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For as long as there have been fights over greenwashing — its around four decades since the term was coined — there have been arguments over what the practice looks like. The lack of an agreed definition is actually one reason the debate continues. How can we avoid something we can’t define? Over the past…

Gilbane Development is partnering with Western Kentucky University, Bowlling Green, on a $350 million plan to replace aging traditional dorms with facilities that group students based on similar majors, intellectual pursuits and other interests. Champaign,Ill.-based Broeren Russo Builders has been named contractor for “Elevate WKU,” a public-private partnership seeking seeking to reimagine the university’s residential portfolio,…

Four well-known environmental organizations are collaborating to standardize how corporations calculate water risks and impacts not only from their own operations but from electricity contracts and supply chains, too. Their goal is a model akin to the “scope” system for greenhouse gas emissions of climate standards organization Greenhouse Gas Protocol that breaks out carbon footprint…

Jeff Charlton, Environmental Hygienist and Principal Consultant at Building Forensics explains why a specialist approach is required to secure safe ventilation in buildings Indoor air quality has become one of the most discussed issues in modern facilities management. Yet many buildings that proudly display environmental certifications still fail to deliver genuinely healthy environments for their…

As the latest season of “The Pitt” wrapped, viewers watched a familiar pattern unfold: healthcare workers navigating not only high-stakes care, but sudden, escalating workplace violence. Nurse Emma Nolan is first grabbed during a tense interaction, then later attacked in a confined patient room with no ability to call for help. In a separate incident,…

Design techniques have given rise to effective strategies that aim to minimize operational cost, environmental impact and neighborhood disturbance. The expansion in data center development across the country has drawn scrutiny from local communities over the perceived impact of operations on local resources. Operators are equally concerned, and many are adopting modern design techniques that…