Storm Shelter Design Guidance — Spaces4Learning

Winds of Change: Storm Shelter Design Guidance By Matthew H. Johnson, Andrea La Greca, Connor J. Bruns 09/01/19 PHOTO © SOLARSEVEN The Natinoal Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reports an average of 1,000 tornadoes per year in the United States, mostly in the Great Plains states. However, prior to 2000, there was limited guidance for […]

BMW Group and Great Wall Motor sign joint venture agreement for MINI electric vehicles in China

Munich. The BMW Group and the Chinese manufacturer Great Wall Motor today signed an agreement to produce MINI electric vehicles through a new 50:50 joint venture based in China. During an event for autonomous and connected driving attended by China’s Premier Li Keqiang and Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, the BMW Group and Great […]

Cambridge research: First global bond index to address fossil fuel expansion

This is a critical – and hugely challenging – moment for climate action. Legal and political pressures have paralysed asset managers and other financial service providers, leading to a recent wave of actors leaving investor climate coalitions. However, asset owners are increasingly seeing the need to take a leadership role in addressing climate change, which […]