NFPA Unveils 2024 Outlook for Skilled Trades Industry

NFPA Unveils 2024 Outlook for Skilled Trades Industry

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has released its second annual Industry Trends Survey, which reveals skilled trade workers’ sentiment around the current state of labor, training, and technology on the jobsite. NFPA collected responses from 310 U.S.-based workers in the electrical, manufacturing, construction, engineering, architect/design, facility maintenance, fire service, and insurance/risk management fields. In…

RICS reports demand for green and sustainable buildings are rising but costs slowing progress

RICS reports demand for green and sustainable buildings are rising but costs slowing progress

Occupier demand for sustainable buildings in the UK has risen, and global appetite for green buildings is on the rise, but legislative uncertainty and lack of measurement is holding industry back from making a real impact on net zero targets. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) global sustainability report for 2023 outlines the state…

Avoiding Problems When Disinfecting Hospital Surfaces

Avoiding Problems When Disinfecting Hospital Surfaces

  Guidance on ensuring success when it comes to the most effective products and procedures. Environmental services departments have their hands full when it comes to properly disinfecting surfaces in hospitals. Managers must select the most effective products, ensure workers receive training and revisit procedures to ensure the success of department efforts. Recently, I posted…

Navigating the Hurdles of Electric Vehicle Fleet Conversion

Navigating the Hurdles of Electric Vehicle Fleet Conversion

  As government entities and institutional and commercial facilities strive to achieve decarbonization goals, one of the more significant pieces to the puzzle is the electrification of vehicle fleets. The vehicles comprising the fleets can be all kinds – from standard cars and trucks to garbage trucks and mobile elevated work platforms and utility vehicles….

Decarbonizing Existing Multi-Unit Residential Buildings

Decarbonizing Existing Multi-Unit Residential Buildings

As Canada’s 2050 net zero targets loom on the not-so-distant horizon, finding ways to decarbonize existing multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs) in the most cost-effective way, with minimal disturbance to occupants, is an urgent undertaking for the sector. According to Mohammed Fakoor, Associate at RJC Engineers, the goal isn’t just about retrofitting MURBs to address energy…

DOE and TVA Partner to Power Federal Facilities with 100% Clean Energy

DOE and TVA Partner to Power Federal Facilities with 100% Clean Energy

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), the nation’s largest public power supplier, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to power at least two major federal facilities with 100% clean energy. The deal advances the Biden administration’s goal of powering all federal facilities with carbon-pollution-free electricity (CFE) by 2030. Oak…