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Chilling Out

When this manager was tasked with finding more efficient chillers for the Regina General Hospital in Saskatchewan, Canada, efficiency and low life cycle costs were his primary requirements.

Campus Enhanced By Founder's Vision

Nearly a century ago, John Brown opened a university in Siloam, AR with a vision of building aesthetics that never came to fruition in his lifetime. Everett Easley helped make this dream a reality.

Reading Light

When the senior property manager of The New York Public Library needed to find new lighting components, he searched for a way to remain true to the city’s original vision of the establishment.

Work Order System Thwarts Campus Tryst!

With new work order management software, this director of operations brought efficiency to a university’s maintenance practices—and may have helped a father come between young love.

Safe Passage

Miami International Airport is experiencing a major expansion. With airport security an increasingly important issue, this facility professional needed to find an inventive way to test new security products and systems.

The BIG Picture

They do everything BIG at Hyatt Regency Chicago. In a feat of engineering ingenuity, the hotel’s staff and a mounting solutions provider installed some of the world’s largest plasma displays.

Healthy Change

The on call rooms at Harvard Medical School’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA needed to be updated to maximize space. Hotel locks provided the inspiration for a renovation.

A Clean Sweep

It is this man’s job to ensure that the city of Green Bay, WI can enjoy a football game without worrying about sewage issues. With a system to monitor activities remotely, the stadium’s management scores a touchdown for efficiency.

A Safe Place For Guests

When high profile guests gathered at the Davenport Hotel in Spokane, WA, the director of security teamed up with the U.S. Marshals Service to install an innovative system. Now, the hotel can respond quickly to any emergency.

Chemical Free Water Treatment

With conservation at the heart of the John G. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, IL, Brad Popovich was searching for a way to eliminate waste and save on energy costs. The system he found accomplished both goals.

For The Birds

When flocks of starlings began infiltrating the Kansas City Convention and Entertainment Centers in Kansas City, MO, manager Dean Barrett searched for a humane solution to an unsanitary problem.

A Modern Solution For An Old-Fashioned School

In the small community of Shungnak, AK, this Northwest Arctic Borough School District needed to find a way to reconfigure classroom spaces to accommodate the changing needs of students. The solution it discovered was pure genius.

Here Comes The Sun

Manager Gary Bull knew he needed to bring light into the dark A-1 Cold Storage & Handling facility in Inglewood, CA. With new daylighting technology, he lowered utility costs and discovered the unexpected benefits of the sun.

 

 

 

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