Over the past few years, there has been an increased emphasis on negative pressure isolation rooms. These rooms ensure patients within them can be cared for without the risk of spreading highly infectious viruses (i.e., those that spread through the air). Isolation rooms and their counterparts, positive pressure rooms (protective environments), help medical centers provide […]
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Public and investor demand is setting the stage for a whole new level of tracking and reporting requirements for companies. New climate reporting regulations in the European Union and the U.S. will dramatically impact non-financial reporting for publicly traded companies. All Asian stock exchanges have already implemented Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting. While these
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When ATP monitoring systems were first introduced into the professional cleaning industry, most industry leaders breathed a sigh of relief. For the first time, cleaning professionals could measure how clean surfaces really were. Before we could test for ATP – adenosine triphosphate, an indication of the presence of life – that was not possible. Instead, most
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A school district in Australia wanted to guide its schools and child service facilities on preventing, mitigating, and responding to an intruder threat during operation hours. Fortunately, such incidents are still rare in Australia. However, based on international events, particularly in the United States, administrators know that the past does not indicate what might happen
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Pathogens, like the SARS-CoV-2 virus, aren’t going away, but we can take steps to mitigate their impact. It’s time to rethink cleaning and disinfection in U.S. facilities to reduce our exposure to and spread of harmful pathogens that can cause illness and carry associated costs. Filtered Far UV-C is a new tool to help facility
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Evaporative cooling towers play an important role in green buildings by significantly reducing energy consumption when they supplement or replace traditional air conditioning systems, thereby reducing carbon footprint and operating costs. Although evaporative cooling is great at saving energy, it does consume some water but the benefits on energy savings outweigh the water usage, which
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Variable frequency drives are a hot topic. Advancements in VFD technology and reductions in price are driving rapid market adoption. Dramatic energy savings can deliver a payback period measured in months, and VFDs enable precise motor control in many industrial process applications. But VFDs are also hot in the literal sense: the advanced electronics pack
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One way of ensuring cost-effectiveness in an establishment is outsourcing facility management. Recruiting the necessary expertise for in-house facility management can leave a huge dent in the budget – hence the growing need to outsource facility management. According to PR NewsWire, the global facility management services market will hit $809.98 billion by 2024. The figure
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Since the pandemic showed manufacturers, distributors, and retailers how supply chain disruptions can cause dramatic shortages of products and materials, many are seeking to increase inventory to avoid similar problems in the future. However, warehouse space is in short supply, particularly around coastal seaports and distribution centers, with prices rising as leased properties are quickly
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When it comes to maintaining a building’s water systems, facility managers are often the first to hear about issues related to water pressure – from showers and faucets that aren’t performing as expected in tenant-occupied spaces to commercial units like restaurants, hotels, schools and healthcare facilities that rely on water to keep their businesses running.
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