Author: FM College Admin

Office conversion plans helped trim downtown Ottawa vacancy rates in the fourth quarter of 2023. Colliers Canada reports 338,000 square feet of positive absorption citywide during the last three months of the year, with most of that activity occurring downtown and in the Kanata node of the suburban market. The overall vacancy rate climbed to…

As commercial designers shift their approach to what makes a great workspace, the focus on human connection and well-being has become paramount, laying the foundation for office trends that incorporate elements of residential and hospitality design and bring the natural world indoors. Human connection After spending time in homes alone or with close family, the…

I’ve often stated in training that the person in the room who can listen to all of the smart people discussing an initiative, trying to solve a problem, or deciding on a direction, and take that collective input and sketch out/elaborate on a path to obtain the needed results is the most valuable person in…

For more than a decade, the Univ. of Tennessee Reliability and Maintainability Center (RMC) has been using Fluke, Everett, WA (fluke.com) technologies to demonstrate, test, and learn various applications. The most recent application of interest and promise has been acoustic imaging. I’ve invited Fluke specialist, Justin Sheard (Principal Engineer for New Product Solutions), to provide…

What constitutes a zero-emissions building? The Biden administration is working to create a national, standardized, and verifiable definition for all stakeholders. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has developed Part 1 of a draft national definition for zero-emissions buildings and is now seeking feedback from industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, and other stakeholders through…

The Seattle Convention Center (SCC) announced that its Summit building has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) as part of the council’s New Construction (v3) rating system. Courtesy: SCC Opened in January 2023, Summit nearly doubled the center’s capacity by adding 573,770 square feet…