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A new survey finds that the vast majority of teachers (74%) nationwide are concerned about the indoor air quality in their schools and on buses, citing the negative impacts it has on the health and productivity of teachers, faculty, and students. The results highlight the growing importance teachers place on working in a healthy, safe,…

As climate scientists are fond of saying, most of the tools and technologies we need to solve the climate crisis already exist. The problem, often, is driving those solutions to commercial viability and widespread public adoption. That’s why Sweta Chakraborty sees behavioral science as the missing piece of the puzzle. Understanding how humans are “predictably…

  With the cost-of-living crisis set to continue for the foreseeable future, supporting employees with their financial wellbeing must be a top priority for every employer, something that we recently explored in our latest report: Cost of Living Crisis: Financial Stress and Employee Wellbeing. The findings are fascinating, revealing how financial stress is intrinsically linked…

Workplace water fountains can help with employee comfort and increase value of property. Commercial building owners and operators have been struggling to maintain or add value to their properties since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. With many companies adopting work-from-home and eventually hybrid office scenarios — some indefinitely — the role of commercial office…

Getting employees to willingly return to the office requires facility executives to rethink how their workspaces feel, look and function. As employers across the country attempt to pull people back into the office, they’re encountering no small measure of resistance from employees who have fully embraced remote working and who are pushing back against the…

The focus on sustainable landscape solutions and water conservation led to the creation of Lake Park. SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park, a near 300-acre sports and entertainment destination, worked with Studio MLA, a landscape architecture and urban design studio, to create a civic and environmentally conscious landscape across three key areas: water capture and reuse,…