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Facility professionals need to ensure their building’s core systems remain strong during extreme weather events. Wildfire season is now a year-long weather event, and no area of the country is exempt from it. Facilities managers need to prepare and maintain their buildings before a threat has been made. Keeping roofing, drainage and grading in good…

  First came the French. A syndicate led by Ferdinand de Lesseps, the diplomat who had led construction of the Suez Canal, began excavating a channel through Central America in 1881. Drawing huge contingents of Afro-Caribbean laborers, the workforce peaked at 40,000 in 1888. With approximately 10 ft of annual rainfall in the region, frequent…

A public library in Connecticut will be the first newly constructed building in the state to implement grid-interactive renewables, battery storage, and electric vehicle (EV) charging, thanks to a clean energy microgrid from Eaton. By running on affordable, resilient, and sustainable power the Manchester Public Library will maximize energy savings and reduce strain on the…

  The Weitz Company, a subsidiary of Orascom Construction PLC, along with Turner Construction and the Des Moines Airport Authority, is preparing to begin the third phase of the Des Moines International Airport terminal expansion, a $600 million program that includes a new parking garage. The airport authority recently approved the Phase 1B East expansion,…

Dive Brief: The White House appears to be moving forward with the demolition of four historically significant federal buildings outside of statutory processes, a former General Services Administration official says in a declaration submitted to a federal judge at a hearing this week. Attorneys representing the federal government said the declaration is based on hearsay…

While this year brought plenty of setbacks for sustainability, new research shows what developments nearly 400 global sustainability experts thought had the most positive impact on the sustainability agenda in 2025. According to a survey from Trellis data partner GlobeScan and ERM, legislation remains the most significant driver of progress, cited by 18 percent of…