ms consultants continues its commitment to more sustainable design practices. One aspect is the design of retail food stores equipped with advanced refrigeration technologies. Advanced refrigeration technologies are an improvement from the traditonal methods used and lead to lower energy use and costs.

As technology changes, so does the security within retail banks. Over the years, retail banks have shifted from hardened security to passive security.

As the industry evolves, retail bank buildings and staff sizes are getting smaller. The traditional banking branch is no more.

Many current retail bank buildings are simply too large for what’s needed to serve today’s customers. The changes in technology and customer preferences allow banks to reduce the standard retail bank footprint.

Millennials have surpassed baby boomers as the nation’s largest generation and have changed retail as we know it. The 80+ million millennials in the U.S. all have something in common—what they want from retailers, retail banks included.

Do you consider yourself sustainable? Even if you do, here are ten easy and painless changes we can do in our daily life to be more sustainable.

The safe and efficient operation of a liquid piping system is dependent on the continual removal of air and wastewater gases from the liquid piping system. Choosing the proper air valve for the application is critical to all liquid piping systems.

Effectively managing valves as an asset can have a significant impact both for the water utility and the customer. This revised manual covers valve selection and installation as well as the importance of location, condition, and frequency of operation…

In offering a more simplistic perspective to odor control options, I quote from one of my favorite Christmas movies. “One man’s toxic sludge is another man’s potpourri,” Jim Carrey comically states as the Grinch…

Highlights from this issue: Review of 2014; John R. Doutt Upground Reservoir updates; Kari Mackenbach joins ms as Director of Sustainability; Wittenberg University indoor practice facility project is underway