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At a glance The current global upheaval may feel unprecedented, but there have been similar periods of acute disruption in recent history, each of which gave birth to a new era with its own distinctive landscape. The most recent era bore witness to the expansion of global value chains and the meteoric rise of digital…

  Many thinkers today, like those bearded sign-bearers in the cartoons, are proclaiming that the end is near, at least for big cities. During the pandemic, the argument goes, residents and businesses fled cities, beginning an “urban doom loop” in which falling property tax revenues make cities less livable–prompting still more residents and businesses to…

Two significant elements of a thriving workspace are the connection to nature and natural light. Studies have shown that employees who have access to natural elements in their work environment are proven to be happier and more productive. Office productivity can be increased by 8% and rates of well-being up by 13% with the addition…

Cities are ecosystems: complex networks of interdependent functions that rely on each other for success. Just as growing only one type of crop can harm agricultural land, cities cannot truly thrive without a balanced mix of residential, commercial, and recreational activities. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many large business districts across the country…

  Powering your facility with solar energy doesn’t have to be a far-off, long-range goal. Manufacturing and processing plants consume 25.9% of the national energy to bring products to market, more than twice as much for all U.S. residences. With the rapidly changing industrial landscape, particularly concerning energy costs, three-shift operations, and an influx of…

Westminster City Council and Veolia have announced the full-scale rollout of the UK’s largest electric refuse collection fleet. The vehicles are the next generation in electric Refuse Collection Vehicle (RCV) development and will deliver a cleaner and quieter service, powered directly by energy generated from the waste they collect. Westminster Council has invested £20 million…