When facility managers gather to discuss the profession, in conferences or educational settings, two questions typically arise – how can the facility manager show the value of facility management (FM), and how can the facility manager receive recognition for performance. The answer to both questions is simple and clear – it’s the power of Key Performance Indicators, or KPIs.
Dr Udi Qimron of the Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology at Tel Aviv University’s Sackler Faculty of Medicine has developed an efficient and cost-effective liquid solution that can help…
The ‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch’ or ‘Trash Vortex’ which is a build-up of plastics in the seas and believed to be about 100 million tonnes of floatsam, is now growing…
Tatanagar’s best friend and worst critic – Chotanagpur Passengers’ Association hopes to help the station, trains and tracks stay clean with the help of children. The outfit, which represents the…
The Chandrapur Municipal Corporation (CMC) in Maharashtra has proposed a solid waste management project for disposal of its 100 tonnes garbage daily. The Corporation, with its effective garbage collection mechanism,…
The Akshay Patra programme, the world’s largest school meal programme of a non-governmental organization, recently got an entry into the Limca Book of Records for providing hot meals to more than 1.3 million children at 800 schools, across 18 locations in eight states of India. The organisation owes a lot to its hi-tech and hygienic kitchens for the success.
A recent study proves that antimicrobial copper effectively kills MRSA within two hours while it readily survives on stainless steel. Antimicrobial copper is part of the solution in the fight…
A recent report by European Waste Management declared Germany as one of the European Union’s top recyclers sending nearly no garbage to landfill. Nearly 45% of municipal waste is recycled,…
With the help from an Indian Institute of Chemical Technology scientist, residents of a colony in Gun Rock in Hyderabad are turning their kitchen waste into biogas using a ‘modular…
In order to revamp poor sanitation facilities, women in Kanpur have teamed up with Water Aid and Shramik Bharti to build and maintain community toilets. Under this project, they will…