Weather events creating insurance turmoil

Weather events creating insurance turmoil

With catastrophic weather events hitting hard across the country, 2022 was ranked the third worst year for insured losses in Canadian history. Unlike other years, in which a single dramatic event made up a significant percentage of the losses, 2022 saw a variety of major catastrophic events wreaking havoc across the entire country. Ontario was…

How design supports a more holistic approach to training

How design supports a more holistic approach to training

Many NCAA programs are expressing a desire for a holistic approach to performance—one that thoughtfully integrates nutrition, mental health, sports medicine, hydrotherapy, diagnostics, sleep, recovery, and sport-specific strength and conditioning—all working in sync to improve athletes’ performance in the classroom and on game day. Training facilities have evolved in response. Over the last decade, the…

How Can Facilities Managers Respond to the Labor Shortage?

How Can Facilities Managers Respond to the Labor Shortage?

The Great Resignation and the high number of workers retiring over the last several years have led to labor shortages at many workplaces across the country. While some of those positions will be filled, it’s likely those replacements won’t have the same depth of knowledge as their predecessors. To help solve this problem, facilities managers…

How Military Veterans Can Help Fill Facilities Job Openings

How Military Veterans Can Help Fill Facilities Job Openings

As managers struggle to find candidates, veterans can offer intriguing options. Facility managers at institutional and commercial facilities are struggling to find qualified front-line technicians to fill spots for their staff. Like with many industries, the hiring crunch has prompted managers to consider several alternatives to the traditional job pool, including technical schools, reaching out…

National Renewable Energy Laboratory Adds Facility, Preps Other Projects

National Renewable Energy Laboratory Adds Facility, Preps Other Projects

The sprawling campus of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is dotted with buildings dedicated to the many sciences needed to power the country’s push toward clean energy. Researchers inside one building explore the dynamics of harnessing the sun for energy. Those in another are determining the best ways to convert…

IEA: Global clean energy investment ‘significantly’ outpacing fossil fuel spending

IEA: Global clean energy investment ‘significantly’ outpacing fossil fuel spending

Global investment in clean energy technologies – from renewables and electric vehicles (EVs) to nuclear power plants and heat pumps – is “significantly” outpacing spending on fossil fuels, with the energy crisis having accelerated momentum around the global green energy transition, according to the latest update from the International Energy Agency (IEA). The influential agency…