Posts Tagged ‘therm0mg’

A path for the US building products industry | McKinsey

April 18, 2020

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“Consumers, especially young ones, are likely to peg their purchasing behavior to environmental concerns; 70 percent of millennials surveyed said that they take companies’ stewardship of the environment into consideration when making purchasing decisions. Companies in diverse industries have responded by increasing their green offerings, in part because consumers are often willing to pay a premium for green products and services.”
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https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/private-equity-and-principal-investors/our-insights/strategy-in-the-face-of-disruption-a-way-forward-for-the-north-american-building-products-industry

The Coronavirus Economic Reopening Will Be Fragile, Partial and Slow – WSJ

April 17, 2020

Lots of thoughts on a PPE oriented future – with masks & plastic dividers

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Some firms may bring office workers back in alternating groups to allow for social distancing in open-plan offices. Restaurant chains may operate at half capacity, installing plexiglass shields between booths, while stores may do away with tester cosmetics and sanitize items after customers try them on.

Employees sit behind protective screens at a Hyundai Card cafeteria in Seoul. …
Cushman’s Amsterdam office is testing a workplace setup designed for social distancing. In the “Six-Feet Office,” transparent shields divide desks, markers direct foot traffic and disposable desk pads catch germs and can be discarded when a worker leaves for the day. “In the next four to six to eight weeks as people begin going back to work, companies aren’t going to have the time or the ability to remodel offices,” Mr. White said.

Cushman & Wakefield offices in Amsterdam dispay a new design concept called ‘Six-Feet Office.’
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-coronavirus-economic-reopening-will-be-fragile-partial-and-slow-11586800447

Anti microbial key

April 16, 2020

useful?

https://www.getkeysmart.com/products/cleankey

How This Startup Is Using Bacteria to Grow Bricks From Scratch | Inc.com

April 12, 2020

https://www.inc.com/kevin-j-ryan/best-industries-2016-sustainable-building-materials.html

bio-mason

New York Pleads for Factory Owners to Switch Up and Make Coronavirus Gear | CoStar

April 5, 2020

https://www.costar.com/article/2137057160/new-york-pleas-for-factories-to-switch-up-and-make-coronavirus-gear

Bricks Alive! Scientists Create Living Concrete – The New York Times

February 13, 2020

biosynthetic materials
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/15/science/construction-concrete-bacteria-photosynthesis.html

January 2020 was Earth’s hottest January on record | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

February 13, 2020

https://www.noaa.gov/news/january-2020-was-earth-s-hottest-january-on-record

There’s No Such Thing as Free Shipping – The Atlantic

January 18, 2020

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/11/theres-no-such-thing-as-free-shipping/383234/

NYTimes: The Life and Death of the Local Hardware Store

November 24, 2019

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/22/opinion/sunday/small-business-economy.html

Winter 2019-20 Outlook: Colder Than Average in North, East; Warmer Than Average in South, West | The Weather Channel

November 24, 2019

Monthly forecast by an IBM company

https://weather.com/forecast/national/news/2019-11-13-winter-outlook-temperature-2019-20-the-weather-company-noaa