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Existing building commissioning can have a prolific impact on patients, and special measures need to be taken to ensure that those patients have the care, comfort and peace of mind they’ve come to expect from a healthcare institution. With all the attention given to the remodel itself and its associated costs…

Gary Short Feb 18, 2014

Finding a data center that suits your needs, budget and constraints can be serious business. Technology changes faster than the tide, and it’s easy to quickly feel in over your head when scanning through jargonized facility descriptions and stats that may as well be Greek. Here are three tips to…

Gary Short Feb 13, 2014

An industry event that collaboratively addresses growing concerns and new developments in health facility planning, design and construction, the PDC Summit will be held this year in Orlando, Florida. The summit is administered by not-for-profit visionaries from around the country, and one hundred percent of the conference revenue is used…

Gary Short Feb 11, 2014

For you readers a little late to the party, green data centers – high efficiency, low-cost server rooms that house your company’s computerized information – are all the rage. From a PR standpoint, they’re saving the environment one watt at a time. From a budgeting standpoint, they’re slashing overhead costs…

Gary Short Feb 06, 2014

In 2002, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, or SOX, ushered in a new wave of business regulations that dictated how corporate financial data should be kept and accessed. A response to highly publicized white collar crimes by firms like Enron, the SOX sets up stiff fines – sometimes into the millions of…

Gary Short Feb 04, 2014

Technical commissioning isn’t simple by any stretch of the imagination. But beyond the countless ducts, fans and pipes buried in every facility, there’s a deluge of untapped data stirring around – technical commissioning exists to set it free. Read on for a few simple, succinct pieces of advice that are…

Gary Short Jan 30, 2014

Technical commissioning is the cornerstone of high-quality building planning. With an objective understanding of a building’s systems, technical commissioning provides stakeholders not only the peace of mind that there is no impending catastrophe, but also an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at how to improve efficiency. (more…)

Gary Short Jan 23, 2014

To use an analogy, a building automation system (BAS) makes up both the circulatory and nervous systems of a structure, constantly measuring, adapting to change and routing problems. A BAS is like the circulatory system in that it transmits signals and resources, namely electricity and air, wherever needed – much…

Gary Short Jan 21, 2014