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Global investment in clean energy technologies – from renewables and electric vehicles (EVs) to nuclear power plants and heat pumps – is “significantly” outpacing spending on fossil fuels, with the energy crisis having accelerated momentum around the global green energy transition, according to the latest update from the International Energy Agency (IEA). The influential agency…

It is becoming increasingly essential for companies to understand and address the effects that externalities can have on their social license. The latest McKinsey Global Survey on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues asked more than 1,100 respondents in more than 90 countries how their organizations are rising to this challenge. More than nine in…

  Last month, the Missouri House of Representatives passed a bill requiring all first-floor entryways and exterior windows in school settings to be bullet-resistant. Earlier this year, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) began requiring all ground-level exterior doors and windows to be reinforced with forced-entry resistant film. In Ohio, there is a bill in development…

Be humble, hungry. Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson (Twitter, May 3, 2014) Most people know the fable The Tortoise and the Hare. In the story, the two animals challenge one another to a race to prove who is faster. The hare starts strong and is soon out of sight. Midrace, the hare lies down to rest,…

  As the International Code Council (ICC) celebrates Building Safety Month in May, facilities professionals should understand the importance of constructing and maintaining safe and sustainable structures that follow constantly updated applicable building codes. These changes are necessary after governmental and industry organizations like the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) investigate facility failures…

Updating Chicago’s tallest building, the Willis Tower, was a tall order. The $500 million renovation of the 110-story edifice took five years, and included a 300,000-square-foot, five-level addition on its southern side, filled with stores, eateries, and a landscaped terrace on the rooftop. The existing 4.5-million-square-foot high skyscraper underwent a transformation as well, adding cafes,…