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Sixteen years have passed since engineer Martin Eberhard unveiled his futuristic custom-designed sports car before a crowd of investors, journalists, and potential buyers in a Santa Monica Airport hangar. The Roadster, as it was called, contained a lot of innovative engineering, but nothing about it mattered more than the 6,831 lithium-ion battery cells packed into…

  Solar energy is rapidly developing as one of the most dependable forms of renewable energy production — delivering on sustainability and resilience promises. The challenge for decades, however, had revolved around two key issues: the cost of the technology and a cost-effective way to store the energy. However, costs are falling so much that…

  Beyond energy efficiency and occupant satisfaction, facility managers have just one, huge, overarching goal: That their facilities stay out of the headlines. Whenever there’s a facility-related problem that crosses over to mainstream news, facility managers can be assured they’ll take the brunt of the blame. That’s not great for career advancement. Poor water quality…

Located in Flint, Mich., the Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Health Care’s Flint Medical Center uses an advanced proton therapy treatment approach to care for cancer patients. Once considered cost-prohibitive, proton therapy is now one of the most promising cancer treatments—particularly for brain, breast, prostate and ocular tumors, and for certain pediatric cancers. Proton therapy is…

Climate change is already having an impact on the water cycle, leading to longer and more severe droughts and more frequent extreme precipitation and flooding. As the world faces more water scarcity and water-related crises, the issue of managing water and investing in water resources has taken center stage. One company addressing these challenges is…

As facility managers continue contracting security service providers, shifting environmental factors are increasingly changing the larger industry landscape. As facility managers continue contracting security service providers, shifting environmental factors are increasingly changing the larger industry landscape. Whether internal or external, these factors — including changes across regulatory agencies, competitors, customers, suppliers, legislation, public perception, and…