Living Walls Enliven Hospital’s Healing Landscape
Jersey Shore University Medical Center features two LiveWall Living Walls in the patient-centered design of HOPE Tower, its new outpatient facility.
What Does The Warehouse Of The Future Look Like?
A new report from JLL details nine features that are transforming industrial properties.
EIR Healthcare Introduces World’s First Modular, Smart Hospital Room
MedModular is the world's first application of prefabrication and modular technology of hospital rooms to ensure faster delivery and build times, and minimized budgets.
$150M High Tech High School Opens In New Jersey
The 350,000-square-foot technical school meets LEED Gold standards, and includes water efficient landscaping, geothermal heating, a green roof, and wind turbines.
McDonald’s Opens New Global HQ In Chicago
The new nine-story building in Chicago’s West Loop exemplifies the company’s commitment to become a better McDonald’s, more closely connected to its customers.
Saint-Gobain Releases North American HQ Occupant Comfort Study
The first of its kind based on size and scale, the longitudinal study reveals the collective benefits of a systems-based design approach.
Bentley University Ice Arena Is Nation’s Most Sustainable
The 76,000-square-foot Bentley Arena is the first standalone ice arena to earn the LEED platinum certification from the USGBC.
After Devastating Tornado, Safety Features Build Confidence At Hospital
An EF5 tornado in Joplin, MO destroyed everything in its path in 2011, including Mercy Hospital. The new facility is built to withstand a destructive storm.
LEED Platinum Children’s Hospital Is First On West Coast
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford is the West Coast's first LEED Platinum children's hospital and only the second children's hospital in the world to earn that status.
Schindler Elevators Slated For Midtown Manhattan’s Tallest Office Tower
Forty-two Schindler elevators and five Schindler escalators will move workers and visitors at One Vanderbilt, the 58-story, 1.7 million square-foot commercial office tower being built next to Grand Central Terminal.
16 Schools Earn Steelcase Education Active Learning Center Grants
The program supports active learning strategies in classrooms where teachers are already striving to implement related practices by installing furniture designed to encourage student engagement and success.
Office Design Decisions Can Make (Or Break) Your Budget
In a new report, JLL compares build out costs across three office styles in 59 markets in the U.S. and Canada.
Workforce Shortages Push Contractors To Efficient Building
Alternative construction solutions, including prefabrication and modularization, are becoming more popular with builders as they attempt to improve job site efficiency and labor productivity.
U.S., Canada Home To Nearly 500 Zero Energy Buildings
The New Buildings Institute has measured more than 700% growth in ZE buildings since it began tracking projects in 2012.
Going For Green With Energy Efficiency At The Winter Olympics
The color green will be present throughout the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, thanks to the PyeongChang Organizing Committee's (POCOG) sustainability and energy efficiency efforts.
Top Asphalt Roofing Projects Receive 2018 QARC Awards
Roofing projects recognized by ARMA’s Quality Asphalt Roofing Case-Study Awards program demonstrate asphalt’s beauty, reliability, and performance.
Colleges Adding New Buildings Despite Budget Stress
Sightlines’ 2017 State of Facilities in Higher Education report shines spotlight on trends and best practices that dominated 2017 and will continue to influence campus facilities across North America in 2018.
Super Bowl LII Stadium Can Withstand Snow, Save Energy
Odds are Minneapolis’ U.S. Bank Stadium roof won't collapse during Super Bowl LII—as its predecessor the Metrodome's did in December 2010.
Mainland China Leads Top 10 Countries, Regions For LEED
Green building space in China is expected to reach two billion square meters by 2020, up from current estimates of 600 million square meters spread across more than 300 cities.
FM Alert: 2017 Moving Forward Report Looks To The Future
New NIBS report explores whether the building industry will be able to keep pace as technology and commerce accelerates and communities face new challenges of resilience and sustainability.
5 Effective Strategies To Stay Ahead Of Workforce Shortages
During this free webinar, you'll learn the top 5 strategies that facility maintenance pros are implementing to overcome workforce shortages.
View This Free Video Webinar: Maximizing Value For Facility Master Planning
A panel of Facility Management leaders discuss long-term planning challenges and answer questions about maximizing the value of conducting a Facility Condition Assessments (FCA).
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