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Bitcoin mining is already drawing billions of gallons of freshwater a year, raising fresh questions about who pays for its hidden costs.
The appointment is set to support the firm's push to expand monitoring and response services into new markets and products globally.
Facilities managers are facing lower costs and faster fault response as connected sensors and software automate maintenance across buildings.
Fifty seven projects from 340 user organisations worldwide have made Bentley’s annual awards shortlist, with winners due to be named in London in October.
Active managerial support for depression is linked to fewer sick days, strengthening the case for workplace mental health policies.
More than 600 delegates will hear ministers, mayors and industry leaders discuss funding, transport and planning at Auckland’s biggest infrastructure conference.
Drivers with implanted cardiac devices face no apparent risk from electric cars, which showed no electromagnetic interference in a 108-patient test.
Walking or cycling to work was linked to a markedly lower risk of fatal heart disease and stroke in a UK study of 358,799 adults.
Lower electricity use could come from treated trees and houseplants that glow softly, as MIT researchers test plant-based lighting.
Foreign capital now dominates New Zealand’s biggest commercial property deals, as domestic investment fell 77% to GBP £400 million in 2017.
A new review suggests men in highly physical jobs face an 18% greater risk of dying early, even after leisure exercise is considered.
Rising demand for homes, jobs and green space is driving multi-billion-dollar city makeovers from Paris to New York and Cairo.
Businesses are being asked to back a week-long campaign on seat belts and phone use, as at-work crashes cost lives and money.
Lower December-quarter activity masked a 40% annual rise in the value of construction starts to GBP £13.1 billion, CoreLogic said.
A new network of routes could make walking a practical way to get around London again, if the plan is adopted.
Entries close on 30 April for awards that give infrastructure projects global exposure and a chance to be showcased in London.
Fleet managers are being urged to tackle poor driver vision, as Brake says untested eyesight raises collision risk for at-work drivers.
Workplace electrocutions remain a daily risk, with faulty gear, poor training and unsafe cables driving fatal shocks and fires.
Tech is already New Zealand’s third-biggest sector, with demand for software programmers rising 11 per cent a year.
More than a third of fleet operators are not monitoring distraction, raising crash risks for drivers and prompting calls for stricter policies.
