by Facility Executive | Jul 17, 2025 | all-electric hospitals, Building Automation, Building Design & Construction, Business Continuity, Citizens Energy, clean energy, Climate Change, Connecticut, critical care campus, Daughters of Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Digitalization, Electrification, Energy & Sustainability, Energy Efficiency, Energy Management & Lighting, Facilities Management, Featured, Healthcare Facilities, Hospital Facilities, HVAC, Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), New Britain, Renewable Energy, Schneider Electric, Sustainability
By Jean-Marc Zola Imagine a hospital where every light, life-saving device, and breath of fresh air is powered by clean, efficient electricity rather than traditional fossil fuels. This is becoming a reality today in hospitals around the world. And it’s reshaping...
by Facility Executive | Jul 7, 2025 | acoustic design, Amenities, ARC Facilities, Building Design & Construction, Cleaning & Maintenance, Construction, Facilities Management, facilities teams, Featured, healthcare design, Healthcare Facilities, Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems, HVAC, Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), interior design, Interiors, Maintenance, patient experience, Rutgers University, Sound Masking, Workplace & Interiors
By Jack Rubinger Traditionally seen as the behind-the-scenes operators of hospitals, today’s facilities management (FM) teams are stepping into a new spotlight — becoming key players in enhancing the patient experience. In collaboration with clinical staff, infection...
by Facility Executive Staff | Jun 9, 2025 | Decarbonization, Electric Post Heat, Electric Preheat, Energy Recovery Ventilator, Facilities Management, Facility Supplies, Greenheck, High-Rise Buildings, HVAC, HVAC & Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), Indoor Heating, Interiors, Model IVE, Product News, Products & Services
Greenheck’s new Model IVE energy recovery ventilator is designed for indoor installation and offers electric preheat and post-heat up to 25 kW. It features a compact 3″ polymer enthalpy wheel that achieves up to 85% effectiveness. Model IVE can be installed in...
by Guest Contributor | Jun 4, 2025 | Building-Management, Climate Change, Climate Pattern, commercial HVAC systems, droughts, Facilities Management, FacilityBlog, Featured, fine particulate matter, Fires, HEPA filters, HVAC performance, HVAC system, Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), MERV 13, occupant-health, Security & Safety, Volatile Organic Compounds, Wildfire Smoke, wildfires
Adobe Stock/ Santi Rodríguez By Shawn Gilstorf Wildfires are no longer a seasonal or regional threat. Once thought to primarily affect the western United States, wildfire smoke is now impacting facilities across the country, often in places hundreds of miles from the...
by Guest Contributor | Jun 2, 2025 | AAFA, air purification, Air Quality Management, asthma, Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, Clean Air Survey of north American Educators, Educational Facilities, Facilities Management, FacilityBlog, Featured, Fellowes, humidity, HVAC, Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), Interiors, Maintenance, May 2025, National Center for Education Statistics, NCES
By Jason Jones Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month is in May, and it presents a timely opportunity to consider the factors that influence asthma, which is one of the most common chronic diseases among children. Nearly five million American kids live with asthma today—a...
by Facility Executive | May 20, 2025 | air purifiers, Air Quality Report, building certifications, Facilities Management, Featured, Fellowes, Fitwel, Health Concerns, hybrid workers, Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), Jason Jones, LEED, mental health, Research, Security & Safety, stagnant air, WELL, Workplace Research, Workplace Safety
The annual air quality report from Fellowes highlights employee attitudes toward workplace air quality across six western countries.
