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UPDATE: OSHA To Award $10.5M In Workplace Safety Training Grants
The Susan Harwood Training Grants are available to nonprofit organizations and will fund workplace safety and health hazard training and education.
Greenhouse Grower Earns Incentive For Energy-Saving Cogen Engines
SunSelect Produce’s new high-tech, natural gas-powered combined heat and power technology cuts 12,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions per year and conserves over 7,000 gallons of water per day.
Question Of The Week: What Workplace Design Features Work?
A second annual Capital One Workplace Environment Survey finds flexibility remains high on the list of priorities for employees.
Quiet Mark Launches In U.S. To Combat Noise Pollution
Proprietary testing program from the Noise Abatement Society offers support for nation’s health and well-being by helping to find the quietest solutions in over 50 product categories.
McDonald’s Opens New Global HQ In Chicago
The new nine-story building in Chicago’s West Loop exemplifies the company’s commitment to become a better McDonald’s, more closely connected to its customers.
Best Practices For Automated Shading Systems
The right balance of daylighting and daylight harvesting strategies can provide health, productivity, and energy saving benefits: Here’s how to get the most out of your facility’s automated shading system.
OSHA To Kick Off Safe + Sound Week
Over 200 organizations and businesses will partner with OSHA to promote the importance of workplace safety and health programs August 13-19.
IWBI Launches Global Network Of Concept Advisories
Experts from around the world will share their insights on the impact of 10 WELL concepts on human health.
Better Ventilation Pays Off In Productivity, Health
Fresh air is healthier than stale or polluted air, and while increasing ventilation may increase energy use, research shows the benefits of doing so outweigh costs.
Saint-Gobain Releases North American HQ Occupant Comfort Study
The first of its kind based on size and scale, the longitudinal study reveals the collective benefits of a systems-based design approach.
Putting Our Heads in the Cloud: Ensuring Workspace Transformation Success
Keep these three things in mind when using cloud-based, workspace technology to optimize office space.
Five Key Trends In Alternative Workplace Strategies
A new study looks at five top trends within today’s workplaces, and compares the findings to the initial research from over a decade ago.
Taking A Break
In offices that feature a variety of space types, breakrooms still remain a central draw.
The Productivity Problem In Office Design
Which aspects of the physical workplace impact employees most, and what can facility planners do about it?
Credit Union Pursues WELL Certification
In Vancouver, WA, HAPO Community Credit Union designed its newest branch to achieve WELL certification from the International WELL Building Institute.
Is There A Battle Over Temperature Raging In Your Office?
Fifteen percent of workers have argued with a coworker about office temperature, and 19 percent have secretly changed the temperature during the summer, according to a new CareerBuilder survey.
Maars Living Walls To Unveil AXES
AXES doors pivot on axis points to become acoustic wall system; will be introduced at NeoCon 2018.
Employees The Focus Of New AAA HQ Interior Design
In keeping with the organization's mission, HGA designed the headquarters to include collaborative spaces and embrace a fun, road trip atmosphere.
New Report Highlights Designing For Activity Based Work
Data in the 2018 Workplace Report from NYC-based Ted Moudis Associates Data points to employee experience as the primary driver for companies redesigning their workplace.
American University First In U.S. To Become Carbon Neutral
In 2010, AU pledged to achieve carbon neutrality by 2020. The school reached its goal two years early, making it the first carbon neutral university in the nation.
New WorldGBC Report Urges Companies To Make Green Improvements
The World Green Building Council report highlights the economic benefits of green building and showcases improved occupant satisfaction when health, wellbeing, and productivity features are implemented in existing green structures.
LEED Platinum Children’s Hospital Is First On West Coast
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford is the West Coast's first LEED Platinum children's hospital and only the second children's hospital in the world to earn that status.
Construction On The Spiral In NYC Set To Begin
The 65-story building will feature a continuous green pathway wrapped around its façade, providing occupants access to landscaped, outdoor spaces.
16 Schools Earn Steelcase Education Active Learning Center Grants
The program supports active learning strategies in classrooms where teachers are already striving to implement related practices by installing furniture designed to encourage student engagement and success.
Question Of The Week: Ways To Prevent Cigarette Litter?
Although cigarette smoking in America has decreased 28% in the past decade, cigarette butts remain the most littered item in the U.S. and across the globe.
Northwestern University Makes Buildings Bird-Friendly
Working with the local community and experts from American Bird Conservancy, Northwestern University is using state-of-the-art solutions to keep birds from dying in collisions with glass walls and windows.
Revived Breakroom Makes A Splash With Employees
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium in Sarasota, FL is the most recent winner of the Staples Ultimate Breakroom Makeover contest.
Turn Up Tech By Turning Up The Lights
Facilities are taking advantage of smart lighting capabilities to piggy-back other innovations.
Office Design Decisions Can Make (Or Break) Your Budget
In a new report, JLL compares build out costs across three office styles in 59 markets in the U.S. and Canada.
Boeing Crowdsources Employee Ideas For Tax Reform Investment
The aerospace company’s investments focus on the future of employees and communities and include $100 million for "workplace of the future" facilities and infrastructure enhancements.
Indoor Environments’ Impact On Wellness To Be Studied
Well Living Lab will undertake a three-year scientific research plan to identify how indoor environments affect five facets of people’s lives.
GM LED Lighting Retrofit Saves Over $300,000 Annually
In addition to reducing energy consumption, replacing linear fluorescent lighting with tubular LED created a safer work environment at the auto maker’s Lake Orion, MI plant.
Stanton Chase LA, IWBI Team Up For Healthy Workplace Education
Stanton Chase will introduce clients to IWBI’s WELL Building Standard, which provides a meaningful solution to advance human health and well-being in the workplace.
Cambridge Sound Management And Lutron Partner
Sound masking integrates with occupancy sensors to provide automatic privacy for occupants upon their entering a room.
Top 8 Predictions For The Workplace Experience in 2018
These emerging and evolving concepts provide a framework around which facility management can plan and operate the workplace environments they oversee.
New Guidance On Achieving Joint Certification Of BREEAM, WELL
A new briefing paper from BRE And IWBI outlines how projects can achieve joint certification of BREEAM and the WELL Building Standard.
Art Installation At Amazon HQ Has Clear Impact
At the Seattle Amazon headquarters, “There Is Another Sky” by Spencer Finch graces an architectural canopy connecting two new office buildings on the campus.
Five Tips To Create An Inspirational Office
Aesthetics and the overall look of your office have more to do with employee satisfaction than you might think. Here's how to create a workspace that will inspire, boost employee morale, and retain talent.
Interior Solutions Firm dancker Opens Experience Center
Providing architectural, furniture, technology, and logistic solutions, the company redesigned its own workplace to assist clients while also improving the environment for its employees.
New Office Design Focuses On Construction Culture
In designing McCarthy Building Companies' Houston office, lauckgroup created productive spaces for employees while highlighting the firm's brand.
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