Washington, DC claims crown of greenest U.S. city |

With its installation of 1.2 million square feet of green roofs in 2014, Washington, DC can quite literally claim the crown of greenest U.S. city.

This is according to a new report from the nonprofit Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC), which has ranked the top ten North American metropolitan regions that have installed the most square footage of green roofs last year. Green roofs aren’t just good for the environment. A new study from the University of Melbourne found that observing nature for 40 seconds or more can prominently increase attention and productivity levels.
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Are the latest workplace productivity trends sustainable |

While many employers are concerned about the skills gap in this country, there's another gap growing in today's workplace: a performance gap. According to a 2013 workplace survey, workplace performance has gone down 6 percent since 2008, due largely to a decrease in employee focus. Perhaps that's why some employers are taking some unconventional measures to increase workplace productivity and re-engage their teams. But are they sustainable? Behavior and Productivity Management

A new point of view with business leaders: