FACILITIES AND BUILDINGS news HEADLINES: 2004 and 2003

US company relocates staff due to possible sick building syndrome
Unusual business continuity threat illustrates the importance of planning for more than just IT.
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•Date: 13th October 2004 • Region: N.America/World •Type: Article •Topic: Facilities BC
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Emergency access program now available to all Manhattan businesses
Credentialing system allows rapid access to facilities following a disaster.
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•Date: 5th October 2004 • Region: N.America •Type: Article •Topic: BC facilites
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Majority of Middle East companies planning to implement biometric security
According to the Hitachi Data Systems Storage Index.
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•Date: 29th September 2004 • Region: M.East •Type: Article •Topic: BC: facilities
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Accounting for staff following an evacuation
A risk assessment of methodologies, by Alan Lloyd.
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•Date: 24th Sept 2004 •Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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City Of New York launches Corporate Emergency Access Program
Emergency access scheme will help businesses access premises more quickly during a major disaster.
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•Date: 16th July 2004 • Region: N.America •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Developing an emergency evacuation strategy
Jim Burtles suggests a structured approach to this essential area of crisis management.
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•Date: 25th June 2004 •Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC facilities
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Accounting for employees following evacuation
David Shimberg explains how ‘Find Your Flag’ helps BCMs account for staff in an emergency.
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•Date: 18th June 2004 •Region: N.America •Type: Article •Topic: BC facilities
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UK guidance on decontamination published
Guidance to help organisations with planning and decontamination of buildings
and infrastructure following a CBRN incident have been published by the UK government.
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•Date: 19th May 2004 •Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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New tool helps builders evaluate terrorist threat
Economists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a risk evaluation and mitigation process.
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•Date: 15th April 2004 •Region: N.America / World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Patent granted for stronger building panel
Designed to withstand the stress of earthquakes, hurricanes and other disasters.
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•Date: 18th March 2004 •Region: N.America •Type: Article •Topic: BC facilities and build
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Boston unveils Corporate Emergency Access System
Will grant pre-selected business personnel carrying proper identification access to disaster exclusion zones.
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•Date: 10th March 2004 •Region: N.America •Type: Article •Topic: BC facilities
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Research generates a reliable energy source for use during outages
Novel ‘microgrid’ technology could be the future for facility-wide power protection.
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•Date: 10th December 2003 •Region: N.America / World •Type: Article •Topic: Power
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Terrorism adds new impetus to landlord and tenant risk management planning
Anyone leasing commercial property should be checking the fine print on the owner’s business continuity plan.
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•Date: 27th November 2003 •Region: Australia •Type: Article •Topic: BC - facilities
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VFA.facility Version 6 released
Software enables facilities managers to address security and risk management issues.
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•Date: 26th November 2003 •Region: N.America •Type: Article •Topic: Op.risk
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World's first research centre for the study of the impact of fire, explosions and natural disasters on commercial and industrial properties opened
FM Global will use a new $78 million facility to help companies understand how to prevent physical threats from affecting properties and business operations.
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•Date: 7th November 2003 •Region: N.America/World •Type: Article •Topic: Facilities
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Developing elevators that function during fires
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has joined others to study ways to build ‘protected’ elevators.
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•Date: 24th October 2003 •Region: N.America/World •Type: Article •Topic: Buildings
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New white paper explores the link between business continuity and facilities management
Smarter buildings required to enhance business continuity.
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•Date: 30th September 2003 •Region: N.America/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC fac.
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Pocket emergency evacuation guide published
The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration has published an emergency evacuation reference tool. The guide takes a checklist approach.
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•Date: 23rd June 2003 •N.America •Type: Article •Topic: BC - facilities and buildings
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‘Smart bricks’ monitor building safety
A scientific breakthrough could allow early warning of structural disasters.
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•Date: 13th June 2003 • N.America/Worldwide •Type: Article •Topic: BC - facilities
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Buildings face SARS threat
The Australian Financial Review has published an article outlining the protective measures that building managers can take to help avoid SARS infection.
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•Date: 24th April 2003 •Region: Australia •Type: Article •Topic: SARS
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Fast-track method of building high security, explosion-resistant buildings developed
Explosion resistant buildings can now be built in days.
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•Date: 6th March 2003 •Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC - facilities
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