UKGBC publishes insights into measurement and reporting of climate risks to physical assets

UKGBC publishes insights into measurement and reporting of climate risks to physical assets

The UKGBC has published a landmark review of the strategies and processes that asset-owners can use to adapt and enhance their climate resilience. As buildings, infrastructure and physical assets around the world face increasing risk from more frequent and severe climate-based threats, the six-month collaborative project, the Physical Risk Labs, brings together developers and asset-owning…

Quarter of UK’s largest companies have increased focus on workplace mental health

Quarter of UK’s largest companies have increased focus on workplace mental health

Almost a quarter of the UK’s largest listed employers have improved their performance on workplace mental health overall in the past year, and almost half now recognise the link between financial wellbeing and the mental health of their employees, according to the second annual CCLA Corporate Mental Health Benchmark – UK 100. he benchmark assesses…

What You Need to Know about Building Performance Standards

What You Need to Know about Building Performance Standards

They’re the latest trend sweeping the nation: Building Performance Standards (BPS) or Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS). These pieces of legislation on either the local, state, or national level are the newest and possibly one of the best ways of lowering building energy use, and thus lessening climate change impacts. The Department of Energy website…

What You Should Know About C. Auris and Biofilm

What You Should Know About C. Auris and Biofilm

One EVS technician with the right disinfectant and the proper amount of time, can prevent more C. auris than a roomful of doctors can cure. How well do you know your enemy? I recently participated in an outstanding webinar presented by Dr. Rodney Rohde, world-renowned microbiologist, regents’ professor and global fellow at Texas State University….

Damaged Facades Lead to More S.F. Building Inspections 

Damaged Facades Lead to More S.F. Building Inspections 

Natural disasters — including hurricanes, wildfires, coastal flooding and severe thunderstorms — have become more frequent and severe in recent decades, and the resilience of institutional and commercial facilities is being tested. Recent severe storms inflicted damage on several skyscrapers in San Francisco, and the city’s building owners and managers now face increased scrutiny and…

What do higher education students want from online learning?

What do higher education students want from online learning?

Online programs, both remote and hybrid, are capturing a wider share of higher education across the world. Much of the growth in recent years was driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced campuses to close suddenly and switch to remote classes. But many students, especially those trying to balance work with study, are gravitating toward…