Tag: World Health Organization

Building Accessibility

Automatic Door Requirements For Building Accessibility

The International Code Council explores how automatic door requirements improve building accessibility for Building Safety Month.

Candida Auris: The Fungus Threatening Healthcare Facilities

Last week, the CDC announced that cases of this fungal infection are growing significantly, especially in long-term healthcare facilities.
mold

Mold: A Hidden Threat

At least 45 million buildings in the U.S. have unhealthy levels of mold, including offices, schools, hospitals, and homes.
workplace design

4 Supportive Design Strategies To Improve Mental Health In The Workplace

In honor of Suicide Awareness Month, see supportive design tactics that go hand-in hand with improved mental health.
carbon neutrality

Blue Shield Of California Achieves Carbon Neutrality

The nonprofit health plan has integrated environmental sustainability as part of its public health strategy; latest milestone equates to taking 6,300 cars off the road each year.
work from home meme

Friday Funny: Are We Ready To Work From Home?

Many employees are suddenly working from home to try to curb the COVID-19 outbreak. The Internet is ready with the memes.
cleaning services

100 Products That Can Help Stop The Spread Of COVID-19

The Center For Biocide Chemistries (CBC) has published a list of 100 ready-to-use, dilutable, and wipeable biocidal products that are approved by the EPA as effective at killing viruses like the 2019 novel coronavirus.
micro-community

Indoor Humidification Can Reduce Coronavirus Transmission, Infection Risk

A study from Condair shows raising air humidity by humidification reduces the risk of virus spread in hospitals and other buildings at low-cost and without causing negative effects.
Workforce Shortages Webinar

Worried About Workforce Shortages? Effective Strategies To Stay Ahead

Join us for this free webinar on Thursday, April 25 and you'll learn the top 5 strategies that facility maintenance pros are implementing to overcome workforce shortages.
Webinar, Facility Capital Improvements

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).

[VIDEO] Collect Asset Data at the Speed of Walking a Building

AI powered data collection with AkitaBox Capture. Take a picture of the asset nameplate, touch the floor plan to locate the asset and move to the next asset. Save up to 90% of your time in the field with AkitaBox Capture AI.