Coronavirus
The Digital Disruption for Post-COVID Construction
August 24th, 2020Without Federal Support, COVID-19 Could Cripple US Clean Energy Sector
August 17th, 2020
Developing a ‘Stand-By Mode’ for Buildings in the COVID-Era
As COVID-19 cases rose and lockdown measures came into effect around the world, commercial building occupancy dropped dramatically, from 100% to almost zero in the space of a week in many places. Many might expect near-zero occupancy to mean near-zero energy consumption, but new data reveals that this is not the case. In fact, many […]
The Pandemic Needs a Vaccine, but the Infodemic Needs a Cybersecurity Revolution
“We’re not just fighting an epidemic; we’re fighting an infodemic,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) during a gathering of foreign policy and security experts in Munich, Germany, in February, referring to fake news and opportunistic cyber attacks that “spreads faster and more easily than this virus,” he said. COVID-19, […]
The Longer We Stay Away from the Office, The More We Change the Landscape of Work
A few months ago, and for the previous seven decades, the vast majority of employees around the world would travel to their workplace each work-day, share that space with colleagues, and then return home. Remote and flexible working trends were increasing, the freelance gig-economy was growing, but until a few months ago “going to work” […]
It Wouldn’t Be the First Time that Disease Reshaped our Built Environment
Are the open-plan office, co-working, and hotdesking all dead? Is remote working the new normal? Will our commercial real estate ever be the same again? These are the questions swirling around the buildings industry as we look ahead to the mysterious post-COVID landscape. “We are, at this moment, probably prone to overthinking a pandemic’s influence […]
Focus Shifts to Health in our Post-COVID Smart Cities of the Future
The COVID-19 pandemic has infected many vulnerable emerging markets with reduced revenue and increased uncertainty. As recession looms, crucial investment channels are drying up, seemingly creating a divide between those projects that are already underway and those that now face an uphill battle to secure the funding they require to get off the ground. This […]
Can’t Touch This! Report Hammers Home Key Message of Post-COVID Buildings
To survive the COVID-19 pandemic, society returned to traditional defensive measures; lockdowns, social distancing, plus soap and water. To cope with the crisis, we have embraced the digital world like never before, seamlessly swapping physical for virtual during the social aspects of work and play. To return to “normality,” we will again turn to technology, […]
Smart Retail Revolution: Extended Lockdown is Changing Buying Patterns Forever
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus, and the lifesaving measures taken around the world, will trigger one of the most disruptive periods our global economic system has ever seen. We were already due a downturn, but the pandemic and months of lockdown around the world have probably turned that downturn into a deep recession, significantly […]
Exploring the Global ‘Cyber Pandemic’ & Practical Solutions for Unprepared Enterprises
“Cybercriminals thrive on chaos. The chaos induced by the COVID-19 pandemic on societal behavior at all levels is creating conditions that are ripe for cybercriminals and other malicious actors to exploit,” explains our latest report. “While some of the biggest risks will be faced by the healthcare industry, whose services and systems and technologies are […]
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