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Going In Circles? Good!

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Architects and designers are increasingly prioritizing sustainability, focusing on low-VOC, recycled materials, and reducing embodied carbon through reuse and modular construction. Designers encourage product manufacturers to include recycled content, lower VOCs, streamline manufacturing processes and track embodied carbon.

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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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Lockers: The New Unexpected Star Of Workspace Design

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The construction industry accounts for 38% of all CO2 emissions. It’s important for product designers and retailers to understand their embodied carbon emissions , which relate to the manufacturing, processing, transportation, assembly, maintenance, replacement, and deconstruction and disposal of goods. FSC® : Preserving forests.

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Do Your Meetings Crackle Or Flat Line?

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Your power shapes meetings The question faces every leader: How do I use my power to construct meetings that build teamwork among the participants and advance the work of the organization? The more you involve meeting participants in constructing their meeting experience, the more they will take ownership for the meeting’s success.

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5 Latina Changemakers Who Are Making a Difference

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It’s the willingness to fill leadership roles , promising to advocate for and shedding light on the unrepresented and undervalued. After deciding to focus on her entrepreneurial career, she partnered with a construction company. When that relationship dissolved, she launched her own construction business.

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Resources And Tips To Harness The Power Of Interior Design For Environmental Impact — And Employee Retention

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Additionally, nearly 23% of our overall landfill waste comes from construction and demolition, so focusing on reducing any part of this is going to have a huge impact on the climate and on human health. Another important factor to think about is that many manufacturers across the globe are still relying on inequitable labor practices.”.

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Feel Guilty for Taking a Sick Day? You’re Not Alone, but It Shouldn’t Be the Norm

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Softworks analyzed data from a variety of different industry sectors across the globe, from education and nonprofits to healthcare and manufacturing. Albertie says, “In my over 20-plus years of leadership, here are 10 things I have seen excel for supporting employees.” to catch up to other developed countries.”