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Pandemic Safe Building News 2021-02-03

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COVID19: From Data- to Decision-driven analysis

Right now, getting vaccines "into arms" is the world's greatest pandemic focus. But everything could change. Says Andy Slavitt, "The

A Deeper Dive into Nonlinearities and Critical Thresholds to Understand Climate and Buildings

I have explained that we can do much better than one-size-fits-all thinking as we work to make buildings more safe

Why Average Values Oversimplify Understanding of Climate Change and Covid-19

In my previous post, I explained how we can move from "one size fits all" thinking to solutions that help

Beyond one-size-fits-all fixes for Covid-19 in buildings

The increasing frequency and severity of pandemic and climate events represent new challenges to keeping buildings, particularly older buildings, safe

Guest Post: Decision Intelligence: Fulfilling the Promise of Cognitive AI

I was watching last weekend’s anti-mask, anti-vaccination protests in Edinburgh with utter horror and asking myself, how can rational human

Your Building Designs – a Unique Source of Data to Fight Covid-19

Humans excel at causal reasoning, however our "neurological machinery" has limitations, especially when trying to make decisions in situations of

“Dead-End” Spaces: the Hidden Coronavirus Hotspots That May Be Lurking Inside Buildings.

Shifting from data- to decision-centric thinking for COVID19 safety

Across the world, we've empowered a select few policy makers and organizational leaders to make COVID19 safety decisions for us.

Calling all Data Scientists to the COVID19 challenge

...we don't have a shortage of #epidemiologists. Nor #vaccine researchers. Instead, there is a huge gap in the chain from

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