Author: FM College Admin

Freed Developments has plans to construct a 60-plus storey skyscraper in Toronto complete with 100 five star luxury hotel rooms and 400 luxury condominiums that range from 270 to more than 9,800 square feet. Other features include a 62nd floor Sky Lobby, with a grand staircase leading to a 63rd floor restaurant and bar, a…

Facilities professionals should regularly inspect the inside and outside of their commercial properties to look for problems with their foundations. Keep in mind that commercial foundations are built differently than residential foundations so they can support the weight of the structure. According to Forbes, commercial property foundations can fail because of saturated or frozen soil…

This winter, frigid temperatures, high winds, and frozen precipitation across the country triggered record blackouts for homes and businesses, disrupted travel plans, and even delayed the meticulously scheduled NFL playoffs. As extreme weather events grow in frequency and intensity, power outages are becoming more common. These disruptions lead to essential businesses shutting down and lost…

Four in five clinicians believe it is important for their hospitals to address climate change. For facility managers seeking to minimize the impact of their buildings and operations on the environment, few elements of achieving sustainability goals are more important than having support within their organizations. This support eases the way for innovations, policies and…

Cybersecurity remains a top concern of healthcare organizations and Congress. Healthcare organizations continue to find themselves caught in the digital crossfire of cyberattacks. Left scrambling to protect important data, they can leave their facilities vulnerable to attack. Several bills have been introduced that aim to help ease and counteract the burden of that struggle, with…

Since its launch in 2022, the Resilience Consortium has aimed to harmonize and reinforce resilience building efforts across the public and private sectors. To do so, it released two comprehensive reports focusing on identifying themes and the enablers required to start building resilience. Since opening the floor to such conversations, the consortium has shone a…