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  The variety of extreme weather that North American facilities can be exposed to comes with a wide range of risks and threats, particularly as the planet continues to see the ongoing effects of climate change. Extreme heat and wildfires are big summer risks but so, too, are floods and flash floods, which can be…

  During lockdown, one thing that many people observed was how noticeably quieter the world was. We’d become used to the background hum of traffic noises, voices, ringing phones, business and industry, and only when it was gone did we realise how quiet, quiet could be.  The World Health Organisation has labelled noise as the…

Imagine this… you are in a kick-off meeting with your project owner, partners, and subcontractors. A vision of project outcomes has been shared and agreed upon. However, there is a lack of alignment on actually how to achieve these process, design, and execution outcomes. With cost, schedule, cultural and technical differences looming over the team,…

Electric vehicles are building market share across the United States in places such as California, Florida, New York, Texas and Washington state. At the same time, the country’s aging electrical grid appears increasingly unable to handle the rising demand for charging services during peak load times. Bidirectional charging through vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology represents at least…

  Healthy air quality in buildings improves cognitive function and combats the spread of disease, but its implications for carbon reduction are perhaps the most important benefit. The benefits of fresh air have long been tied to health and productivity. But as we continue to examine the built environment’s role in climate change, its implications…

Recruitment is a growing issue for employers located in areas with a diminishing inventory of affordable housing. The world of higher education is no exception; institutions often struggle to pay staff the wages that make living near campus possible. When conversations begin with a future staff or faculty member, base pay and benefits packages are…