Survey reveals three megatrends that highlight future real estate projects

LWS Wisdom and Solution, a subsidiary of LPN Development Group, has identified three key megatrends that will shape residential development in 2025: Well-Topia, Universal Design, and Technology and Environment. LWS Managing Director Prapansak Rakchaiwan said these trends are being driven by multiple factors, including global climate change, an aging population, rapid technological advances and ongoing… Continue reading Survey reveals three megatrends that highlight future real estate projects

New architecture and design competitions: Students Reinventing Cities, Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition, Kitchen Design Awards and Ostrava Soccer Stadium | News

anchor Rockwell Group's Waterline Club was the winner of the 2021 Multi-Family Residential competition in the Ceramics of Italy tile competition. Photo: Scott Frances This edition of Bustler's curated selection of notable architecture and design competitions includes four calls for proposals for designs for a new soccer stadium for Czech club FC… Continue reading New architecture and design competitions: Students Reinventing Cities, Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition, Kitchen Design Awards and Ostrava Soccer Stadium | News

Amazon settles with OSHA on workplace safety and ergonomic risks

Amazon will also monitor the effectiveness of its ergonomics program by monitoring compliance across its locations. Photo credit: bluestork/Shutterstock. The U.S. Department of Labor has announced that a company-wide settlement has been reached between Amazon and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) aimed at protecting employees from serious musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), including lower back… Continue reading Amazon settles with OSHA on workplace safety and ergonomic risks

Archer is completing construction of a high-volume production facility for Midnight eVTOL aircraft

Archer's large-scale production facility ARC. Source (All images) | Archer Aviation On December 19, Archer Aviation Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif., USA) received certificate of occupancy for its ARC high-volume manufacturing facility connected to Covington Municipal Airport in Georgia. Archer is currently working to complete tooling for the first production line at this facility. Production is… Continue reading Archer is completing construction of a high-volume production facility for Midnight eVTOL aircraft

How risk managers and employers can keep workers safe as temperatures rise | Chartwell Law

The year 2023 was the warmest year in history. Cities across the United States broke records for consecutive days of extreme heat. These conditions forced risk managers to reevaluate heat protection protocols for their workforce. Several state OSHAs, including California, Oregon, Washington, Minnesota, and Colorado, have updated their heat-related prevention guidelines, and federal OSHA is… Continue reading How risk managers and employers can keep workers safe as temperatures rise | Chartwell Law

US company Concrete prints houses for the homeless

US-based 3D concrete printing company ICON a project announced was underway to build 100 3D Concrete Printed (3DCP) homes for the chronically homeless and homeless in Texas, USA. Work is currently underway to build 100 3D concrete printed houses in Texas, USA for the homeless population. (Image courtesy of ICON) The ICON Project is a… Continue reading US company Concrete prints houses for the homeless

Vouchers reduce school funding without reducing fixed costs: EPI report

Alabama families can apply for CHOOSE Act funding beginning January 2nd. The CHOOSE Act, signed by Gov. Kay Ivey in March, allows families to receive $7,000 per student enrolled in a participating private school or $2,000 per student in a homeschool program. Currently, the program receives $100 million in state funding annually, and the text… Continue reading Vouchers reduce school funding without reducing fixed costs: EPI report

Building materials manufacturer buys electricity from Iberdrola's German offshore wind farm

Iberdrola and Schwenk Zement have signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for the output of the 315 MW Windanker offshore wind farm in Germany. During the contract period, 1,500 GWh will be delivered to Schwenk from the offshore wind farm currently under construction in the Baltic Sea. With the supply from the wind anchor,… Continue reading Building materials manufacturer buys electricity from Iberdrola's German offshore wind farm

DWC is adopting an updated drug fee schedule effective July 1, 2025

Press room NEWSLINE The Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) has revised the provisions of the Official Medical Fee Schedule that govern the maximum reasonable fee for medications dispensed to injured workers beginning July 1, 2025. The updated regulations revise the… Continue reading DWC is adopting an updated drug fee schedule effective July 1, 2025

The Penn State Cocoziello Institute celebrates the Trustee's philanthropic gift

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation hosted its first Impact and Insights Reception on November 6 at One Vanderbilt in Manhattan. The event brought together Penn State alumni, faculty, and influential figures from the real estate and financial sectors in the New York tri-state area. The focus of… Continue reading The Penn State Cocoziello Institute celebrates the Trustee's philanthropic gift