It’s that time of year. Not the time of frantic travel planning, Thanksgiving family drama, early sundowns and surprise snowstorms. No, it’s time to be thankful for a flurry of new data on R&D expenditures from the National Science Foundation
Updated insights from Novogradac offer evidence of the Opportunity Zone incentive’s success as potential renewal of the federal program looms in the nation’s capital.
A former director of global operations and learning for Site Selection parent company Conway Data and the former International Development Research Council (IDRC) founded and managed by Conway has been recognized by the International Facility Management Association (IFMA). Corporate real estate and facility management consultant and educator Ed Rondeau, whose resume also includes work for Siemens Real Estate, UPS Supply Chain Solutions and Georgia Institute of Technology, last month received the 2024 IFMA Excellence in Achievement Award at IFMA’s World Workplace conference in San Antonio, Texas, for his work editing the book “Facilities @ Management: Concept – Realization – Vision, A Global Perspective.”
Published by Wiley, the book contains insights on the evolution and current state of the facilities management profession from more than 50 contributors in 15 countries, covering everything from building systems and legal/regulatory compliance to sustainability and sociopolitical challenges. Among the times Rondeau was called on for insight in Site Selection was this July 2004 exploration of higher education real estate programs specifically featuring corporate real estate in their course of study. “I have always had fond memories of my time at Conway,” says Rondeau.
Memorable images capture sights from the Natchez Hot Air Balloon Festival, Red’s Lounge in Clarksdale, Main Street in Columbus, the Oxford home of William Faulkner and more.
In addition to the R&D intelligence published in its new data findings featured in today’s Site Selection Snapshot, the National Science Foundation has furthered the cause of innovation by naming three new NSF Innovation Corps Hubs in the Northwest, Southeast and New England. Designed to accelerate the translation of discoveries into new solutions that benefit society and the economy via the National Innovation Network, each of the 13 hubs comprises a regional alliance of at least eight universities and may receive up to $3 million annually for five years. The hubs now span 48 states and encompass 128 colleges and universities.
PHOTO OF THE DAY
Photo by Egemen Karakaya courtesy of Bilgin Architects and v2com newswire
At the 2024 World Architecture Festival in Singapore this week, this central control building designed by Bilgin Architects for the massive Kalyon Karapınar solar farm in Turkey won the worldwide award for completed buildings in the production, energy and logistics industries.
The largest solar energy facility in all of Turkey and Europe, the 1,350-MW Kalyon Karapınar installation features approximately 3.5 million solar panels spanning 20 million square meters. That’s more than 215 million sq. ft. or around 7.7 square miles.
