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For decades, facilities management leaders have attempted to bridge the gap between preventative and reactive maintenance—now, the rapid onset of new technologies gives providers vastly improved methods of detecting when systems may be at risk. But have these methods become infallible, or is there a way to go before the FM industry shifts to complete…

Summer is approaching, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has renewed its Outdoor and Indoor Heat-Related Hazards National Emphasis Program (NEP) of outreach and enforcement. The new NEP replaces and updates a 2022 directive aimed at protecting workers from outdoor and indoor heat-related hazards, directing agency resources to where they can have the greatest impact…

It is a facility that will provide ear, nose and throat (ENT) care to pediatric patients in the region. Nemours Children’s Health, Jacksonville, hosted the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Betty and Jack Demetree Family Center for Otolaryngology, a facility that will provide ear, nose and throat (ENT) care to pediatric patients in the region. Spanning…

Going beyond the building code requirements is key for temperature resilience. Summer is a season of warmth, though sometimes that warmth can become sweltering heat. That heat can be especially dangerous for vulnerable populations, such as senior citizens. Excessive heat and elders do not mix well, since it can lead to serious conditions like heat…

As healthcare delivery pivots toward outpatient settings to provide care, four trends affect healthcare systems’ real estate strategies. Converging demand drivers, constrained supply and near-term policy changes are creating new opportunities and risks across the medical outpatient building (MOB) sector. As healthcare delivery pivots toward outpatient settings to provide more convenient cost-effective care, four interconnected…

For as long as there have been fights over greenwashing — its around four decades since the term was coined — there have been arguments over what the practice looks like. The lack of an agreed definition is actually one reason the debate continues. How can we avoid something we can’t define? Over the past…