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As the fastest-growing generation, Generation Z, loosely defined as those born between the mid-1990s and early 2000s, has become a hot topic in conversations surrounding workplace design. Concerns abound over their reliance on technology and the way post-9/11 culture has influenced their perceptions. Social researchers, marketers, and academics are all looking to find answers to…

Over the past 20 years, sustainability roles have grown from hiding in compliance functions to being interspersed throughout business. In 2016, when I had graduated and was looking for a career in sustainability, entry level positions were nearly impossible to find. I chose to pivot into a business operations function at a broadcasting and media…

Innovations in the HVAC industry are helping buildings maintain optimal comfort and safety levels for building occupants. We have all heard the weatherman on TV say, “There is going to be high humidity today,” but what does that actually mean? More specifically, what does that mean to the buildings we manage every day? And how…

  The office is critical to doing business, says three quarters (72 per cent) of decision makers, despite the fact that hybrid work will become the dominant model, according to JLL’s global Future of Work Survey.  The report also predicts that organisations will be looking across their real estate portfolios to re-think their office spaces,…

  As part of the changes to fire safety regulations there have been updates to the regulations regarding lifts.  The recently published Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 now requires “responsible persons” to undertake monthly checks on lifts for use by firefighters and evacuation lifts, along with other duties under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order….

  FGI Guidelines insights The changes outlined in the 2022 FGI guidelines are crucial for planning the design of a facility. The guidelines eventually become enforceable as state laws, codes, rules or regulations when they are adopted by state or federal agencies. The 2022 guidelines emphasize person-centered care and aim to benefit multipurpose patient care….

  Rapidly growing emerging markets and developing countries need new infrastructure: roads, power plants, water systems. There is an opportunity to develop this infrastructure in a sustainable and climate-compatible way — or not. The path we choose could make or break the chance at a decarbonized, sustainable and climate-resilient future. But building all this infrastructure requires…

  In more than forty years of industrial reliability and maintenance involvement, I’ve seen many predictive technologies go from crude (yet functional) to becoming a game changer. Motion Amplification is one of those. We’ve been using it in our RMC training factory, and it has been easy to apply for demonstrating troubleshooting and integration into…

  Workplace safety is something everyone agrees is important, yet there can be significant differences in the perception of how adequate safety measures are and the optimum amount of emphasis they are given in an organization. According to a recent electrical-safety survey, conducted by Fluke Corp., sentiment that workers are most responsible for safety has…

Victoria will require all new construction to be zero carbon by 2025, part of its accelerated climate action plan to achieve an 80 per cent reduction in community greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. This new requirement will take effect following the introduction of BC Building Code carbon pollution standards later this year. By July 2025,…