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You don’t have to be an economist to know that inflation is one of the chief financial challenges facing Americans today. Key indicators point to energy prices as a principal driver of the increased cost of living, as gasoline soars over $5 per gallon and natural gas spikes lead to inflated utility bills. Fortunately, a…

California utility San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) announced that it has successfully deployed an innovative technology that enables eight electric school buses to put electricity back on the power grid when needed, such as on hot summer days. A collaborative effort between SDG&E, the Cajon Valley Union School District, and locally based technology company…

  Fossil-fuel-fired power plants are creeping closer to stranded asset status. The newly released framework for Canada’s looming clean electricity regulations (CER) makes it clear that utilities and other entities selling power into public transmission and distribution networks have about 12 years to cut the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from their production processes down to…

  The most important person in the office is often not the CEO at the top of the organizational chart — it’s their executive assistant. An executive assistant is not just answering emails and taking phone calls. EAs can also be strategic sounding boards for their boss’s ideas, and they use their administrative know-how to…

  In recent years, the grocery industry has seen an unprecedented demand for online shopping. To meet the needs of consumers making the switch to online shopping, many retailers are choosing to expand their warehouses and for grocers that means expanding their refrigerated warehousing. As the footprint of refrigerated warehouse space and infrastructure grows it’s…

In July, Ben and Jerry’s — one of the world’s largest ice cream brands — announced that it is committing to ensure all of its packaging, including the 1 million pint containers for ice cream it produces every day, doesn’t come from wood fibers sourced from the world’s most vital forest ecosystems. The policy —…

  Today, LED lighting is often required in most new and renovation projects. Besides offering the obvious reductions in energy consumption and maintenance, LED systems continue to provide new and additional benefits. Previous leaps in the evolution of lighting technologies, outweighed the sacrifices that always came with its use. However, pre-electric times aside, the improved…

During the design process, there aren’t necessarily opportunities to implement “brain breaks,” brief moments to take a purposeful pause from the task at hand and refocus before returning to work. We are typically required to swiftly understand our clients’ goals and bring design to life on a timely schedule. In March 2020, that changed as…

  Continuous Professional Development (CPD) is often underestimated in its value to both recipients and employers. Though a worthwhile pursuit in any field, it is in constantly developing sectors such as facilities management where this upskilling practice provides immediate, and consistent value. CPD can be broadly defined as the ongoing learning activities professionals engage in…