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  The connectivity solutions put in place during the pandemic are a strong foundation for improved plant reliability and sustainability well into the future. Businesses needed to adapt more in the past few years than in the decades preceding. The global pandemic rocked the foundation upon which those businesses were built, and process manufacturers were…

A range of pests can wage war on your premises, says Paul Bates, MD of Cleankill Pest Control, with advice on how to win the battle against pests by taking a strategic approach in deterring, detecting and eradicating the problem Pest control can be compared with going into battle – technicians have to work strategically…

  In the financial sector, 2050 climate targets are par for the course. Financial institutions have used these climate commitments to tell the world where they want to go. But how will they get there? And how can stakeholders be sure that any reported progress is really on track, or that it’s supporting decarbonization in…

  In my 28 years at Dewberry, I’ve learned a lot, much of which I think still applies to young engineers today. I was first hired at Dewberry in 1993, fresh from graduating from Virginia Tech with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. By the time I was 25, I was working as a project…

  Broadly speaking, the term ‘net zero’ refers to any time the same amount of something is produced as removed or expended. In the building sector, we often hear “net-zero” used in connection with energy or carbon—two words that are not interchangeable but commonly misused as such. Wendy Macdonald, Sustainability Consultant at RJC Engineers, is…

  There is perhaps no issue more pressing in construction engineering than sustainability. By reducing the resources required to build and maintain new structures, engineers are redefining the next generation of construction and paving the way for a safer and more sustainable future. This green future is made possible by the use of sustainable construction materials,…