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This California city banned the construction of any new gas stations

· February 26, 2021 ·

advertisement advertisement advertisement In the California city of Petaluma, which covers less than 15 square miles, there are currently 16 gas stations. But there will never be another one, even if one of the existing stations goes out of business. The ones that are left also can’t ever expand the number of fuel pumps, either, though they can add electric charging stations and hydrocarbon pumps. City officials recently approved a permanent ban on new gas stations in a move that climate activists say is national first, and a crucial step towards curbing our reliance on fossil fuels. advertisement advertisement “It’s a really important sign of things to come where, because we haven’t seen sufficient action at a state or federal level, cities have an opportunity to do the right thing and make sure we are planning a transition from a carbon economy to a clean energy economy,” says Matt Krogh, an oil and gas campaign manager with the … [Read more...] about This California city banned the construction of any new gas stations

How To Rediscover Your Motivation

· July 22, 2014 ·

advertisement advertisement advertisement Companies spend a lot of time and money trying to motivate their employees. advertisement advertisement But when was the last time a mug with your company’s logo or a coffee shop gift card made you truly excited? Real motivation doesn’t come from external rewards–it comes from making some shifts in how you think about your situation, says San Diego, California-based personal empowerment expert Susan Fowler, author of Why Motivating People Doesn’t Work . . . And What Does: The New Science of Leading, Energizing, and Engaging. “Give a whale a fish and it’ll jump as high as you want. Give a pigeon a pellet and it’ll turn 360 degrees. That whole animal behavior theory is what the workplace is built on. We’ve got to get away from that because we’re not pigeons and we’re not whales,” she says. If you’ve lost your motivational mojo recently, take heart. Changing the way you think and adding … [Read more...] about How To Rediscover Your Motivation

Offices and healthcare have been upended by the pandemic. Here’s how they’ll look in the future

· February 11, 2021 ·

advertisement advertisement advertisement During the coronavirus pandemic, few building types have been as scrutinized and debated as offices and healthcare facilities. Both have been forced to evolve, and there’s a substantial question as to what they’ll look like after the pandemic. advertisement advertisement Global architecture firm Gensler is actively grappling with what this future will look like. With 50 offices around the world, Gensler is responsible for a significant number of the office and healthcare spaces being designed globally. The company has designed offices for companies such as Facebook , Etsy , and The Washington Post , and healthcare projects for organizations including Pfizer , Bayer Canada , and the sciences coworking hub LabCentral . How these buildings evolve through and maybe past the pandemic is already a focus for the company. As explained in the latest edition of its design trends … [Read more...] about Offices and healthcare have been upended by the pandemic. Here’s how they’ll look in the future

How to fix the mess of COVID-19 vaccine appointment scheduling

· February 23, 2021 ·

advertisement advertisement advertisement If you’ve tried to get a COVID-19 vaccine appointment, you know how frustrating the process can be. People are spending hours obsessively refreshing websites, hoping an appointment will open up somewhere. They scan Facebook groups for tips and insider information. One writer compared it to Soviet-style queues for cabbage . advertisement advertisement The competition for slots will only worsen when the COVID-19 vaccination priority list opens to the broader public. It doesn’t have to be this way. Much of this misery comes from poorly designed vaccine sign-up websites , but the problem is more fundamental. As an expert in health care operations and vaccine supply chains , I have closely followed the difficulties in connecting COVID-19 vaccine doses with people. I believe the best solution to vaccine appointment scheduling lies in building a trustworthy one-stop preregistration … [Read more...] about How to fix the mess of COVID-19 vaccine appointment scheduling

Survival graphics: How businesses become designers in the fight against COVID-19

· March 1, 2021 ·

advertisement advertisement advertisement In 2020, nearly every person who owned a business or managed a public space suddenly became a graphic designer. Ad hoc signage directing visitors to move this wa”y, or stand here, or stay six feet apart popped up everywhere. Graphic design became more important than ever as managing the flow of people became a matter of public health, and a matter of survival. advertisement advertisement Eventually, the pandemic will end, and the masking tape arrows will be removed. But a student who studied graphic design from Liverpool John Moores University is ensuring they’ll be remembered in a pandemic graphic archive . print booklet of her own COVID-19 signage photographs in the summer of 2020. After the booklet garnered some interest, she decided to make the archive digital in December 2020 and began accepting submissions in January. It has since expanded to include over 300 signs from … [Read more...] about Survival graphics: How businesses become designers in the fight against COVID-19

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