When will they ever learn?

When will they ever learn?

Boris Johnson, UK Prime Minister, was forced this week to apologise to Parliament and to the UK people for attending a party in the gardens of No. 10 Downing Street during last year’s lockdown, which he later described as a “work function” in a feeble attempt to justify his error of committing acts that the…

What happened to my FM Budget?

What happened to my FM Budget?

For most businesses, the five greatest expenses are: staff, physical location, capital equipment, development costs, and Cost of Goods Sold (aka: Inventory). In short, after a business’ staffing, the next largest cost is Facilities.  What we have seen so far are the most drastic cuts in staffing since the Great Depression.  Cuts to Facilities budgets…

Energy use and CO2 emissions are way down – How do we keep it that way as we all go back to work?

Energy use and CO2 emissions are way down – How do we keep it that way as we all go back to work?

A report out earlier this week from the International Energy Agency (IEA) had some encouraging news in the midst of this pandemic and the associated economic fall-out. Global CO2 emissions are down to levels not seen in 10 years (8% below last year) Energy demand globally is down 3.8 percent in the first quarter with…