FMLink is all new, completely redesigned to comprehensively cover the full spectrum of facility management, incorporating The McMorrow Reports Facility Management & Design Insights website content for the Commercial, Education, Healthcare, Government, and Airport segments. 

The McMorrow Reports/Healthcare content is now on FMLink, offering hospital and medical office building FMs and designers information on best practices in patient care environments, evidence-based design, construction costs, research and policy development that affects new building and construction, healthcare design and planning conferences, and products and services for the healthcare environment. 



FMLink’s integration with The McMorrow Reports Facility Management & Design Insights deepens FMLink’s reach to the architecture and design (A&D), construction, real estate and corporate planning communities while retaining its focus on operations and maintenance (O&M) management and building engineering services. The FMLink website and newsletters provide concise, actionable information and guidance on how to design, operate and maintain safe, sustainable, high-performance buildings, covering all aspects of building systems and interiors.

The site offers access to 35,000+ pages covering U.S. and global news, codes and regulations, training and certification, and conferences and events, as well as cutting-edge products, services and technology, model case studies and white papers, and crucial reports and utility benchmarking data — with updates on a daily basis. McMorrow Report, LLC acquired friendly competitor FMLink in 2021. FMLink will be the primary brand and website going forward, issuing newsletters rotating through the FMLink News Digest and vertical segments Commercial, Education & Government, and Healthcare. Visit FMLink.

Odyssey, a new family of seating, is designed with a sleek, contemporary metal frame and a beautifully curved form. Odyssey is the culmination of Integra’s quest to rethink what a guest chair can be. The design journey began with the goal of creating truly distinctive guest seating that elevates a space while offering the exceptional strength and durability for which Integra is known. Starting with one of the key design features, the wrap-around design with its organic and continuous curved shape serves both aesthetic and functional purposes. The sleek form, capped with solid surface material in myriad color options, creates visual elegance, along with an integrated handle for unmatched function and cleanability. The curve of the back is carefully sculpted to provide optimal lumbar support, with a striking silhouette.

Odyssey was meticulously engineered with Integra’s DNA blueprint of comfortable seating with component-based construction and a minimum 1200 lb. static capacity. Yet even with that superior strength, the minimalist aesthetic of the slim profile and tapered legs gives it a light, airy appearance that integrates beautifully into any space. Read more . . .

Sponsored by Integra

Likely astonishing hospital department heads, directors, nursing, technical staff and facility managers (FMs) across the country, The Joint Commission reduced its number of standards from 1,551 to 774, impacting regulatory burden. The Joint Commission has launched Accreditation 360: The New Standard, a revised approach to hospital and healthcare accreditation and certification. Leveraging data analytics with a focus on benchmarking and outcomes, Accreditation 360 is designed to dramatically streamline and simplify processes, provide better support, and more efficiently share best practices across the healthcare ecosystem, redefining how the industry delivers the highest levels of quality and safety.

Healthcare organizations today are navigating historic complexity, and the pressures are enormous. Healthcare is also changing, and The Joint Commission must change, too. Accreditation 360 directly responds to what this moment demands. Designed by a team of operationally experienced healthcare leaders, this new model removes standards whose time has passed, and The Joint Commission is introducing a suite of novel tools for benchmarking and performance support.

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By Jose Daniel Lopez Zabolotnyj (for FMJ) — Flooring selection is a critical component in the design and renovation of healthcare facilities, impacting aesthetics, functionality, hygiene and long-term cost efficiency. While vinyl composition tile (VCT) has traditionally been favored for its low initial cost, resilient flooring materials — such as luxury vinyl tile (LVT), sheet vinyl, rubber and linoleum — offer superior benefits in terms of installation efficiency, durability, maintenance, acoustic performance, safety and environmental impact. Knowing available flooring materials can help FMs and their organizations evaluate options to future-proof healthcare environments.

Resilient flooring encompasses a category of materials engineered to combine flexibility, durability and comfort underfoot. Unlike VCT, which is composed primarily of limestone and requires frequent polishing, resilient flooring products feature protective wear layers and advanced finishes that reduce upkeep and extend life cycle performance. These materials are designed with innovation in mind, often incorporating antimicrobial properties and sustainable manufacturing practices. Read more . . .

When it comes to maintaining and enhancing healthcare spaces, you need a painting partner you can count on, day or night. With 2,500 certified crews across the U.S., Arch Painting specializes in high-quality, professional commercial and specialty paint services, including:

• Interior & Exterior Commercial Painting
• Unit Turns 
• EIFS & Stucco Repairs
• Graffiti Coatings & Removal
• Epoxy & Concrete Floor Finishes
• Wood Replacement
• Pressure Washing
• Wallcoverings

What makes Arch Painting a leader in commercial painting?

• Nationwide Expertise
• Unmatched Quality
• Tech-Enabled Efficiency
• Legendary Customer Service

Entrust your facilities to a partner committed to redefining what commercial painting can be.

Sponsored by Arch Painting

Designed to elevate healing environments, Haiku+ from Stinson features 12 textiles that include four biodegradable vinyl patterns that are made with Hyphyn upholstery material, earning Stinson the Gold Award in the Best of NeoCon 2025 Healthcare Textiles category. Discovery, Sand Wave, Topography, and Trek represent a breakthrough in sustainable coated fabrics. Add in the SEAQUAL certified privacy curtain, and 8 of the 12 patterns in Haiku+ represent a significant impact on sustainability without compromising performance.

All materials in Haiku+ have been constructed to meet the rigorous demands of healthcare and are durable, cleanable and GREENGUARD Gold-certified for use in woven, non-woven, and privacy curtain options. All of the coated fabrics have been thoroughly tested for compatibility with myriad cleaners and disinfectants. A key resource for hospital FMs, Complete Cleaner and Disinfectant Compatibility, is presented in Stinson’s searchable database. “Bolded” items have EPA Registration Numbers which appear on the EPA's list of disinfectants for use against SARS-Cov-2, the novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19. Many of the non-woven products in the collection are HC-201 Certified, representing an advantage that allows designers, specifiers and end users to easily identify products that have been designed specifically for healthcare. Read more . . .

Sponsored by Stinson

By Sara Marberry — Attending NeoCon and Design Days in Chicago made me think again about the connection between office design and healthcare design. And it reminded me of when Michael Brill was asked to speak at the Fourth Symposium on Healthcare Design, which was held in Boston in November 1991. Wayne Ruga, who founded the Symposium in 1988 (now the Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo), had a gift for finding compelling speakers to present at the Symposium.

Brill was a pioneering figure in the field of workplace design and environmental psychology, best known for his influential research on how physical environments impact human behavior, communication and productivity in office settings. Brill helped shift the conversation from “space as container” to “space as behavior shaper.” In a way, his work laid the foundation for today’s evidence-based design movement in healthcare and influenced how organizations think about the strategic value of design. Read more . . .

The Construction Management section of FMLink Books offers a wide range of manuals, checklists and professional references on construction, leadership, strategy, and business management for architects, engineers, contractors and more!

Construction Management books examine all facets of construction project management from the contractor’s point of view, while checklists make it easy to perform thorough and complete field inspections of any construction project. Must-have reference guides at FMLink Books cover the responsibilities of project managers, construction superintendents and construction engineers in depth, from configuring a project team through closing out a project. 

This collection of peer-reviewed books has been curated by the editorial team at FMLink to provide facilities, engineering and A&D professionals with access to publications relating to Construction Management.

See all Construction Management titles for sale at FMLink Books.