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An elderly but long-time Californian remembers 1976 as a fun year. The economy was finally pulling out of a recession that started in 1973. The Watergate “nightmare,” as then-President Ford called it, was behind us. And Californians were having a lot of fun with—of all things—a drought that year. They made up comical jingles to…

  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,…

Facilities management professionals need to find ways to communicate effectively with those they are working with. “Having a process to help executives make decisions in an informed way is very important to everyone,” said Kurt Neubek, a certified facilities manager with the International Facilities Management Association (IFMA), an architect, and a Firmwide Healthcare Practice Leader…

  ATP monitors, broadly speaking, are a rapid testing method used to quickly assess the cleanliness of surfaces or liquid samples. Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) is present in all organic material, living or not living, and is the universal unit of energy used in all living cells, whether found in plants, animals, bacteria, mould, or microorganisms….

In late 2020, California and then the United Kingdom took a stand on the future of the internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle. To me, this moment was the beginning of the end for ICE vehicles: California, the fifth-largest economy in the world and the state with the most new car sales across the U.S.; and…