by Facility Executive | Jun 13, 2025 | adaptive reuse, Bigert & Bergström, Brownfields, Building Design & Construction, Construction, Crystal Sauna, Economic Development, Energy & Sustainability, Environment, Facilities Management, FacilityBlog, Featured, industrial brownfield, Skellefteå, Society Expo 2026, Sustainability, Sweden, Technology, Wasteland Climate Action Park
In northern Sweden, Crystal Sauna takes the form of a faceted lithium crystal, symbolizing the global transition from fossil dependence to renewable energy. (All images courtesy of Bigert & Bergström) This summer, Crystal Sauna — a large-scale public artwork and...
by Facility Executive | Jun 13, 2025 | Building Design & Construction, built environment, Business Continuity, Contract Negotiation, disaster recovery, Educational Facilities, Emergency Preparedness, Facilities Management, Facility Management, FE-June-2025, Healthcare Facilities, HVAC, Magazine, Maintenance, Productivity, Professional Development, Recent Issues, Security, Security & Safety, Senior Living Facilities, Technology, Workplace & Interiors
Facility Executive June 2025 Issue (Volume 38, Number 3) Editor’s Letter: A Lasting Impression Most facilities managers want their buildings to have a good impression. From the moment a person enters the building grounds, they take in everything: the...
by Facility Executive | Jun 12, 2025 | Accessibility, Building Design & Construction, Charles Taylor, Charles Taylor Engineering Technical Services, Cleaning & Maintenance, Facilities Management, FE-June-2025, Featured, Interiors, Magazine, occupant wellness, Office Design, Public Restrooms, public-spaces, Tork, Trends, Universal Design (UD), Workplace & Interiors, workplace atmosphere, Workplace Design
By Caroline SerpicoFrom the June 2025 Issue of Facility Executive Creating modern, buzzing workplaces is a process that hinges on more than the increasingly common return-to-office mandates. While many of the latest trends in office design seemingly aim to make office...
by Facility Executive | Jun 10, 2025 | American Addition, Building Design & Construction, Columbus, community engagement, community health, Construction, Economic Development, Energy & Sustainability, Environment, environmental impact, Facilities Management, FacilityBlog, Featured, infrastructure, New Facilities Construction, Ohio, recycling facility, Rumpke Recycling & Resource Center, Safety, Workplace & Interiors, Workplace Culture
By Craig Rutkowski, Caleb Bandy & Kristin Stubbs Located in Ohio’s oldest African American community, the American Addition area of Columbus, the Rumpke Recycling & Resource Center (RRC) stands as a testament to the impact of thoughtfully designed...
by Facility Executive | Jun 5, 2025 | adaptive reuse, Building Design & Construction, CBRE, Commercial-real-estate, Construction, corporate real estate, Daily News, demolition, Facilities Management, Featured, new construction, office conversions, Office Space, real estate conversion, real estate demolitions, Retrofits, tariffs, U.S. office supply
More office space will be removed from the U.S. market this year than added to it for the first time since at least 2018 and likely longer, providing another indicator of the market’s stabilization and nascent recovery, according to a new report from CBRE. By the end...
by Facility Executive | Jun 4, 2025 | Building Design & Construction, Building-Codes, Business Continuity, California, Construction, disaster recovery, Earthquake Resistant Design, Earthquakes, Facilities Management, Featured, Healthcare Facilities, McCarthy, resilient design, Security & Safety, seismic activity, seismic-resilient construction, structural engineering, Workplace Safety
By John Leuenberger The ground beneath us is anything but still. In a time when extreme weather events like wildfires and floods frequently dominate headlines, it’s easy to forget that earthquakes remain one of the most unpredictable and destructive forces we face,...
