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  Talk of office-to-residential conversions are everywhere these days. But these conversions aren’t as simple as they may seem—there are many engineering opportunities and challenges involved, and developers will be well served by having a full-service team in place before they begin. In this latest blog in IMEG’s series on the topic, I talked with…

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced that Newark Liberty International Airport’s new Terminal A has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The sustainability achievement aligns with the port authority’s agency-wide goal to reach net-zero carbon emissions. Following a $2.7 billion…

All systems have a life cycle, and understanding when to renew them is important to overall operations. There are many mechanical and utility systems within a facility, some more visible than others. However, they all share a similar trait, a limited life cycle. Since these various systems are critical to a healthcare facility’s continued functioning,…

The design of new office space must support a company’s culture and workflow, represent their brand, combine budget sensitivity with sustainability, and align goals for growth, productivity, and on-the-job satisfaction. That’s exactly what Dyer Brown did for the recently completed Boston headquarters of Nimbus Therapeutics. After tripling the size of its staff, Nimbus Therapeutics outgrew…

Multifamily landlords and condominium corporations have claimed more than a third of the funds the Canadian government has thus far allocated through its Zero Emissions Vehicle Infrastructure Program (ZEVIP) to subsidize EV chargers that are made available to multiple users. That’s largely because applicants from the multifamily sector were the most proactive among the four…

An “alarming shortage” of clean energy and low carbon infrastructure projects in developing countries and emerging markets poses a major threat to meeting the global climate goals contained in the Paris Agreement, fresh research has warned. Delivering on global climate finance goals requires a 30 percent increase in the number of low carbon projects that…