Building more resilient and equitable US public health systems

Building more resilient and equitable US public health systems

The COVID-19 pandemic shined a light on how state and local health systems in the United States, burdened with public health responsibility, have been underresourced for decades and not fully equipped to meet the public health challenges they face. Despite the tireless efforts of public health workers during the early days of the pandemic, their…

Cracking the code on digital talent

Cracking the code on digital talent

As the economic landscape continues to shift in the wake of the pandemic, the urgency of harnessing technology to drive change has endured. Digital-talent cultivation has become a top organization-wide priority across industries, and the competition for top talent remains fierce. The recent wave of high-profile tech layoffs has not made much of an impact…

Hybrid teams: keeping up the connections

Hybrid teams: keeping up the connections

It may not come as a surprise, but hybrid is the most popular working arrangement post-pandemic. New research from Insights Learning and Development has also found that most employees want this to continue in the future world of work. People relish spending less time commuting, enjoy greater flexibility and want the chance to prioritise family…

How the Inflation Reduction Act is Accelerating Energy Projects

How the Inflation Reduction Act is Accelerating Energy Projects

Updates to 179D tax deductions and the Investment Tax Credit can bring big savings for facility managers. Signed into law last August, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 was a transformative legislation that enhanced energy tax incentives to unprecedented levels. Two such incentives were the Investment Tax Credit for alternative energy and the Section…

Healthcare Flooring: Balancing Cleaning and Sustainability

Healthcare Flooring: Balancing Cleaning and Sustainability

Changing expectations placed on flooring in hospitals brought on by pandemic have created more complex replacement decisions for managers. Flooring takes a beating in institutional or commercial facilities, no matter where it is installed. As with many other facility components and products, flooring is an afterthought for many facility occupants and visitors – until something…

The strategic era of procurement in construction

The strategic era of procurement in construction

Although construction is one of the world’s largest ecosystems, it typically performs with slim margins (approximately 5.0 percent earnings before interest and taxes) and low productivity improvements (an average productivity growth of 1.0 percent per annum for the past 20 years versus about 2.8 percent for the total economy). Faced with additional pressure from recent…