Author: FM College Admin

Federal prisons require almost $2 billion for modernization and repair, according to a 2022 report.   November 13, 2023 K-12 school districts have fought a high-profile battle with deferred maintenance for decades, as have many state, local and federal office buildings. Basically, any organization that relies on taxpayer dollars to fund its maintenance, repair and operations…

When the city of Milwaukee adopted a sustainability plan in the early 2000s, local government wanted to practice what it was preaching. As the leader of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, Executive Director Kevin Schafer put a green roof on the downtown city building where the agency is located. “No one else was doing this…

Since 2020, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace has become an important yet polarizing topic for many industries. Findings from McKinsey’s recent The state of diversity in global private markets: 2023 report show the strides the private equity (PE) sector has made to improve gender and ethnic diversity, but they also show the…

  Talk of office-to-residential conversions are everywhere these days. But these conversions aren’t as simple as they may seem—there are many engineering opportunities and challenges involved, and developers will be well served by having a full-service team in place before they begin. In this latest blog in IMEG’s series on the topic, I talked with…

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced that Newark Liberty International Airport’s new Terminal A has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The sustainability achievement aligns with the port authority’s agency-wide goal to reach net-zero carbon emissions. Following a $2.7 billion…

All systems have a life cycle, and understanding when to renew them is important to overall operations. There are many mechanical and utility systems within a facility, some more visible than others. However, they all share a similar trait, a limited life cycle. Since these various systems are critical to a healthcare facility’s continued functioning,…