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Facilities professionals have a long list of issues to deal with this year. This includes achieving sustainability and social value objectives, re-evaluating the role of the physical workplace, embracing new technologies and ensuring the delivery of high-quality services in a time of economic uncertainty. How well do you think the sector is prepared to meet…

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” This proverb couldn’t be truer than for those working within sustainability leadership. Yes, individual companies, governments or nongovernmental organizations can have a material impact. But to achieve genuine scalable transformation, organizations must work in tandem toward common goals or…

  More hospitals and other healthcare facilities are being built throughout the United States. However, not all facilities take key design considerations in mind. As technology, medicine and patient needs evolve over the years, designers need to keep up with trends so that they don’t fall behind. Despite this, things can often go overlooked when…

  The new Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital has been quickly rising. Since October, it has grown from a block-long hole in the ground hidden by construction fencing to an eight-story tower stretching high above the street. Cranes standing 200 feet tall hoist giant beams from trucks arriving daily with fresh supplies of steel. Piece…

Build, build, build. That’s the order of the day to meet the world’s urgent demand for everything from battery factories and renewable-energy projects to energy-efficient work, housing, and transportation infrastructure. The energy transition alone requires an estimated $9.2 trillion in annual investment between now and 2050, with around $6.5 trillion projected for low-emission assets. Is…

Air pollution, identified by the World Health Organization as the foremost environmental threat to human health, claims between 7 and 9 million lives annually, representing 10%–15% of global deaths. In response to this critical issue, Wharton professor of business economics and public policy Susanna Berkouwer has studied the nuanced causes of air pollution, focusing on the crucial distinctions…