Generation Y to Significantly Impact the Workforce
from Business Wire
 Experience, Inc., the nation’s leading provider of career services for college students and alumni, released its annual top five Generation Y management trends. These trends offer much needed insight to human resources executives, recruiting managers and business owners to help them formulate strategy and implement effective entry-level talent pool development, qualifying and retention programs. By understanding these five trends outlining Gen Y’s role in the workplace, employers will benefit from passionate, empowered employees and a more productive work environment. This article includes the key considerations every business owner and manager should take into account when working with and managing Gen Y in today’s economic climate. More
U.S. Wind Power Grew by 50 Percent in 2008 as China's Doubled
from Ars Technica
Many renewable energy technologies, most notably photovoltaic, are struggling to reach what's called "grid parity," where the cost of the power they generate matches that of fossil fuel generation. One technology that's largely there is wind, as maturing turbine technology and economies of scale have made the economics of wind power quite competitive. Those economics can clearly be seen in the latest figures on the growth of the wind industry, which cover 2008. Among the milestones: wind was the largest component of Europe's growth in electric generating capacity, the U.S. became the world's top wind energy producer, and China doubled its installed capacity in just a year—for the fourth year running.
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Buildings Can Get Check-ups Through Security Physicals
from Buildings.com
Property managers have certain legal responsibilities to protect tenants from harm, and to protect the neighborhood from tenants that may do harm. Are you meeting those responsibilities? How do you know? When did you last conduct a security assessment to determine if your security approach matches the needs of your buildings, tenants and neighborhoods?
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Uncovering the Root of Workplace Conflicts
from Chief Learning Officer
Psychometrics Canada, an assessment publisher and consultant for the development and selection of people in business, government and education, announced the results of its Canadian study on workplace conflict. The report identifies the causes and effects of workplace conflict in Canada. In many cases conflict has severely crippling effects on productivity, staff engagement and working relationships. However, the report also found that when properly managed, conflict actually benefits organizations, leading to major innovations and better solutions to problems.More
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 More than 70 percent of employees say they would be more productive if their workplace was quieter. The LogiSon Acoustic Network increases speech privacy and reduces disruptions by introducing a masking sound that makes conversations and noises more difficult, or impossible, to hear. It’s a cost-effective method of improving overall acoustic comfort. More info
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Zaha Unveils Romanian Skyscraper
from The Architects Journal
Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed images of its 200m-tall tower in Bucharest. The project that features concrete-filled steel ‘profiles’ is due to complete in 2013. More
Mobile Robots Ahead for Automated Buildings
from Automated Buildings
“Robots in every building? Not in my lifetime,” you may be thinking. Still, how many people, ten years ago, would have guessed that by 2009 your average electrician would be pulling CAT6 cable for VOIP lines? Or that your mom would be downloading grandchildrens’ photos to her home PC? Or that WiFi connectivity would be a requirement in every new commercial space of consequence? More
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Can Energy Efficiency Brighten a Dark Economy?
from Building Design & Construction
After a decade working in the lighting industry in Singapore and the United States, Govi Rao decided to strike out on his own. His idea? To turn LEDs, those funny glowing lights in video games and digital watches, into a mainstream, environmentally friendly alternative to traditional lighting. More
South American Skyscraper on Hold
from BBC
A plan to build the tallest skyscraper in South America has been put on hold because of the global financial crisis. Work has already begun on the tower in the financial district of the Chilean capital of Santiago. But the company behind the project says there is no point in carrying on in the current economic climate. More
Networked Sensors Can Increase Energy Efficiency
from Automated Buildings
The increasing level of scrutiny on energy consumption in business environments demands a detailed and ongoing understanding of the patterns of current energy consumption levels and a way to identify opportunities for increased efficiency. Networked sensors and a new generation of measurement and verification tools can play a huge role in gaining the necessary insights and implementing the most efficient and sustained energy strategies. More
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Historic Structure Uses State of the Art Power
from NY1
A historic building in Manhattan’s Lower East Side is utilizing one of the newest forms of energy technology available. Described as one of the cleanest engines on the planet, two microturbines have infused the 19th century building with 21st century technology, generating enough electricity to power half the massive structure, and using what’s left over to heat or cool the store downstairs and education rooms above. More
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