DOE Offers Public Schools $180M for Clean Energy Upgrades

DOE Offers Public Schools $180M for Clean Energy Upgrades

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has opened applications for the 2024 Renew America’s Schools Prize, which will award $180 million for clean energy upgrades at public K-12 schools to lower costs and improve indoor air quality. Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, this new round of funding builds on $178 million in grants awarded…

Return-to-Office Mandates: How to Lose Your Best Performers

Return-to-Office Mandates: How to Lose Your Best Performers

Topics Column Our expert columnists offer opinion and analysis on important issues facing modern businesses and managers.   More in this series Subscribe Share Recent return-to-office (RTO) mandates like those at UPS and Boeing have a simple message: Come back to the office five days a week. CEOs cite productivity as a core reason for…

IWFM publishes new guidance for building energy management

IWFM publishes new guidance for building energy management

A new and updated Energy Management Good Practice Guide (GPG) has been published by the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) in partnership with energy management expert, Carbon Numbers. The GPG addresses critical energy consumption challenges and strategies against the backdrop of climate change and energy crises, acknowledging the key role workplace and facilities…

Back to Basics: 7 Interior Places to Tackle for Spring Cleaning

Back to Basics: 7 Interior Places to Tackle for Spring Cleaning

Now that spring is here, most of us are looking forward to warmer weather. But first, it’s time for facility spring cleaning! Every facility has its own unique needs based on its type, whether it’s educational, governmental, commercial, industrial, or recreational. While some organizations contract out their cleaning work, other organizations leave it up to…

UofL Health – South Hospital Opens in Bullitt County

UofL Health – South Hospital Opens in Bullitt County

The new acute care hospital currently houses 40 inpatient beds with shell space for 20 more. UofL Health celebrated the opening of UofL Health – South Hospital, in Bullitt County, Kentucky. The $78-million acute care hospital opened with 40 inpatient beds and shell space for an additional 20 beds. The new hospital fills an access…

Healthcare Facilities Spending to Rise

Healthcare Facilities Spending to Rise

Survey highlights the evolving relationship between healthcare delivery and facilities. U.S. healthcare delivery is evolving to meet the changing needs of the marketplace, and healthcare facilities are evolving to help systems achieve their goals. But exactly how the interaction between healthcare delivery and facilities will play out is an ongoing challenge for healthcare facilities managers…