Recognize Your Team During National Engineers Week

Recognize Your Team During National Engineers Week

  The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and DiscoverE are teaming up to shine a spotlight on engineering with its annual National Engineers Week, Feb. 18-24. The week is designed to celebrate engineers and their contributions to the world while raising awareness about the public need for engineers and bringing attention to the profession…

Navigating Campus-Wide Power Upgrades with Smart Solutions

Navigating Campus-Wide Power Upgrades with Smart Solutions

Here are some tips and advice for modernizing if your electrical distribution system is decades old. Throughout the 1960 and 70s, many colleges and universities around the United States underwent significant campus expansions to accommodate the needs and demands of growing student populations –– fueled in large part by the Baby Boomers, one of America’s…

$1.2 billion Beachlands project breaks ground

$1.2 billion Beachlands project breaks ground

Construction has started on The Beachlands, located on the waterfront of Colwood. The $1.2 billion development, by Seacliff Properties and Reliance Properties, will be built on 134-acres of oceanfront land with a shoreline that stretches 1.4 kilometres and beyond to the Lagoon Beach. The first phase will begin with the presentation centre, including a coffee…

A calmer approach

A calmer approach

The way we work has changed in an unprecedented way, making support for mental health in the workplace more important than ever, says Louise Fernand, Product Manager for Mental Health and Wellbeing at the British Red Cross Companies routinely consider first aid to protect the physical wellbeing of their staff, but mental health is rarely…

Choosing the Right Paint for Your Facility

Choosing the Right Paint for Your Facility

Facilities professionals should choose the right type of paint for their commercial, industrial, educational, and governmental buildings, taking into consideration its appearance and durability. No matter what option you choose, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommends reading all instructions, selecting products that don’t emit harmful vapors, and providing adequate ventilation through open windows and…

The climate and nature crises call for planet-forward strategies

The climate and nature crises call for planet-forward strategies

In sports, winning game plans have both effective defensive and offensive strategies because they each have a purpose and together are needed for success. Yet corporate climate strategies tend to be primarily defensive, aimed at reducing and removing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. While cutting emissions is critically necessary, companies also must have an offensive strategy…