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  Despite the inertia of the carbon-intensive economy and the fossil fuel capture of public policy, climate change has emerged as a top priority for boardrooms. Among the critical decisions being made is where to anchor any commitments for decarbonization. Is it to stay within a maximum temperature rise of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial…

COVID-19 has profoundly altered the way we work and, as a result, the way building owners and employers operate office buildings and other workplaces. As they’ve quickly adapted, they’ve embraced three new trends in access control and visitor management: digitizing these systems and moving them to the cloud; streamlining them to be more frictionless; and…

  Once again, withering heat is upon us — setting records in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere, even here in usually temperate Seattle. Just walking a dog without completely melting down involves a zigzag path down the street, moving from one shady patch to another. Much of that shade comes from trees, which —…

  What makes for a credible corporate net-zero target? That question has generated a lot of discussion in recent years, as more companies look to set emissions reductions targets in line with science. And with no common definition available, companies have interpreted the requirements around net zero in different ways. Last year, the Science-based Targets…

How to respond to climate change is an ever-increasing concern for facility managers. Here’s how one FM has been successful in implementing renewable energy. In scientific discussions of climate change, you often hear “feedback loops” mentioned as one of the biggest hazards for a warming planet. For instance, the hotter it gets, the more air…

  Almost three in four (72 per cent) classrooms suffer from air quality that is ‘below standard’, according to a new survey asking teachers across the UK about their school’s working conditions. Nearly three in five teachers (59 per cent) deemed a classroom with poor air quality to be ‘not fit for purpose’ – for…