Remove Construction Remove Reporting Remove Transportation
article thumbnail

What Is Embodied Carbon And Why Does It Matter In Workspace Design?

All Work

But without minimising embodied carbon in things like construction materials, we’re much less likely to achieve the goals set out in COP26. Building and construction are responsible for 39% of global carbon emissions , according to research. transportation. transportation. degrees celsius. What is embodied carbon?

article thumbnail

A worker dies every 96 minutes from a job-related injury. Here’s how to fix it

Work Life

When a cargo ship crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge late last month, an overnight construction crew was hard at work repairing potholes on the roadway. In February, another man from Guatemala died after falling from a New Jersey building under construction. The resulting collapse killed six of the eight workers.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Labor trends to watch in 2024: A U.S. economic outlook and sector play-by-play

Work Life

Construction and utilities: building the future Construction Strong growth is in the cards for the domestic construction sector next year. construction spending hit a more than $2 billion record-high. But several companies are reporting a shortage of workers such as engineers and data analysts, which could hamper growth.

article thumbnail

Half of firms won’t meet 2030 decarbonisation target, report claims

Workplace Insight

A new report from Siemens Infrastructure claims that there is limited agreement amongst businesses on how best to progress towards a decarbonised and resource-efficient world and under half expect to meet their net zero targets based on current thinking. Secondly, smarter infrastructure integration is mandatory to affect change.

article thumbnail

Focus should shift to reducing energy demand, WEF report suggests

Workplace Insight

These are the findings of the World Economic Forum’s Transforming Energy Demand initiative – and a new report – launched in collaboration with PwC and supported by over 120 global CEOs who are members of the International Business Council (IBC), a group representing 3 percent of global energy use.

article thumbnail

Office refurbishments rise to all time high in London

Workplace Insight

The report claims that over 10 million sq. New infrastructure and expanding transport links have attracted people to previously overlooked areas like mid-town and the eastern fringes of the City. and new construction is starting across 50 schemes. million sq. Volume is now at 4.4 million sq. million sq. With over 10 million sq.

article thumbnail

Inspired by Southwest Airlines’ Strategy, Ryanair Now Soars Above Them Financially

Success

By 2019, Ryanair’s profits were over 1 billion euros , and they were reported to be transporting more passengers than any other airline in the continent. billion), while Southwest reported a more modest net income of $367 million. By no means is this an exaggeration. Total revenue for Ryanair in 2019 reached a whopping 7.6