Healthy Buildings: Improved Ventilation for Healthier (and Happier) Workers

Posted by Dalkia Solutions on Oct 29, 2020 12:28:15 PM

Take a deep breath. Now, take another, but this time, pretend you’re on an airplane in coach. And again, but this time, you’re walking through a casino. Last one: imagine you’re in a meadow having a picnic. If we did a good job of sparking your imagination, you can surmise the central theme of this blog: air quality. A concern of many workers emerging from home offices making the return to their places of employment is the air quality of their offices and how ventilation could affect the spread of COVID-19. Here, we’ll dive into ways to create healthy buildings that will make them—your workforce, customers and visitors—breathe easier.

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Topics: Supermarket and Retail, Utilities, Education, Blog Topics, Heating, Occupancy, Hospitality

The Climate Pledge: Achieving Net Zero Carbon by 2040

Posted by Dalkia Solutions on Sep 29, 2020 5:11:29 PM

Are You Doing Your Part? We Can Help.

Earlier this summer, we learned of The Climate Pledge after reading this blog from Amazon discussing the internet giant’s intent to reach net zero carbon by 2040, a full decade ahead of the Paris Agreement. An ambitious goal for sure, but after we stopped to consider how swiftly the company rose from being an online bookstore to the megastore and distribution center it is today, we realized that the timeframe and goal may not be too lofty of a feat after all.

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Topics: Energy Efficiency, Utilities, Education, News and Events, Carbon Accounting, Blog Topics, Behavior Change

Without Their Own Software, Can Utilities Survive?

Posted by Dalkia Solutions on Feb 13, 2017 7:38:02 AM

Today large companies often prioritize resources and investment for their core competencies, while everything non-core becomes eligible for outsourcing.  Outsourcing makes them more efficient and saves them money over the long term.  Ironically, knowing how to outsource has itself become a core competency.

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Topics: Utilities