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Way Beyond The 9-to-5: Could A 70-Hour Workweek Ever Be A Good Thing?

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While there’s been much talk about the sought-after four-day workweek, or even the five-day, 32-hour workweek, have you heard of the proposed 70-hour workweek? Conversely, a shorter workweek, such as a four-day workweek, is often proposed as a way to improve work/life balance.

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Navigating Uncertainty: Strategies For Success In Commercial Real Estate Amid Global Turmoil

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View of proposed Northwestern Mutual North Office Building. As part of a larger campus, the project aimed to create a consistent overall workplace experience for all their employees. Image courtesy of Lifang. 600 Fifth holistically reimagines the entire city block.

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15 Ways To Treat Yourself: How Rewards Can Help You Succeed

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And while a day full of luxury might be a bit much, treating yourself to little rewards as you pursue a big goal can help you stay motivated and positive. Rewards are often seen as something that comes at the end of a big project or goal. It’s not just personal goals that need rewards, either. Why should I reward myself?

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EU approves major funding increase for new circular economy and clean energy projects

Workplace Insight

The European Commission has approved more than €380 million of funding for 168 new projects across Europe as part of its LIFE Programme for the environment and climate action. The Commission believes that projects from most EU countries will benefit from the funding. New projects under the €380 million of EU funding .

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EU building data project to drive full decarbonisation in three European countries

Workplace Insight

These embodied carbon emissions – which together with operational CO2 are known as whole life carbon – can be more than half of a new building’s total carbon footprint and threaten to consume national construction carbon budgets well ahead of 2050 net zero goals. The first crucial step in setting these was to establish baselines.

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Net-zero emissions is a great goal for companies to set — but it’s incredibly hard to reach. Here’s why

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Companies also have discretion over how much they rely on what are known as offsets — the projects they can fund to reduce emissions. The oil giant Shell , for example, projects that it will both achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 and continue to produce high levels of fossil fuel through that year and beyond.

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Electric arc furnaces could turn old concrete into zero-carbon cement

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They propose utilising the electrically powered arc furnaces employed in steel recycling to simultaneously recycle cement, the major carbon generator in concrete production. The Cambridge method proposes replacing the lime flux with recycled cement paste. percent of human-caused CO2 emissions.

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