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There are fewer than 20 facilities worldwide that use chemical approaches to recycling plastics, but dozens more are planned. A new standard advocates environmental and social practices for operating these sites. The Certification Standard for Responsible Chemical Recycling (a.k.a. SCS-004) was written by SCS Standards and Assurance Systems, building on work initiated by industry group…

Walk through almost any facility and you’ll see hard hats, safety glasses, first aid kits, and other personal protective equipment (PPE) in use every day. The gear is there, employees are trained, and everything appears to comply. But here’s the question many employers never ask: Is compliance enough? What some facilities managers don’t realize is…

The global data center market is expanding as demand from artificial intelligence (AI) uses outpaces available space capacity, pushing vacancy rates toward historic lows despite a wave of new supply, according to CBRE’s Global Data Center Trends report. Global supply reached 16 gigawatts (GW) in Q1 2026 across the 16 largest data center markets, up…

A locked door is a foundational image in security. Though the methods of securing an entryway have changed over the millennia, from intricate slabs of intertwining wood to industrial steel padlocks and digital readers, the basic idea has remained largely the same, until now. As the use of office space has grown more complex and…

NHS Property Services (NHSPS) has surveyed estate leaders to find out how to improve building maintenance across their estates. The results reveal management of NHS sites is changing due to advances in how data is collected and technology is used to tackle backlogs. While short-term decisions are often required to keep buildings operational, these are…

In the six years since the COVID-19 pandemic first began, organizations have been tasked with reinventing what company culture looks like. What most people have yet to realize is that a lot of this reinvention falls on the shoulders of facility managers. Between juggling hybrid office schedules and general maintenance needs, building a strong team…