Office-to-Residential Building Conversions

Office-to-Residential Building Conversions

In a post-covid world, office vacancies have risen dramatically just as residential vacancies have declined to crisis lows. Naturally, building conversions have emerged as a potential solution for owners and developers seeking to capitalize on their languishing assets. While an attractive option at face value, the adaptive re-use of existing commercial office buildings to residential…

When Hybrid Work Strategy Aggravates 20-Somethings

When Hybrid Work Strategy Aggravates 20-Somethings

Gen Z employees — workers in their early to late 20s — often get painted in anecdotes about their supposed lack of engagement in the workplace, their embrace of working from their living rooms, or their reluctance to commute to offices and interact face to face. The reality is a lot different: Research shows that…

Sodexo acknowledged for its commitment to gender equality in the workplace

Sodexo acknowledged for its commitment to gender equality in the workplace

Sodexo UK & Ireland has been named as one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024 for making gender equality a priority in the workplace. Now in its 14th year with Business in the Community (BITC), The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality is the UK’s most highly profiled and well-established…

UK construction sector holds high expectation for AI but obstacles are slowing adoption

UK construction sector holds high expectation for AI but obstacles are slowing adoption

Findings from new research commissioned by global cloud enterprise software company, IFS, highlights the increasing optimism of the construction sector about the potential of AI. More than three-quarters (76 per cent) of senior construction and engineering decision-makers at large firms in the UK say that their business holds high expectation for AI, while more than…

Philadelphia Eagles’ Stadium Scores Top Green Building Certification

Philadelphia Eagles’ Stadium Scores Top Green Building Certification

The National Football League’s (NFL) Philadelphia Eagles announced that its home stadium, Lincoln Financial Field, has been certified as a LEED Platinum building for its commitment to operational sustainability. LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is a globally recognized standard developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Lincoln Financial Field is one of only…