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Sustainability at the core!

Sustainability at the core!   Environment,Construction,Science & Technology Bloomberg’s new European headquarters is rated world’s most sustainable office building! Opening later this month in the City of London, Bloomberg’s new European headquarters achieved an ‘ Outstanding ’ rating against the BREEAM sustainability assessment method, with a 98.5% score. This is the highest design-stage score ever achieved by any major office development. In the opinion of Michael R. Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg L.P.: "We believe that environmentally-friendly practices are as good for business as they are for the planet. From day one, we set out to push the boundaries of sustainable office design - and to create a place that excites and inspires our employees. The two missions went together, and I hope we've set a new standard for what an office environment can be." Compared to a typical office building, the new Bloomberg building's environmental strategies deliver a 73% savi...

Sydney Suffers Its Hottest December Night in 148 Years

 Sydney Suffers Its Hottest December Night in 148 Years   Sydney residents sweltered through the city’s second hottest night on record and its hottest December night in 148 years, with many cooling off at beaches long after dark. A minimum of 27.1 degrees Celsius (80.8 degrees Fahrenheit) was recorded in Australia’s largest city early Wednesday, Australian Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Jordan Notara said. The only hotter overnight minimum temperature recorded in this city of 5 million people was 27.6 degrees Celsius (81.7 degrees...