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• Although Mental Health Awareness Month is coming to an end, the protecting and nurturing of our mental health must not. According to the World Health Organization, mental illnesses (which includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being) is one of the fastest growing threats to global health. While there’s lots to be done in terms of supporting each other and educating ourselves, design and construction can also be a contributor to better mental health and well-being. By considering building elements that make us feel well, such as optimal air quality and lighting, we are creating the right conditions for a better life indoors – physically and mentally. To finish off this series with Slow Activist, Trine Grönlund we are sharing her advice on mind-wandering; the notion of actively letting our brains go wherever they’d like as a technique to regain focus. #mentalhealthawareness #healthybuilding #focustips

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• Want to know the impact COVID-19 is having on the construction sector? Want to understand where the construction sector has opportunities to work with government? Our Executive Vice President, Katy Dowding will be speaking on this and more at the Whitehall Industry Group webinar this afternoon. Sign up to attend. https://bit.ly/2A9pPcT

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• Returning to the office and adapting to the new working conditions is easier in a building which already respects some of the most strict standards in the field. Here are some of the measures implemented in the Equilibrium building in Bucharest: ✅ use of a fixed thermal camera to control body temperature; ✅ installation at the entrances before turnstiles and in all bathrooms of hand sanitizer dispensers and placement of a sanitizing carpet at the main entrance to the building; ✅ activation of the virtual reception function a QR code, via SMS, thus avoiding human contact; ✅ application of Nanoseptic films on the control panels of the elevators and all the common areas; ✅ dedicated storage area, for couriers, called Easy box. Find more about the perspectives of going back to the office in the article published in Ziarul Financiar: https://bit.ly/2zroIW0 #skanskainnovation #Equilibrium

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