Practical Facilities Tips, News & Advice.
Hospitals and healthcare systems are navigating unprecedented complexity. Facility executives are expected to deliver uninterrupted service, modernize aging infrastructure, and comply with mandates, all while managing constrained capital budgets. At the same time, rising energy prices, increased grid volatility, and the growing frequency of extreme weather are putting additional strain on critical systems. Nonprofit healthcare […]
Aging infrastructure, increased demand from AI data centers and building electrification, and ongoing shifts in global energy markets are putting America’s energy supply under serious strain. Demand for electricity is projected to grow 16% over the next five years—that’s triple the rate of growth over the past two decades! As electricity demand grows and pressure […]
The average roof of a large retail store like Walmart spans a massive 180,000 square feet—roughly the size of three football fields. There are over 100,000 superstores in the U.S. with nearly 7.2 billion combined square feet of rooftop space, equivalent to the entire city of El Paso, Texas. According to an Environment America study, […]
To help meet the building tech company’s sustainability goals, Johnson Controls has entered an agreement with energy firm Constellation to support the development of two new solar projects and match the power needs of four major Johnson Controls facilities in Pennsylvania. Specifically, Constellation’s Offsite Renewables Plus (CORe+) retail power product is supporting the development of two […]