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An interview with the NRCA’s director of technical services sheds light on some of the big movements within the roofing industry. Roofing is an industry that has a reputation, however unfounded, for innovating slowly. That is changing in several respects. New, more durable products are being developed to meet the moment. Innovative technologies that help…

The manufacturing sector and associated operations have the power to drive an economy forward. In this episode of McKinsey Talks Operations, host Daphne Luchtenberg talks to Dr. Amy Jadesimi, managing director of LADOL, along with McKinsey partner David Meredith and McKinsey alumnus Kannan Lakmeeharan. Together, they discuss the Manufacturing Africa initiative—a project funded with UK…

Standard 241 focuses on reducing the risk of airborne aerosol transmission. As the world continues to grapple with a resurgence of COVID-19, along with the flu and RSV, the importance of clean air flow in buildings has never been more critical. Now, ASHRAE Standard 241, Control of Infectious Aerosols is empowering building owners, operators and…

Properly Lube Specialty Bearings Bearing and lubricant selection may provide the increased efficiency needed to advance plant sustainability. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the industrial sector is responsible for a staggering 37% of global CO2 emissions, making it the largest emitting sector worldwide. Industrial machinery has been identified as a significant contributor, placing…

  Buildings represent more than 40% of U.S. carbon emissions, and natural-gas-fired HVAC, water heating, cooking, and other systems represent the largest fraction. With a growing profile of electric products entering the market, the Building Decarbonization industry is coming. However, the new-products aspect of decarbonization is only the beginning of the story. To make decarbonization…

From CAFM to AI, how can FMs determine which digital solutions are the right ones for their needs? We asked the experts for their views CAFM (Computer Aided Facility Management) has long been the foremost software solution used by FMs, allowing them to access asset data and information on the built environment as well as…