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For the first time, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will fund net-zero energy projects through its Public Assistance grant program, which covers the rebuilding of schools, hospitals, fire stations, and other community infrastructure investments post-disaster. FEMA is also funding net-zero energy projects for its Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) and now offers incentives through its…

A mix of technology and collaboration can help address workplace violence in healthcare settings. Cleveland Clinic confiscated 30,000 weapons brought in by patients and visitors in 2023, according to a press release. The clinic attributes the successful confiscations to increased security efforts. Measures the Cleveland Clinic has taken to tighten security in its facilities include…

  The Peru, Illinois hospital was shut down over a year ago prior to its reopening. More than a year after it closed, Peru’s hospital is reopening as OSF HealthCare Saint Elizabeth Medical Center – Peru. The hospital is tentatively scheduled to open April 7, with emergency services and limited inpatient beds. Diagnostic imaging, laboratory,…

  The commercial real estate (CRE) services industry is comprised of multidisciplinary platforms that provide brokerage, capital markets, property and facilities management, appraisal and other services to real estate owners. Today, CEOs of the largest CRE services companies are juggling a number of concerns. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders have been forced to reassess their…

Designers bridge very different worlds—creative, technical, and consultative—and there can be an air of mystery about the design process and the various roles within it. For the latest episode of Side of Design, we invited some of the BWBR team to clear things up, including Sam Griesgraber, Senior Interior Designer; Craig Peterson, Principal, as well as Design Leader and Director of…

Editor’s note: This is part of a series on closing the sustainability skills gap with the resources we have available right now. Read the previous articles in this series, which cover training on climate literacy, scaling corporate climate literacy, corporate sustainability strategy, measuring and managing GHG emissions, climate and net-zero strategy, regenerative agriculture, circular economy,…