamish oceanfront park unveiled
The District of Squamish and developer Matthews West have unveiled the Sp’akw’us Feather Park. The oceanfront 11-acre park is described as the “culmination of a vision 20 years in the making.” “While we still have some work to finalize on the park, we didn’t want to...
Inclusive design strategies to transform learning spaces
The special education student population in California and nationwide has grown in recent years. The reasons are complex and at least partially related to increased awareness and identification of various conditions, including learning disabilities, autism,...
Under Construction: Top Facility Projects of May 2024
Facilities Management Advisor’s “Under Construction” series highlights some of the latest, most interesting facility project announcements every month. Biden-Backed Data Center Companies like Amazon and Google recently announced major data center projects. Perhaps...
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Building New NICU
The new NICU is expected to open sometime in the fall or later. The Phoebe Trauma & Critical Care Tower is currently under construction on Phoebe’s main campus and will soon be the new home of Phoebe’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The tower will provide southwest...
When Should HVAC Systems Receive Maintenance?
HVAC manufacturers discuss when it is best to maintenance HVAC systems. HVAC systems are vital to a healthcare facility functioning as it should. To make sure the HVAC systems keep operating properly, they need to be looked at and may need to receive maintenance from...
The case for space
The universe isn’t the only thing expanding. Governments have invested in space technology for decades, and now business is accelerating its growth. On this episode of The McKinsey Podcast, McKinsey senior partner Ryan Brukardt speaks with global editorial director...