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Architecture We’ve been using the same bricks for over 5,000 years. This engineer says it’s time for a change.
Although we're surrounded by millions of them every day, most of us don't think about bricks too often. For thousands of years, the humble clay-fired brick hasn't changed. The building blocks of modern suburban homes would be familiar to the city planners of ancient...
Harnessing Sunlight, Wind, and Water: can Climate Data Boost the Green Energy Sector?
The post-pandemic plans to restart and decarbonise economies will focus on renewables. Hence green industry players and grid operators are increasingly looking at climate data for energy production optimization. 2019 was particularly bright for Europeans; the...
Asking the “Six Whats” Will Help You Strengthen Workplace Problem Solving
t’s an understatement to suggest this is a time for creative problem-solving in our organizations. Everything about how and where and when we work is being challenged along with how we engage and serve our customers in the marketplace. Too often, we react to symptoms...
Lead Change is a leadership media destination with a unique editorial focus on driving change within organizations, teams, and individuals. Lead Change, a division of Weaving Influence, publishes twice monthly with SmartBrief. Today's post is by Eileen McDargh. In...
The New Role Of Trust In Business In A Pandemic
Leaders who aren’t trusted—or who don’t trust others—can communicate all they want, but people will discount everything they say.ricts remote work for employees who could reasonably work from home, it often means they can’t deal with the perceived lack of control they...
Ten Things You Need to Know About Concrete Legato Blocks
Concrete Legato™ Blocks are typically used to form a continuous interlocking concrete wall, as opposed to laying bricks and mortar, which can create unnecessary delays and interruption onsite. Here are 10 things you should know about concrete legato blocks. 1. Made...
How Leaders Can Regain Trust in Untrusting Times
Pandemic confusion, police brutality, corporate corruption and unchecked elitism have eroded our faith in leaders who are supposed to act in the collective best interest of others. In this opinion piece, Wharton adjunct professor of management Gregory P. Shea offers...
4 Practical ways to Grow and Learn from Hard Times
It’s no secret that we’re faced with a growing mental health crisis right now, and many of us are experiencing incredible amounts of pain and suffering. A Kaiser Family Foundation poll reported that nearly half of Americans report the coronavirus crisis is harming...
Why Construction Documentation Matters More than Ever During COVID-19
At more than $1 trillion in annual spending, the construction industry accounts for a significant portion of national GDP and is a major driver of the U.S. economy. The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked incredibly complex challenges, from nervous lenders to on-site safety...