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With 26 Skanska employees in attendance from around the globe, Autodesk laid out its long-term vision to drive digital collaboration through cloud-based solutions and emphasized the importance of connecting people, processes and data. This vision of the future was directly reflected in the presentations given by our three Skanska colleagues: Senior Emerging Technology Engineer Lisa…

With all the innovation the cleaning industry has seen in the last few years, what about the surfaces that tech doesn’t cover? From touchless technology to electrostatic spraying to traffic counters, robotics (and more), innovation has taken cleaning practices to the next level, but it still has its limitations. In most cases, these advancements complement…

Rental properties demand a great deal of attention. Managing the business aspects alone—loan payments, taxes, accounting, and maintenance—can require more time than facility and plant managers have to give. Facility managers can’t always offload certain tasks that demand their specific skills and attention, but there are opportunities to delegate work that is better outsourced or…

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) UK Commercial Property Monitor Q4 2022 has revealed a further deterioration in overall market conditions during the quarter. At national level, 83 per cent of respondents believe the market is in the downturn phase of the cycle, up slightly from 81 per cent taking this view in Q3….

  A third of 18- to 24-year-olds have rejected a job offer based on the prospective employers’ environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance in favor of more environmentally friendly roles — fueling a growing trend dubbed “climate quitting” by KPMG. The consultancy giant published the results of a survey of 6,000 U.K. adult office workers,…

  The past few decades of corporate sustainability have been characterized by countless pledges and commitments targeting the end of this decade. But as those 2030 deadlines get closer, the talk has moved to action and impact — and even more so, measuring that impact. Quantitative goals have applied to carbon emissions for a long…