Author: FM College Admin

Established by the International Living Future Institute (ILFI) in 2006, the Living Building Challenge (LBC), the preeminent certification program for “regenerative” buildings, covers seven building performance areas including the typical issues of energy and water with more pioneering areas such as health, happiness and beauty. Today there are 180 LBC certified buildings in the world….

From compliance to excellence, standards drive organizational success. In a constantly evolving business landscape, organizations are recognizing the fundamental role that facilities play in achieving their strategic objectives. Successful businesses understand that effective facilities management goes beyond merely ensuring the smooth operation of their buildings. It encompasses providing safe, comfortable, and efficient spaces that enhance…

  Bon Secours leaders and associates joined together to celebrate the completion of construction on a $108 million, 55-bed renovation and vertical expansion project at Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center (St. Francis) in Chesterfield County. With a new neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), intensive care unit (ICU), mother infant unit (MIU), MRI machine and…

  Maintaining security and privacy are critical to running a healthcare facility, and fortunately, doors can help on both fronts. Certain door hardware can be used to secure areas within a healthcare facility, such as locks. Doors also provide a barrier between a patient and the rest of the facility, allowing for privacy. However, how…

In a constantly evolving business landscape, organizations are recognizing the fundamental role that facilities play in achieving their strategic objectives. Successful businesses understand that effective facilities management goes beyond merely ensuring the smooth operation of their buildings. It encompasses providing safe, comfortable, and efficient spaces that enhance productivity, promote well-being, and contribute to overall organizational…

Fluorescent lighting will disappear from the Canadian marketplace by the end of this decade. Following a lengthy development process, an updated version of the federal regulations governing mercury-containing products has now been published, establishing three dates for the phase-out of compact, straight, non-linear and induction fluorescents — at year-end 2025, 2027 and 2029. Theoretically, these…