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World-Renowned Architect Norman Foster on Green Building Practices

World Renowned Architect Norman Foster on Green Building Practices

Norman Foster is the founder and executive chairman of Foster + Partners, a global studio for architecture, urbanism and design, rooted in sustainability. Watch below as Foster speaks on how architects need to evolve to make sure that they are putting green at the very core of their buildings and designs.   Foster: Buildings are…

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How Pepsi Drinkers are Empowering Sustainable Farming

Pepsico recently announced its intentions to increase the company’s pursuit of sustainable farming. Watch or read below as Jim Andrews, Pepsico’s Chief Sustainability Officer, talks about the company’s plans to eliminate at least three million tons of emissions by 2030.   Host: You, of course, know PepsiCo as the soda snack giant, but the New…

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TCC Partners with Recipric on Sidelining Carbon Initiative

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – The Conservation Coalition (TCC) is announcing Recipric as the official Sports Industry Partner for Sidelining Carbon. Recipric engages the sports industry in sustainability efforts by advising on a holistic strategy that incorporates environmental and social sustainability efforts, including resource efficiency in the stadium, fan engagement and sustainable partnerships, and reducing…

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Recent QSR Moves as Digital Ordering Continues to Soar

As the pandemic and social distancing persist, more and more daily activities have gone virtual. When it comes to meal-time decisions, convenience is key for customers. With the limitations the pandemic has put in place, what’s the most convenient way to get healthy meals? Many city residents use food delivery services like UberEats, Postmates, GrubHub…

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Balancing Cost and Function with Eco-Friendly Secondary Packaging

Sustainability is playing a more prominent role in corporate branding and imaging. While primary packaging is playing a key role for consumer packaged goods, a number of brands are interested in sustainable secondary packaging solutions. A growing demand for sustainable packaging According to PMMI’s report, Packaging Sustainability: A Changing Landscape, the sustainable packaging market is expected…

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Polygon Reduces Carbon Footprint Whilst Saving Time and Money with RIT Plan in Belgium

Polygon in Belgium found themselves encountering a problem with technicians driving longer distances than needed, which led to lost driving time, high fuel costs and ultimately, pollution of the environment. “It also created frustrated technicians, so we realized we had to change our way of working,” says Carla Slaets Country president of Polygon Belgium. With…

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Where Do All the Old Solar Panels Go?: Business Casual

Solar panels have long been the figurehead of the sustainability movement. They are the celebrities of being “off-grid,” representing everything it means to building a lifestyle in harmony with the earth. But how earth-friendly are solar panels? Powered by RedCircle Millions of tonnes of solar panels hit landfills each year, and that number is only…

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What’s Next in Preclinical Cancer Immunotherapy Research?
April 19, 2025

As the field of cancer immunotherapy rapidly evolves, researchers are turning to next-generation in vitro technologies to replicate the complexities of the tumor microenvironment with unprecedented fidelity. Organoid platforms and ex vivo patient-derived tissue models are transforming how scientists approach preclinical testing, offering deeper mechanistic insights and better predictive power for therapeutic response. With immunotherapies…

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Analyzing the Suppressive TME in In Vitro Based Assays
April 19, 2025

In the rapidly advancing field of cancer immunotherapy, accurately modeling the tumor microenvironment (TME) has become essential to improving the predictive power of preclinical drug testing. As immune-modulating therapies surge forward, with over 4,000 immune modulators in development globally, scientists are refining assay technologies that maintain the complexity of patient-specific tumor biology. In vitro platforms…

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Targeting T Cells Within the Cancer Immunity Cycle
April 19, 2025

As cancer immunotherapy continues to reshape treatment landscapes, fine-tuning T-cell responses has become a critical frontier. Recent advances in 3D organoid models and high-content imaging are enabling scientists to closely mimic patient-specific tumor environments—unlocking insights into how T cells behave, respond, and falter under immune checkpoint blockade. With over 4,000 immune modulators in clinical…

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Advanced In Vitro Technologies to Investigate Therapeutic Impact on the Cancer Immunity Cycle
April 19, 2025

As immunotherapy revolutionizes cancer treatment, the need for physiologically relevant preclinical models becomes more urgent than ever. Despite the success of immune checkpoint inhibitors, a large majority of patients fail to achieve long-lasting responses, prompting researchers to explore more complex and predictive assays. The cancer immunity cycle, first described in 2013, remains a central framework…

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Retrofitting Your Building to Go Green
January 22, 2020

Making the decision to “go green” and do your part to reduce your environmental footprint is an admirable one, but one that comes with an onslaught of questions – how will you go about it? What needs to be changed? Will it require a total upheaval? Fortunately, the answer may be simpler than you think….

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What Are Green-Collar Jobs, and Are They the Future?
December 26, 2019

Are green-collar jobs the future of the global workforce? With a growing focus on sustainability, more and more green-collar jobs are opening up. But what are green-collar jobs? They are generally seen as jobs that focus on environmentally conscious developments, technology, and policies as more industries increase sustainable practices. These jobs include: Environmental or biological…

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Tile Makers Like Crossville Are Setting New Bars for Sustainability
June 7, 2019

Sustainability continues to drive the future of AEC as regulations push for more ecologically conscious business practices and more consumers demand eco-responsibility from manufacturers and builders. But manufacturers of building materials are taking the cue as they, too, look for more eco-friendly methods of processing natural materials. In this episode of the AEC Podcast,…

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How We Made Manufacturing More Environmentally Friendly
March 15, 2019

It is one thing for a company to be an innovator with the products it is developing, but it is another thing to be an innovator and trendsetter in sustainability. Clarus is a company that has strived for and excelled in both. On today’s episode of Glass is in Session, we sat back down…

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