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Poor job quality leaves people exhausted and at risk of ill health

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The impact of ill-health on spiralling economic inactivity is a focus of an anticipated government White Paper looking to tackle the ‘greatest employment challenge for a generation’ and support more people into good work. Rising work intensity and job strain have left around half of the UK workforce regularly exhausted.

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How To Design Impactful Offices? Prioritize ESG Goals

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Increasingly, clients also view projects this way as they consider how their workplaces reflect their environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals. On-site bike storage and proximity to a light rail station encourage occupants to commute to the office via public and active transportation.

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What Is Embodied Carbon And Why Does It Matter In Workspace Design?

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But without minimising embodied carbon in things like construction materials, we’re much less likely to achieve the goals set out in COP26. Building and construction are responsible for 39% of global carbon emissions , according to research. transportation. transportation. degrees celsius. What is embodied carbon?

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Labor trends to watch in 2024: A U.S. economic outlook and sector play-by-play

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Construction and utilities: building the future Construction Strong growth is in the cards for the domestic construction sector next year. construction spending hit a more than $2 billion record-high. Meanwhile, job growth slowed in October, in part due to the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike.

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Office refurbishments rise to all time high in London

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New infrastructure and expanding transport links have attracted people to previously overlooked areas like mid-town and the eastern fringes of the City. and new construction is starting across 50 schemes. Additional figures from the research showed: Just over a third of space under construction – 5.3 Volume is now at 4.4

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3 ways to cope with outdoor work during a heat wave

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already deployed for heat-related emergencies more than 2,400 times between June 1 and June 14, according to a government data tracker. Hot-mix asphalt being poured can reach temperatures of up to 300 degrees, said Chris Engelbrecht, safety and emergency management director for the Missouri Department of Transportation.

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Yuesheng Group Offices – Xingtai

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Xingtai East High-Speed Railway Station, as a key transport hub in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, confers multiple geographical significances to Yuesheng·Yanyuan. Resource linkages, information exchanges, cross-industry encounters, and government-enterprise collaborations flourish here.