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  As children, many of us dreamt of becoming construction workers, plumbers, and electricians. Traditional, boots-on-the-ground work has been around for as long as we can remember, and while technological advancements will never make the skilled trades obsolete, digital transformation will increasingly shape the way employees and organizations get things done. The skilled trades are…

Controls fail. Natural disasters strike. Product defects occur. No industry or company is a stranger to operational risk. These incidents carry a hefty price tag: according to the ORX global banking database, more than 65,000 loss events on average occurred from 2016 to 2021, with losses totaling close to $600 billion over the six-year period….

With recession concerns and rising costs squeezing margins for many employers, 84% of CEOs in a recent KPMG survey said that they had cut or were considering cutting environmental, social, and governance (ESG) programs. Now, a new survey from Esker suggests that such measures may be short-sighted, as an employer’s demonstrated commitment to sustainability has become essential to many…

  Water features contribute to physical, mental and emotional health in the post-COVID era and beyond. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, it makes sense that many building owners and facility managers have been focusing on enhancing health and wellness at their institutional and commercial properties. While the crisis has abated, providing an environment…

It’s a simple premise: we all perceive space differently. The widely held belief that the built environment is fundamentally abstract—a neutral composition of form and material—doesn’t hold up to scrutiny. Early critiques of this idea emphasized physical accessibility, noting that mobility-challenged individuals perceive inaccessible environments as barriers to full social and personal development. In other…

  Are people who earn more money happier in daily life? Though it seems like a straightforward question, research had previously returned contradictory findings, leaving uncertainty about its answer. Foundational work published in 2010 from Princeton University’s Daniel Kahneman and Angus Deaton had found that day-to-day happiness rose as annual income increased, but above $75,000 it leveled off…