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January 12th is celebrated as Take the Stairs Day. The day is dedicated to promoting physical fitness and encouraging people to take the stairs instead of elevators or escalators as a way to incorporate more physical activity into their daily lives.

Taking the stairs is a simple and effective way to increase physical activity and improve cardiovascular health. It can also help to burn calories and improve muscle strength and endurance.

Take the Stairs Day is an opportunity to raise awareness about the benefits of taking the stairs and to encourage people to incorporate this simple habit into their daily routine. It is also a reminder of the importance of physical activity in maintaining good health and preventing chronic diseases.

To celebrate Take the Stairs Day, people may participate in activities such as taking the stairs instead of the elevator or escalator, organizing a group fitness challenge to climb stairs, or sharing their experiences and tips for incorporating more physical activity into their daily routine.

Overall, Take the Stairs Day is a fun and engaging holiday that encourages people to prioritize their physical health and well-being. By taking small steps towards a more active lifestyle, we can improve our overall health and reduce our risk of chronic diseases.

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What do you do if you built a downtown core with blocks of office buildings and nobody came?  For many American urban areas, this is real life after the pandemic.  We look at one city's quest to remake itself. 

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Mary Tyler Moore is lonely.  The star of the iconic Mary Tyler Moore show of the 1970's is forever immortalized by a statue in Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis.  With the downtown core somewhat empty like many across the country, we take a look at what is being done to reverse the trend.  Next, we tackle the myths behind cyber insurance coverage - its not what you think.  Finally, the tsunami of all-new EVs that have been under development for the last three to five years are now posed to come to the marketplace.  We take a look at some of the domestic EVs coming to the marketplace. 

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Hybrid work has roiled the real estate market—and it’s here to stay, according to new research from the McKinsey Global Institute. On this episode of The McKinsey Podcast, McKinsey senior partners Aditya Sanghvi and Jonathan Woetzel chat with global editorial director Lucia Rahilly about how the persistence of the pivot to working from home has transformed the places we work, live, shop, and socialize—and about the unique opportunity hybrid presents to rethink real estate for our changing future.

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On this day in 1902, mechanical engineer Willis Carrier completed his design for what would become the first modern air conditioner.

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King Randall was 18 when it hit him: “Why are there no schools in my town that actually teach boys how to be men?”  So he started one.  Meet the remarkable young man who is hellbent on making a change in his community.

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Lobby Series: Each episode from this series takes place in the lobby of some of Sydney’s most iconic buildings and brings together our very own in-house experts with market leaders who are shaping our future cities.  

Creating spaces where people can thrive is a modern challenge that major cities are facing. In the first special episode of our Lobby Series, CBRE’s Pacific Advisory Services CEO, Phil Rowland, sits down with Lorraine to find out how organisations can maximise the human experience in the spaces people frequent every day. 

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Lobby Series: Each episode from this series takes place in the lobby of some of Sydney’s most iconic buildings and brings together our very own in-house experts with market leaders who are shaping our future cities.  

The fashion industry has come under enormous pressure to think about how they design, manufacture and ship products in a more ethical and sustainable way.  
 
In this episode of Talking Property, Kate Bailey, the Head of Retail and Alternatives Research at CBRE, sits down with Gordon Renouf, CEO & Founder of Good On You. Together, they discuss the consumer trends driving the future of fashion, whether immersive retail experiences will fuel consumerism or aid a more circular economy and whether companies can be profitable while still considering ESG factors.  

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If you’re a white-collar worker, chances are your office setup looks different than it did before the pandemic. After our two-year-long  global experiment with remote work, many employees say there’s lots to like about it, with a number of companies now  offering hybrid workplaces. All that empty office space is going to have an effect on the rest of our cities.  In this episode, Jennifer Barrett, a senior planner with The Canadian Urban Institute outlines three ways that vacant offices could affect our downtown cores and what she hopes will be our way forward. We take a look at what Calgary is doing – since it was dealing with a vacant-office crisis even before COVID-19 – with the help of The Globe’s deputy national editor for cities and real estate James Keller. Samantha Sannella, the managing director for strategic consulting at global commercial real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield, also joins us to talk about  how Calgary’s revitalization plans for their downtown could inspire other Canadian cities, and whether plans to convert offices into housing are realistic. Finally, Reshma Saujani, the founder of Girls Who Code, explains why so many people want this office revolution in the first place, and how this represents an opportunity to shift away from the white, male-centric ways in which workplaces were originally designed.

Today’s episode features two big thinkers when it comes to place and technology. Edward Wagoner is the CIO for the progressive-minded $17 billion,  global real estate firm, JLL. Will Cowell de Gruchy is the founder and CEO of Infogrid - a fast-growing startup aimed at making buildings smarter and the world healthier.

These two are thinking about the intersection of real estate and technology at the highest level, and with 90% of our time spent indoors, the stakes are high.

In today’s conversation, we’ll talk about technology’s role in the human experience of place, IOT (Internet of Things), and at the end, Edward and Will will make some bold predictions for what’s ahead of us. But, perhaps the most valuable moment in today’s chat is hearing Edward open up about his personal journey through self-change and organizational change.  

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Jeff & Rachel discuss certain changes that are now accelerated because of the impacts of the crisis. Robots, cars, drugs, real estate, universities, mental health and more. As you expand your vision for the months and years ahead, you can identify opportunities to survive and thrive throughout great change.