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Stories of Urban Transformation: The Rise of 18-Hour Work/Live Communities

As part of the “Sodexo 2016 Workplace Trends Report,” this piece focuses on stories that demonstrate early signs of the type of […]

Diversity Management: A Diverse Leadership Yields Higher Earnings

Diversity is not an end in itself but a means to something greater — to improve competitiveness and the bottom line. In […]

Comfort

Comfort, or being comfortable, is defined as a sense of physical or psychological ease. Comfort is highly subjective.1 In other words, comfort […]

Atlanta Botanical Gardens: A Sustainability Case Study.

This case study of the Atlanta Botanical Garden demonstrates how a sustainability plan can advance the mission of an institution through a […]

Ep. 25: The Next Generation of Healthy Workplaces: Coworking, Biophilia and Working Outdoors | Leigh Stringer – EYP

Leigh Stringer, LEED AP, is an author, a researcher, and a workplace strategy expert for EYP. In August 2018, Mike Petrusky joined […]

Acoustics Performance White paper

Today, many companies have moved to an open-office design intended to increase teamwork, communication, and productivity. However, studies show that interactive, collaborative […]

Cleaning: Finding a Microbiological Standard

This literature review contains background and findings on standards and benchmarks for the cleaning of high frequency touch surfaces, focusing on standards […]

Leveraging Human Factor Personality Profiles

This webinar examines usage of HEXACO and Emotional Intelligence assessments and their impact on team performance. We discuss a case study over […]

Ergonomics Programs for FMs: Why Ergonomics Needs to be in Facilities

Explore reasons why ergonomics should be attributed to FM, learn how an ergonomics program can strategically position FM in corporate business operations […]

Three Common Issues With HID High Bay Lighting

This blog post brings to light the issues associated with metal halide and high-pressure sodium lamps. Despite the ubiquity of these types […]