Lifelong Alaskan and Fairbanks resident, Sigvald John Strandberg, Sr., 78, died of natural causes on November 16, 2021, at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. Mr. Strandberg was born January 29, 1943, in Anchorage, the second of four sons to Odin and Marie (Nordstrand) Strandberg, an Alaskan Mining family. During summers, Sig grew up at the Strandberg family …
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Employee fatalities in the workplace are one of the worst situations employers can encounter while running a business. In just Fiscal Year 2019 alone, over 5,000 workers died on the job, averaging out to more than 100 fatalities per week, or fifteen cases per day. To combat these stark numbers and better protect employees on …
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According to new proposals from developers Harworth, the site of Skelton Grange Power Station could soon become nearly 75,000 square metres of “industrial, storage or distribution” space. This would comprise of five separate buildings over a 20 hectare site. The area is home to the former coal-fired power station which was demolished in the 1990s …
Last year’s disastrous weather could spell higher premiums for home insurance in 2022. Yet a few climate-related moves taken now may help limit your odds of a rate hike this year, as well as improve the experience of making a claim on your policy after a “weather event.” The high cost of settling claims for …
Major companies in the architecture, engineering consultants and other related services market include PowerChina, Fluor Corporation, AECOM Technology Corporation, WorleyParsons Limited, McDermott International Inc. New York, Dec. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report “Architectural, Engineering Consultants And Related Services Global Market Report 2022” – https://www.reportlinker.com/p06193727/?utm_source=GNW , Jacobs Engineering Group …
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As I have written stories of living in Kansas from the ‘Dirty 30s’ through World War II and conflicts that were not declared wars; through periods of Polio, types of flu, AIDES, COVID-19, etc.; through good and bad political years; memories that hurt or make me smile, I have tried to encourage families to cherish …
Earth-sheltered homes are an architectural concept that works with nature to push the boundaries of housing design. This article will look at this concept, providing an overview of the design’s purpose, the advantages and disadvantages of earth-sheltered homes, and some examples of these buildings from around the world. Image Credit: Gabe Rossi/Shutterstock.com What are Earth Sheltered Homes? …
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Michigan is known for four beautiful seasons, but pollution from burning fossil fuels threatens winter. This global issue affects families, communities and businesses. In Michigan, ski resorts experience climate change impacts firsthand, which is why we advocate for transitioning to clean energy. At Crystal Mountain and Boyne Resorts we’re improving energy efficiency in snowmaking, grooming …
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Long after society as we know it has ended, people start to appear from the world below. Unexpectedly it’s been really unremarkable down there, and nature has done a great job of healing. Before We Leave is a city/colony building game that deliberately takes a passive, peaceful approach to the genre. History is full of …
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June 25, 2021: Taking on an audacious “national retrofit mission” would enable Canada to upgrade every building in the country by 2035, eliminate their fossil fuel consumption by 2050, make energy poverty a thing of the past, and free up 50 terawatt-hours of electricity for other uses—enough to eliminate 60 million tonnes of carbon pollution …