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Facility executives understand that unplanned maintenance and asset degradation are costly — not only in direct repair expenses, but also in business-disrupting downtime, tenant dissatisfaction, and insurance liability. Mold, often undetected in its early stages, can inflict severe financial and reputational damage. Mold Hunt, LLC offers a proactive solution: a certified canine mold detection service…

Dive Brief: Building operators are throwing away money if they oversize their HVAC systems to hedge against soaring temperatures, an analysis shows. A high-rise building that had an oversized variable refrigerant flow HVAC system used six times as much electricity to keep it cool throughout the summer of 2023 as a building of equivalent size…

The TUC has organised a “week of action” with more than 1,000 trade union health and safety reps signed up to take part in a nationwide inspection of workplaces this week for heat safety.    With the UK in the midst of its third heatwave this summer, and after the hottest June on record, many…

The opinions expressed here by Trellis expert contributors are their own, not those of Trellis.​ We might forget it, but it’s true: By absorbing carbon from the atmosphere, the world’s forests and oceans shield us from the consequences of our emissions. Indigenous peoples have long known this and have managed their land for generations by…

U.S. Department of Energy has proposed eliminating requirement that new buildings receiving funds from the agency be accessible to disabled people. Accessibility to places of public accommodation, including institutional and commercial facilities, has been a high-priority issue since 1992 with the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Since then, many building owners and…

It has expanded to offer comprehensive mental health services for all ages in Germantown neighborhood of Memphis. Family Care Center opened its newest clinic in Memphis—marking its tenth location in Tennessee. It has expanded to offer comprehensive mental health services for all ages in Germantown neighborhood of Memphis. Family Care Center’s Memphis clinic will offer…