Mitie : grows landscaping services with the acquisition of Biotecture
Mitie is growing its landscaping business with the acquisition of Biotecture, a leading specialist in ‘living walls’. Biotecture designs, builds and maintains sustainable vertical gardens, which transform indoor and outdoor urban spaces by improving air quality and biodiversity, while also enhancing workspace design. Biotecture’s interior living walls are designed to improve indoor workspaces by using […]
Erin Napier Designed a Home for Her Childhood Friend in the Latest “Home Town” Episode
“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below.” If you love a good homecoming story, the latest episode of HGTV’s Home Town delivers just that. In it, Erin Napier designs a country house in Laurel, Mississippi, for her childhood friend Rebekah Staples, who has moved back to […]
Top 5 building HVAC system problems and how to fix them
When your HVAC system was new, it was designed to keep the indoor environment comfortable, functional, and safe. Over time, that system can drift out of alignment, leading to wasted resources, excessive energy consumption, and reduced occupant comfort. Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning accounts for approximately 40% of the energy usage in an average commercial […]
Cities With the Most Outdoor Jobs
Photo Credit: Oleksii Sidorov / Shutterstock The average American spends about 90% of their time indoors and sits for a significant portion of the day. Researchers attribute a wide range of health problems to predominantly indoor (and often sedentary) lifestyles. For one, prolonged sitting is associated with obesity, increased blood pressure, and abnormal cholesterol levels. […]
SARS-CoV-2 RNA causing Covid-19 detected in tiny airborne particles inside and outside infected person’s room: Study | Health
A new study has detected tiny airborne particles containing RNA from the SARS-CoV-2 that causes Covid-19, both inside and outside of the rooms in which infected people were self-isolating at home. The research has been published in the ‘Annals of the American Thoracic Society Journal’. The study is the first report of household air contamination […]
Norwegian Cruise Line’s PortMiami Terminal Receives Honorary Recognition
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, the parent company for Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, has been recognized for the environmental design of its newest cruise terminal in PortMiami. The U.S. Green Building Council granted NCLH the honorary recognition as the first LEED Gold New Construction v4.0 cruise ship terminal in Florida, […]
HUD Announces $4 Million Radon Testing Notice of Funding Opportunity
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is making available $4 million through HUD’s new Radon Testing and Mitigation Demonstration Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for public housing agencies. PHAs will use the funds in public housing properties where low-income families reside. With this funding, PHAs will be able […]
How to test your air and water for radon
Radon, an invisible, radioactive gas, could be causing your home to be unsafe. One in seven Vermont houses have heightened levels of radon, which increases a chances of getting lung cancer. The odorless, colorless gas is naturally caused by the decay of the radioactive element uranium in the Earth’s crust. Radon occurs naturally in outdoor air […]
WA Lawsuit Filed Against Yakima COVID Testing Center Company
Yakima company stored backlog of administered tests in garbage bags (WA State Att General) Yakima company stored backlog of administered tests in garbage bags (WA State Att General) The Center for COVID Control was under scrutiny even before this lawsuit. WA STATE AG FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST PARENT COMPANY IN ILLINOIS Back on January 12, […]
Global Plasma Solutions® Launches New In-Duct Air Ionization System, Extending Portfolio of Needlepoint Bipolar Ionization (NPBI™) Technology Products
The DM-2™ offers enhanced versatility with downstream positioning, easier installations and modifications, delivering better ion density for indoor spaces LAS VEGAS and CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Global Plasma Solutions® (GPS®) announced today the launch of the DM-2™, the most recent addition to the company’s air-cleaning needlepoint bipolar ionization (NPBI™) technology systems that […]