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One week today - 'How to Talk About Generations and Young People', sponsored by Planning Portal and facilitated by Marsha Ramroop FRSA FIEDP. Did you know there are five generations in the workplace with very different contexts affecting behaviours and expectations around work, life and relationships? Hear from Girls Under Construction, The Land Collective CIC and EN:Able Futures and understand how your organisation can benefit from the support and expertise available. https://ow.ly/kfGF50Qf0HE

More housing now.

Good initial protection concepts to be considered nowadays. Read through Ian Firth's recommendations

How could they miss? The recent bridge failure underscores the need for proactive measures to protect against impact loads on bridge piers. While earlier designs may not have considered this specific risk, it's crucial that we prioritize safety by retrofitting existing structures with modern protective measures.

🌁 Can we avoid such catastrophic failures in the future? Can we design piers to withstand so high impact loads? Read the IStructE's statement for the #FrancisScottKeyBridge #resilience #bridges #design

Veteran Housing Corp applauds all efforts to build affordable housing but would challenge the US Congress and every local, state, and federal housing agency or affordable housing developer to do better in 2024 and beyond. Veteran Housing Corp demands permanent affordability for all projects receiving government funding, subsidies, tax credits, or other incentives! Veteran Housing Corp demands transparency and every local, state, and federal government agency and other stakeholders MUST provide answers to questions about the housing projects that are built with government funding, subsidies, tax credits, or incentives, including the following: 1. How much funding, federal tax credits, or government benefits or incentives from all government sources did the projects receive? 2. What is the affordability period for each project? 3. What guarantees exist that tenants will not be displaced after the "affordability period expires? Every local, state, and federal housing authority and affordable or workforce housing stakeholder should adopt the State of Vermont's "permanent affordability" policy as a model for all future government funded or subsidized housing projects or developments, no exceptions!  https://lnkd.in/eFEUC8c8 Additionally, local, state and federal housing agencies should look to the Helsinki, FINLAND MODEL of ending homelessness by providing affordable housing for all 'It’s a miracle': Helsinki's radical solution to homelessness https://lnkd.in/er9HZSQU U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development AGREES THAT adopting FINLAND'S MODEL OF ERADICATING HOMELESSNESS may be of great value to resolving the affordable housing and homelessness crises in America https://lnkd.in/gkSZWYRU

This looks like a really interesting event! I'm so curious about the role interior lighting plays in bird collisions! For buildings with 24 hour occupancy where we can't turn the lights off at night, what can we do to help? During the day, should we be increasing the light at the perimeter of buildings to reduce reflections? #birdsafebuildings #lightingdesign #sustainability

Check out this interesting event on creating architecture and lighting that is safe for bird migration!

It's now great to see, a little over a year from starting the discussions with Center for Innovation, that a group of Ukrainians can follow up DOBROBAT-CFI July event in Kyiv with a meet-up in the USA. #Ukraine was invaded 20 February 2014. 9 years, 10 months and 2 days ago. Feb 2022, when my friends in Kyiv woke up to the sounds of missile explosions, many experts gave Ukraine 96 hours. The people of this great country have been extending the initial 96 hours into ~700 days with the help of Western countries, primarily with financial and military support. Ukrainians were not asking for troops, just the weapons they could fight with, and the world answered. Similarly, the #construction industry in Ukraine is asking the Western #AEC industry to contribute by sharing the know-how for the best practices of #construction so they can rebuild Ukraine beyond the initial replacement of broken windows, fixing damaged roofs, and clearing walkways. Dobrobat started by helping Armed Forces of Ukraine make de-occupied territories liveable for the local residents. Nothing fancy--replace broken windows, fix damaged roofs, clear walkways. Local residents take non-military tasks off their hands so the warriors can focus on freeing the rest of their land. The battalion of the "kindness" DOBRO-BAT. I can't wait to see my friends Dean Reed, Andrii Lakshtanov and many more working through many much-needed topics together in January.

Teachers are the true architects of society, guiding us with wisdom, patience, and love. Today, we honor their dedication in shaping the future. Happy Teacher's Day! #HappyTeachersDay #TeachersInspire #MentorsMatter #ThankYouTeachers #TeachersDay2024 #WisdomAndPatience #ArchitectsOfSociety #InspiringMinds #Ikrish #ikrishwellness