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Alberta invests in trade interest at Telus Spark
The Alberta government is investing almost $900,000 in funding to the Telus Spark Science Centre in Calgary. The funding will help create a series of exploration spaces designed to encourage young people to pursue a career in the trades. The spaces will educate youth...
GSA Seeks Innovative Green Tech to Test in Federal Buildings
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), announced a new request for information (RFI) focused on enabling energy efficiency and decarbonization in commercial buildings, contributing to a more efficient...
Willis-Knighton Medical Center Upgrades Chilled Water Plant
Challenge The two 750-ton Trane centrifugal chillers, in the twenty-year-old Willis-Knighton Medical Center chilled water plant, were taxed with providing comfort for the entire facility. The medical center sought upgrades to add capacity, control comfort,...
Healthy organizations keep winning, but the rules are changing fast
Organizational health is a moving target. Leaders at today’s healthiest organizations don’t run them the same way that the C-suite did in 2003, when McKinsey launched the Organizational Health Index (OHI). We created the index to help organizations gain vital insights...
Two-Way Elevator Communication: CSA B44 Standards Reach New Levels
Imagine you are stuck in an elevator. Now imagine you’re not only stuck, but you also can’t communicate when you call for help, or you can’t hear the voice on the end of the emergency line. Fortunately, recent updates to the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) B44...
How current and future trends are shaping the libraries of tomorrow
Over the last few years, public libraries have transitioned from being buildings that only store and lend books to being fully featured community centers. While today's public libraries are still committed to sharing knowledge and providing easy access to books and...
