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Wishing you all a Happy, Healthy, and Productive 2021 🍾💥🎉

2020 has been such a challenging year for so many. It has challenged us to think differently, love more deeply, and appreciate more fully. Let us work together in 2021 to bring focus to the things in life that are truly special.

From a healthy work perspective, 2020 could very well be the accelerator we needed, and 2021 the greatest opportunity to seize. We have proven that focused work from home works, indoor climate and environment has been brought to the forefront, and the need/desire to collaborate in person is clear. Let us design the way we work for the future in 2021.

We look forward to researching and driving the discussion further.

Happy New Year 🎆💥🍾
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Everybody is talking about ventilation and the importance of good air quality to combat COVID-19, but where to start?

This video outlines the basics in a very clear and concise way. The requirement, the challenges, as well as the cost. For those that can't afford it, natural ventilation is a good starting point.

If you would like to measure how your ventilation is performing, let's do it. We have sensors we can hang up for a couple of weeks and get a read on it for you.

Ventilation Is Key to Battling Covid. Here’s Why As the weather gets colder and people head indoors, the risk of catching Covid-19 is rising. WSJ explains why air ventilation and filtration are one of our biggest defenses against the coronavirus this winter. Illustration: Nick Collingwood/WSJ

This pandemic has shown us that working from home works for many now, and for those that it doesn't, requires additional support in order to keep workers healthy and safe.

That said, It is time to take stock of the opportunities in front of us to design a better tomorrow.

Think about what we have learned:

✅ We can trust our people to do their best and the right thing even when we are not in the same space
✅ People don't need to be watched, they need support and inspiration (leadership, management, coaching)
✅ Balancing work, life, health, and wellbeing is actually a more natural way of living and is a healthier way of living

Isn't this telling us to break our old norms and structures and work differently?

Set a direction, support people with processes, tools, and resources, and coach them to navigate their journey.

The rest should be up to them. Not only will people feel better, but the business results will also be better too.

Immediate Frontier

Four reasons people don’t want to return to the office Office workers in England can soon go back to their desks - but many want to keep working remotely.

How is your indoor climate responding to your occupancy? Now more then ever we need to keep these levels within the acceptable scientific ranges to reduce the risks of . Combine this with your team's feedback, ideas, and perceptions and you start to have a pretty powerful handle on the situation.