Author: FM College Admin

  Bringing together climate-concerned colleagues Kevin Houldsworth, senior partner manager in advertising sales at Pinterest, was moved to take action on the climate crisis after seeing disappearing glaciers and catastrophic wildfires on his travels. He decided he couldn’t just “leave this mess for someone else to clean up.” Houldsworth brought this drive to Pinterest and…

  Buying renewable energy at commercial scale involves sizeable long-term contracts, most commonly in the form of Power Purchase Agreements, or PPAs. These deals often have great bottom-line benefits — but sometimes they do not. Fear not. There are ways to reduce the economic risk of switching to renewable energy. This includes not only managing…

To avoid the most catastrophic impacts of the climate crisis, we need to shift quickly from dirty fossil fuels to cleaner sources of energy. The good news is that we have the technology to decarbonize the electric sector, and its cost has plummeted — since 2010, the costs of solar, wind and batteries have fallen…

  The business case for prioritizing occupant well-being in building design is compelling. The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) cites attracting top talent, increasing productivity, and improving environmental, social or governance (ESG) performance as key outcomes of leveraging tools like their WELL Building Standard to develop healthier environments. Applying WELL provides us an opportunity to…

  The age of electric vehicles (EVs) is upon us. According to Bloomberg, passenger EV sales are set to increase from 3.1 million in 2020 to 14 million in 2025.[1] And as demand for EVs skyrockets, it highlights the need for more widespread charging infrastructure. Respondents to a McKinsey survey cited inadequate charging availability as…

Your assets and equipment are the most important part of your business and also the costliest. Businesses maintain a wide range of assets that include fixed and liquid assets. As a business owner, it is important to be able to identify and manage your assets and use them to get the maximum possible return on…