Health & Safety: Page 8

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    Deep Dive

    Value of indoor air quality improvements can help offset upgrade costs, keep buildings efficient

    As school starts and return-to-office mandates bring people indoors, lingering COVID-19 concerns and new ventilation requirements raise indoor air quality questions.

    By • Aug. 31, 2023
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    Temporary Wall Systems adds two New Jersey locations

    The franchise service firm says its reusable walls provide facilities managers and contractors with a sustainable solution to partition areas during renovations and construction.

    By • Aug. 29, 2023
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    Deep Dive

    Technology, sustainability and benchmarking are key to optimizing healthcare facility performance

    Focusing on efforts in those three areas can help managers meet demands for greater operational and cost efficiencies, healthcare facilities experts say. 

    By • Aug. 28, 2023
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    Colorado mandates new building energy performance standards despite criticism

    The ruling unfairly burdens existing buildings, operators and owners say. The state Air Quality Commission touts the rules’ flexibility.

    By • Aug. 22, 2023
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    Deep Dive

    Healthcare facility managers walk a tightrope of tech, space and labor challenges

    “You can’t have an HVAC unit not function for a day. You can’t have the lights in a surgery room go out,” one industry exec says. “We have people’s lives at stake.”

    By • Aug. 21, 2023
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    Modine targets Midwest school facilities managers with TMS Johnson deal

    The HVAC manufacturers’ partnership is expected to strengthen Modine’s Airedale indoor air quality solutions for K-12 schools amid code updates and federal funding programs. 

    By • Aug. 18, 2023
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    License plate recognition with cloud video surveillance mainly used for parking, Eagle Eye survey finds

    Operations and security were much less common uses for the technology when connected to its video management system, its research found.

    By • Aug. 18, 2023
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    Oklahoma City earns WELL health-safety rating for facility operations and management

    The city is the third in the U.S. to be awarded the certification, as the rating organization pushes for portfolio-level upgrades.

    By • Aug. 17, 2023
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    For stretch energy codes, Massachusetts gets nearly $4M DOE grant

    The grant will provide field-based training to local building code officials and help communities share regional best practices.

    By • Aug. 16, 2023
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    Anviz rolls out SME cloud-based security management platform

    The firm says the product does not use on-site hardware and reduces the cost of security measures for small- and medium-sized facilities.

    By • Aug. 15, 2023
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    Deep Dive

    Healthcare facilities teams grapple with capital constraints, decarbonization challenges

    Mounting pressures to slash emissions are throwing a wrench into efforts to secure funding for enhanced patient experience and care outcomes amid rising costs.

    By • Aug. 14, 2023
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    Johnson Controls enhances safety product to connect service across distant buildings

    The company’s updated device aims to simplify safety operations for large commercial facilities, removing the need for additional infrastructure investments.

    By • Aug. 14, 2023
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    Wint clinches $35M to meet water tracking, leak detection demand

    Climate change and damage costs have led to a strong demand for water management solutions across the real estate, construction and insurance industries. 

    By • Aug. 11, 2023
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    Nuveen joins rush to use tenant experience data for building operations insight

    Cove’s agreement with Nuveen follows a partnership with Cushman & Wakefield, and comes amid an industry scramble for information that could drive operational efficiencies and return-to-office strategies.

    By • Aug. 11, 2023
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    Insufficient data impacts return-to-office strategies, Envoy finds

    Eighty percent of business leaders and building managers surveyed said they would have approached their policies differently if they had better insight into office usage.

    By • Aug. 10, 2023
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    Department of Energy earmarks $46M for building technology, retrofit practice research

    The agency will release funds for 29 projects across 15 states to curtail energy consumption in the sector.

    By • Aug. 9, 2023
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    4 ways schools are rethinking building design

    From charging stations for electric vehicles to true-to-life CTE spaces, schools are transforming physically, school architecture experts say.

    By Kara Arundel • Aug. 9, 2023
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    The life sciences sector needs facility staff to match continued growth

    Good Manufacturing Principles and specialized processes are straining employers’ abilities to fill building service roles.

    By • Aug. 9, 2023
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    Ransomware attack on Prospect Medical Holdings impacts hospitals across 4 states

    Multiple hospitals in the system experienced complications or closures as a result of the attack.

    By Matt Kapko • Aug. 8, 2023
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    ASHRAE seeks comments on refrigerant system safety standard modifications

    These addenda address standards for commercial air conditioning and refrigeration systems and safety data on numerous zeotropic refrigerant blends.

    By • Aug. 7, 2023
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    ProSentry partners with Senet to put smart building tech into action

    The collaboration aims to help operators incorporate low-cost building monitoring applications into Senet’s cloud-based connectivity and IoT service platform.

    By • Aug. 3, 2023
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    Opinion

    The air we breathe is changing. Here’s how to improve it in your facilities.

    Measuring temperature, humidity, particles and gases is vital to mitigating the impact of poor outdoor air quality, says TSI Incorporated President Tom Kennedy.

    By Tom Kennedy • July 31, 2023
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    VTS parlays occupancy data, tenant app insights to drive global building management

    Acquisitions and high-profile partnerships have pushed the commercial tech firm toward widespread adoption, with additional user data improving portfolio decision-making.

    By • Updated July 26, 2023
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    ASHRAE calls for comments on refrigeration, control design analysis and efficient water use standard addenda

    Changes include clarifications to the term “human comfort," organizational improvements and baseline requirements for efficient use of water in mechanical and process systems.

    By • July 25, 2023
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    Utah, Louisiana building code measures seek to build climate change resilience

    The measures in both states follow a spate of forest fires.

    By • July 25, 2023