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For patients, employees, and visitors, focusing on biophilic design and other strategies that prioritize wellness can pay huge long-term dividends. Research demonstrates that a person’s environment directly impacts their overall health. Many organizations are studying how evidence-based health and wellness interventions can be incorporated into design and building construction. One such organization, The International WELL…

Some governments are legislating the end of fluorescent lighting for businesses, and as a result, many companies are ceasing the manufacturing of fluorescent lighting, so maintenance and facility managers will need to plan for an alternative. Upgrading lighting source technology to LED lighting allows businesses the opportunity to save energy, improve lighting performance, and enhance…

Building retrofit programmes to improve energy efficiency must also have appropriate ventilation to provide healthier, safer indoor environments, according to a new report published today by the National Engineering Policy Centre (NEPC). The UK has set ambitious legal targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and achieving net zero by 2050. With the heating and cooling of buildings…

With winter and cold weather rapidly approaching, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is re-emphasizing to chemical facilities the importance of being prepared for extreme cold outdoor weather, which includes identifying and implementing best safety practices for cold weather operations to avoid serious chemical accidents this winter. In February 2007, a propane…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that 70 applicants across 27 states, three Tribal Nations, and one territory have been tentatively selected to receive over $735 million to assist in the purchase of over 2,400 zero-emission vehicles through its first-ever Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program. The majority of the funding will go toward adopting…

Nearly a quarter of health and safety professionals (23 per cent) say a lack of leadership support is their biggest barrier to embedding a strong safety culture amongst its employees, according to new findings by WorkNest, a leader in employment law, HR, and health and safety support. Fostering an effective health and safety culture, in…