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Niagara University, a private Catholic university in New York, recently powered up a 17-acre state-of-the-art solar array on its Lewiston campus. The $6.2 million, four-megawatt project, completed in partnership with Montante Solar and Pivot Energy, features 7,500 bifacial solar panels, mounted on a smart “tracker” racking that follows the sun throughout the day to maximize…

  Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT SMR | Getty Images Corporate sustainability efforts are seemingly facing a slump of low enthusiasm, with some tired clichés like “sustainability always costs more” resurfacing. It’s a blunt, unnuanced argument. The business case for sustainability is still sound. Broadly speaking, when done well, sustainability initiatives do one or more of the following:…

Summer 2024 was the hottest on record—and most of the United States grappled with dangerously high temperatures throughout July and August. The country has cooled down since then. But this summer’s extreme heat was a warning sign. Earth is only getting hotter, and we’re likely to see increasingly dangerous temperatures that could put your employees at…

A power plant in central Indiana needed a firm to visually inspect and measure the thickness of deteriorating steel outfall lines, so management could plan needed repairs. The crew would be required to televise and record their inspection for later reference in planning and budgeting for maintenance. The job presented several unique challenges, including the…

Doing more with less. Learning about artificial intelligence (AI). Focusing on energy efficiency. Placing a priority on preventive maintenance. Those are some of the things facilities managers are juggling as automation and innovative technologies play an ever-larger role in their work, according to the recently released State of Facilities Management Technology Report from JLL, a…

Respiratory viruses can spread more easily indoors than outdoors since the viral concentration can build up indoors and people are closer to each other. Each year, respiratory viruses are responsible for millions of illnesses and thousands of hospitalizations and deaths. In addition to the virus that causes COVID-19, there are many other types of airborne…