By Heidi Schwartz, on December 30, 2005, at 10:35 am Shaw Industries will certify more than 50 manufacturing facilities under a new environmental management system by year end 2006. The Shaw Environmental Management System (SES) is based on the requirements contained in the ISO 14001:2004 with provisions that are relevant and applicable to the company’s organization.
The Shaw Environmental Management System reflects the company’s commitment to regulatory compliance, the prevention of pollution, and the continual improvement of its environmental management practices. Through its environmental policy, it establishes a means of measuring environmental performance in relation to environmental objectives and targets set forth in the Shaw Environmental Management System process.
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By Heidi Schwartz, on December 30, 2005, at 10:31 am Increasing evidence reveals that local market factors are decisive in determining how much traction green buildings truly have. As in other parts of the real estate industry where construction and space absorption rates vary from market-to-market and change over time, there’s a wide variance in the understanding and acceptance of green buildings throughout the U.S.
For TFM‘s coverage of this topic, see “The State of Sustainability” from the archives.
This assessment comes from Corporate Realty, Design & Management Institute, which was based on a survey conducted of registrants prior to its popular educational seminar series, Turning Green into Gold™.
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By Heidi Schwartz, on December 30, 2005, at 10:10 am The Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association [RCMA] 2006 Annual Conference & EXPO – “Energizing Our Vision” – will be held January 14-17, 2006, at the Sanibel Harbour Resort and Spa, Ft. Myers, Florida. The 2006 event marks the 24th anniversary of the organization of the RCMA, formed in 1982.
This year’s theme, “Energizing Our Vision”, centers on current, pending and future issues related to the rapidly increasing world of the energy specific roofing industry. In addition, attendees will be provided the opportunity to discuss with industry leaders and fellow roof coatings manufacturers and suppliers those trends and changes that
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By Heidi Schwartz, on December 26, 2005, at 10:54 am We work in challenging times. In 1992, a United Nations report called job stress “the 20th century epidemic.” Six years later, in 1998, the World Health Organization declared job stress “a world-wide epidemic.” And a 2005 survey by the Families and Work Institute found that one in three Americans is chronically overworked. Of course, you don’t need any voice of authority to point out the stressful realities of the 21st century work world. You live it every day! No, what you need is some guidance on how to cope with it all.
Karen Leland and Keith Bailey, the founders
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By Heidi Schwartz, on December 26, 2005, at 9:59 am This Web Exclusive was prepared by Shawn J. Mahoney, Marketing Product Manager, Ingersoll-Rand Security Technologies, Carmel, IN.
High-rise commercial building fires are sparking rising concerns over what building owners can do to make stairwells safer for emergency egress without compromising security. In 1980, a fire at the MGM hotel in Las Vegas claimed 84 lives. More recently, four people died of smoke inhalation in a stairwell during a building fire in New York. On October 17, 2003, stairwell smoke claimed the lives of six people when fire broke out in the 35-story Cook County Administration Building in downtown
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