Recent Articles

• Pressure mounts on UK cooling industry

  Andrew Gaved Manufacturing

  I have written before about the sort of pressures the revised F-Gas regulations are putting on the European cooling industry, as F-Gas requirements start to change the way the industry works. Prime among the pressures is the cost and availability of the higher-GWP refrigerants that the program of proposed refrigerant bans and phasedowns aims to ultimately remove from use. These are pressures that will ultimately be faced by the U.S. as it undergoes its own cap and phase-down program.

• How the world’s top companies keep their employees engaged

  Eloise Allen Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  Employee engagement is one of the most important aspects of managing a company. It encourages employees to contribute as much as possible and discourages them from leaving, preventing a talent drain and saving money hiring replacements. The challenge, however, is to find the formula and develop the corporate culture of values that engages them in the first place.

• What can we do to help keep officers safe?

  Bambi Majumdar Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

  As crime has steadily reached a zenith of chaos and ruthlessness, law enforcement officers across the U.S. are now wary of any stranger approaching them, no matter how innocent or innocuous the situation looks. As the Los Angeles Times recently reported, "it's a different world" out there lately for upholders of the law.

• The rise of access management in education

  Dean Wiech Education

  The often-undiscussed importance that administrative technology has on school districts might be tantamount to suggesting that the only use for technology in a school district is in its classroom. There are far-reaching solutions that provide overwhelming benefits to the classroom, even if these technologies are not used to deliver homework to mobile devices or tally the marks of a classroom's population.

• Market smart: Make a big splash for little cash

  Fred Berns Marketing

  If you're spending big money on marketing, you're probably wasting it. Some of the best marketing that business professionals can do costs the least. Some of the most powerful promotion costs nothing at all. You can take the "price" out of your promotion and make a maximum impact for a minimal investment.

• Does your church enable the disabled?

  Allison Tanner Religious Community

  Even though religious organizations in the U.S. are not obligated to comply with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines, there are many ways your church can support the disabled and include them as a welcome member of the body of Christ. But first, let's identify who the disabled are. The disabled are unable to perform one or more natural activities due to physical or mental impairments.

• What makes a space gender neutral?

  Michael J. Berens Interior Design, Furnishings & Fixtures

  Call it gender equality, gender parity or gender neutrality. As more and more women ascend to professional and leadership positions, businesses and organizations have striven to create cultures and provide environments that accommodate both sexes without favoritism. What often is lacking in these efforts is a clear vision of what constitutes gender equality or neutrality, especially in the design of the physical environment.

• Marketing your multifamily community: Building brick by brick

  Pamela Treat Abeyta Facilities & Grounds

  ​Getting your property rehabbed is a lengthy process. From experience, we've found promoting to your current and future tenants the changes that will be happening is an important way to advertise the value-adds, as well as alert them to the construction delays or hazards that can be caused.

• Classroom teacher and English learner teacher collaboration

  Erick Herrmann Education

  What is the best way to provide a high-quality education to English learners? Recent analyses of the research by Goldenberg, Saunders and Marcelletti clearly indicate that English learners benefit from quality classroom instruction that includes supports and modifications, as well as English language development (ELD).

• Do you support your members after a vehicle accident?

  Frank R. Myers Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

  Recently, an unfortunate event occurred in my former department. Two of our vehicles — an ALS unit transporting a patient and their family and a pumper truck responding to another alarm — collided at an intersection. The pumper truck had even rolled onto its side after impact. Thankfully, there were only minor injuries to all crew members involved in the accident, and they were sent home for the rest of their tour.

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