Author: FM College Admin

The Bitterroot Health-Darby Scripps Clinic is a recent example of designing and building a rural healthcare facility. Rural areas tend to lack readily accessible healthcare.  Even when services are available, options are limited. Organizations such as Neenan Archistruction and Bitterroot Health are working to change that. However, designing healthcare facilities for rural areas is not…

There are numerous applications and benefits for drones in facilities management.   March 7, 2024   Technology has streamlined and aided in many facilities operations; however, one type of technology is taking facility managers’ capabilities to new heights: drones. These small, unmanned aircraft can assist facility managers by providing views of places they could not safely…

The new 11,000-square-foot facility offers 24/7/365 care. HCA Florida Osceola Hospital, an affiliate of HCA Florida Healthcare, announced the opening of a new freestanding emergency room, HCA Florida Osceola East Emergency. The $15.5 million facility offers emergency care for adults and children, year-round. HCA Florida Osceola East Emergency is a full-service, state-of-the-art emergency room with…

Security and access control upgrades at University of Tennessee Knoxville seek to enhance safety of students and staff In one sense, recent upgrades at the University of Tennessee Knoxville have brought the campus’s access control and security systems and equipment into the 21st century, and they take advantage of advances in security technology. In another…

Human error has been studied by many in various fields and is often identified as the main cause of serious individual accidents, large disasters, and many small failures that are not always immediately evident. Maintenance errors in industry have been shown to be 10% to 20% of total failures and accidents. The challenge is understanding…

The title “ESG controller” was virtually non-existent just two years ago. Now there are ESG controllers on the payroll at more than 50 Fortune 100 companies, where they oversee data systems and processes that underpin sustainability-related disclosures to regulatory bodies. The role takes inspiration from financial controllers, who manage financial disclosures such as those required…