Articles Posted by Heidi Schwartz
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FRIDAY FUNNY: Ticket Please!
Here’s a little joke about engineers and HR professionals that may have been bouncing around on the web for some time.
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Verizon Green Project Will Power 19 Company Facilities Across the Country
Fuel cells, solar systems expected to generate more than 70 million kilowatt hours of electricity—enough to eliminate more than 10,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide.
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President Declares May 2013 As Building Safety Month
The safety campaign reinforces the need for the adoption of modern, model building codes; a strong and efficient system of code compliance; and a well-trained, professional workforce to provide public safety.
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The Next Word In IT: The Software Defined Data Center
Power Assure CTO lays out recommendations to maximize reliability and disaster avoidance in Software Defined Data Centers.
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Stormwater Roof Runoff Goes Green
New study seeks definitive evidence that copper roof runoff can be controlled.
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QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Service Line Contracts
When it comes to outsourcing facility management functions, is it true that the trend seems to be to look for ways to integrate service functions locally and across the portfolio of properties?
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FRIDAY FUNNY: National Pretzel Day!
National Pretzel Day is an unofficial food holiday that is celebrated annually on April 26. On this day, fans of these treats pay tribute to pretzels of all kinds.
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LIUNA Prods Congress To Pass OSHA Reforms, Support PAWA
PAWA legislation would modernize the 42-year-old Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) in industries that have outpaced decades-old government regulation. The act clarifies an employer’s duty to provide a safe working environment; improves OSHA reporting, inspection and enforcement efforts; extends OSHA protections to 8.5 million American workers not currently covered; protects workers who blow the whistle on unsafe conditions and increases penalties for those who break the law.
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OSHA Issues Final Rule To Protect Workers Involved In Demolition And Underground Construction
This final rule applies the same crane rules to underground construction and demolition that are already being used by other construction sectors, and streamlines OSHA’s standards by eliminating the separate cranes and derricks standard currently used for underground and demolition work.
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Earth Day 2013: The World’s Largest Commercial Living Building, The Bullitt Center, Opens
The long-awaited grand opening of The Bullitt Center in Seattle took place on Monday, April 22, 2013—celebrating industry changing technology and innovation in Net-Zero and green design.
