Negligence and dangerously defective work

Negligence and dangerously defective work

On January 24, 2024, the BC Court of Appeal illuminated the intricate landscape of liability for negligence in construction projects in the decision of Centurion Apartment Properties Limited Partnership v. Sorenson Trilogy Engineering Ltd., 2024 BCCA 25. This case involves a 11-storey 90-unit concrete apartment building in Langford, B.C., which faced evacuation post-occupancy due to…

The domino effect of transport sector decarbonization

The domino effect of transport sector decarbonization

The magnitude of global decarbonization is not lost on anyone working in sustainability. A report by Systems Change Labs in late 2023 provided a sobering look at the decarbonization movement to date, highlighting both how far we’ve come and how much we have left to accomplish. For example, electric vehicle passenger car sales are on…

Illuminating the Triple Bottom Line for a Sustainable Future in Facilities

Illuminating the Triple Bottom Line for a Sustainable Future in Facilities

If you want to make a difference in today’s social, economic, and environmental climate, a great place to start is by examining what’s going on behind the scenes in facilities. Many consider social, economic, and environmental themes the triple bottom line (TBL) of facilities management. The TBL theory suggests that instead of one bottom line,…

Pennsylvania Offers $175M for School Facility Upgrades and Safety Projects

Pennsylvania Offers $175M for School Facility Upgrades and Safety Projects

Pennsylvania officials have announced a total of $175 million will be available through two grant programs to help schools make facility upgrades and environmental repairs. Recognizing that students cannot learn, grow, and thrive without access to safe and healthy school facilities, the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) announced $75 million in funding through the Public…

Quality Control in Healthcare Facilities: The Impact of In-House Production Studios

Quality Control in Healthcare Facilities: The Impact of In-House Production Studios

Production studios can help healthcare facilities navigate the digital crossroads. In the current age of “fake news,” it is important that everything that gets put out onto the internet is the truth. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the healthcare industry learned how quickly misinformation can spread with very little ways to stop it. Because of this,…

FCA Turns Former Retail Space into Ambulatory Care Center

FCA Turns Former Retail Space into Ambulatory Care Center

The retail space used to be a Toys “R” Us. As part of a series of collaborations with Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH), architecture and design firm FCA was tasked with reimagining an existing retail space into a fully functional ambulatory care center. Completed in September 2022, the Hackensack Meridian Health and Wellness Center at Eatontown…