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Indiana officials have approved nearly $27.1 million in grants to support security initiatives at 494 schools across the state. The funding comes from the Secured School Safety Grant (SSSG) program. Established in 2013 and administered by the Indiana Department of Homeland Security, the program issues matching grants to public and private schools, charter schools, and school coalitions….

Bacteria form biofilms in pipes from which cells can be released during sink use and spread outside the drains in droplets or as aerosols. Hospital wastewater plumbing systems are large and complex with low-flow areas that allow stagnation and biofilm formation. The water in a hospital is designed never to freeze, with average water temperatures…

A new guide from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), developer of the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building program, explores how green rating systems can accelerate sustainable finance by increasing confidence in performance outcomes while lowering transaction costs. Green Building & Sustainable Finance: Accessing Capital to Accelerate Market Transformation covers key…

Dive Brief: San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie unveiled a legislative package containing sweeping permitting changes for the city, the latest in the mayor’s ongoing PermitSF plan to remove barriers and streamline San Francisco’s permitting process. The changes would reduce permitting fees for development projects of $100 million or more and eliminate a requirement to meet…

The opinions expressed here by Trellis expert contributors are their own, not those of Trellis.​ Throughout the past few months, we’ve discussed how to set sustainability strategy through an approach we call Sustainability Tension Management, which allows practitioners to adapt and operate fluidly in both the profit and loss culture of business and the policy…

Facilities managers face increased risk and liability during winter months, but proper planning now can prevent disruption, injury, and financial loss, says Nik Tozer, Managing Director of winter gritting at Nurture Group Don’t wait for the first frost, winter readiness starts now. Because of recent record-warm winters, many companies rely on reactive rather than proactive…