by Christopher B. Murray, CIH, CSP | Nov 20, 2017 |
Smart phones and mobile device technology have advanced rapidly over the past few years. New data shows that 85% of all Americans use mobile devices to access news – this means that these folks have smartphones in their pockets. Records show that America is sending...
by Christopher B. Murray, CIH, CSP | Jun 19, 2017 |
Tesla, the foremost electric automobile manufacturer in the United States, has charted injuries at a rate 30% higher than industry averages in 2014 and 2015 at its plant in Fremont, California. CEO Elon Musk has insisted publicly that safety is the number one priority...
by Christopher B. Murray, CIH, CSP | Apr 5, 2017 |
Comparing WELL to LEED presents quite a challenge because it is easy to measure the return on investment (ROI) for LEED. Building owners are guaranteed energy and water savings which are both easy to document and track savings. WELL tries to demonstrate this by...
by Christopher B. Murray, CIH, CSP | Dec 14, 2016 |
Back in June, I wrote an article entitled, “LEED for People,” where we discussed how a new building standard known as “WELL” was beginning to take shape. The new standard sought to consider the effects of the built environment on its occupants –...
by Christopher B. Murray, CIH, CSP | Jun 28, 2016 |
Commercial real estate managers began the process of including environmental sustainability in building design over 20 years ago and the certification of buildings as such was soon to follow. Now, LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification is...
