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According to the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) significant opportunities are being missed by office investors, owners, and occupiers who do not have clear retrofit strategies in place. Firstly, through missing the “easy wins” – low cost, low disruption measures that reduce energy consumption, And secondly, through missing key “trigger points” in lease and maintenance…

Preventive maintenance (PM) checklists are essential tools in the effective management of building maintenance and facility equipment. Their primary purpose is to methodically guide maintenance tasks, ensuring that all necessary steps are performed in a timely and consistent manner. Let’s dive straight into essential elements and best design practice to discover how to create clear…

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced $100 million is now available through the Clean Green Schools Initiative. The funding will support under-resourced public schools with projects to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, improve environmental sustainability, and decarbonize school buildings. “Creating a safe and healthy learning environment is critical to providing our children the best education…

Constructing healthcare facilities is a lengthy process in and of itself. Within the process are hours of careful planning and designing, as the product must meet the expectations of patients and the public at large. Modular construction poses itself as an alternative approach to the traditional style. Healthcare Facilities Today recently spoke with Rita Lemley,…

For years, women have been fighting for faster career advancement and more equitable representation at work. On this week’s episode of The McKinsey Podcast, McKinsey senior partners Alexis Krivkovich and Lareina Yee talk with global editorial director Lucia Rahilly about the 2023 Women in the Workplace report—and specifically, our newest research on where progress is…

A virtualized, cloud-based approach to design can cut costs and simplify replication. The future of power-system substation design may be redefined by using virtualization technology. The primary benefit will be a significant reduction in hardware. Instead, tasks will be carried out on cloud servers, marking a noticeable shift from the current reliance on extensive racks…