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Seven Truths About Hybrid Work and Productivity
Our collective experience of the pandemic enabled us to conduct endless experiments with work. Initially, the experiments were about where work took place (the home becoming a viable option), and soon they became about when work took place (the rigors of...
Turnover at Sustainable Buildings Canada helm
Mike Singleton, founder and longtime executive director of Sustainable Buildings Canada (SBC), has announced he will retire at the end of this year. Under his leadership, the 20-year-old not-for-profit organization has forged a widely recognized forum for...
Finding success as a small cleaning business
As labour shortages and high employee turnover persist, it can be a challenge to grow your commercial cleaning business. Competition is fierce, so managers need to plan ahead, invest wisely, assess potential, and create opportunities to find success. Business...
The Case for Sustainable Roofs
There are many choices for roofs, but a green roof is becoming increasingly more popular. A green roof is an increasingly popular choice in sustainable facilities. By adding a vegetative layer to the roof, businesses can reduce energy costs, increase biodiversity, and...
Roper Hospital to be Sold to MUSC Health
The transaction is expected to be complete in late 2029. Roper St. Francis Healthcare has announced its plans to sell the 11.5-acre property where Roper Hospital is in Charleston, South Carolina to the Medical University Hospital Authority (MUSC Health). The...
Nature Meets Care: Designing Healing Spaces
By transforming clinical spaces with organic elements, facility design considerations can contribute patient healing. As research continues to reveal the benefits of exposure to nature on the healing process and overall human well-being, architects and designers of...
