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Here are 4 Sustainable Office Design Trends To Embrace In 2022

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28% of this derive from operational emissions – the carbon omitted by powering, heating and cooling a building – while 11% is a by-product of embodied emissions which are produced through the extraction, transportation, manufacturing, and assembly of the materials used to build, fit out and furnish a building.

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Biophilic Design Is Part Of The New Normal (And We’re Not Just Talking Office Plants)

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People spend most of their time in manufactured spaces that are not always designed with wellbeing in mind. Biophilic design incorporates natural elements into nearly all aspects of these manufactured environments. “The construction industry accounts for around 40 percent of the UK’s entire carbon footprint.

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The U.S. Needs More Tradespeople and Women Are Answering the Call

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With a projected 650,000 construction jobs open in the U.S. While the manufacturing industry emerged strong after the COVID-19 pandemic, it could be facing up to 1.9 million unfilled manufacturing jobs if the current trajectory doesn’t change. She eventually quit her job in academia and enrolled in the GAF Roofing Academy.

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The ultimate guide to emotional intelligence in the workplace and beyond

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Self-regulation refers to the ability to process and express emotions constructively, adapt to changes flexibly, and manage conflict effectively. So show off your EQ in job interviews! Be open to constructive feedback. Try to: Build a feedback loop with people you trust to share honest and constructive feedback. 

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Landlords and occupiers don’t see eye to eye on the decarbonisation of European real estate

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With many occupiers often more focused on emissions from other aspects of their businesses, such as manufacturing or supply chains, the contribution that buildings make to the aggregate 37 percent global emissions from real estate can be underestimated.

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Fighting—and Winning—Above Your Company’s Weight Class

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After the client’s first-round interviews, only five remained. Another of my clients sells a commodity used in construction. Several people from his team showed up to deliver some of the product they manufactured as well as to notify us that we were their new partners. Clearly, they felt we were no threat.

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In the U.K., many places still rely on oil and gas jobs

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Domestic manufacturing makes only a small contribution , and developers are not required to use British-made turbines or other parts, despite the jobs this would create. Most jobs are in the construction and maintenance of wind farms, with the latter threatened by automation. This has left Grangemouth workers discontented. In the U.K.’s