By Heidi Schwartz, on April 27, 2006, at 7:17 am Recently, the New York State Office of General Services (OGS) posted for public comment its proposed guidelines and specifications for the procurement and use of environmentally sensitive (Green) cleaning products for all public and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools in the state.
The Green Cleaning Guidelines and Specifications cover a variety of topics, including how to determine if a product is “Green” and properly use them. However, one section of the proposed guidelines—regarding the use of cold water when cleaning—has developed considerable controversy.
The proposed guidelines recommend that schools use only cold water in cleaning, including for carpet
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By Heidi Schwartz, on April 27, 2006, at 6:31 am It’s a busy news day today, with several headline stories of interest for the facility management profession. Here are the highlights.
Death to FEMA?!The AP writes about it here.CNN covers it here.And the BBC has an international spin on it here.
Today’s Gas Rumors:CNN has a story on a $100 rebate for consumers to combat high prices.The New York Times [registration required] has a piece on possible tax break investigations for oil and gas companies.
Ken Lays it on the Line:NPR shares this peek into the trial of Enron’s Ken Lay. It isn’t pretty.
Construction starts at Ground Zero:CNN
Continue reading Four noteworthy news items: Death to FEMA; Today’s Gas Rumors; Ken Lays it on the Line; Construction Starts at Ground Zero
By Heidi Schwartz, on April 26, 2006, at 7:59 am A standards development organization for the real estate industry recently announced a Call for Participation for the launch of a new project designed to improve management of information across the real estate continuum. The Open Standards Consortium for Real Estate’s (OSCRE) Board of Directors unanimously approved a Charter to launch the Real Property Unique Identifier Work Group (RPUID-WG) whose mission statement is to ‘Design a conceptual and organizational structure to manage the standard for building/property identifiers that is usable across a broad range of users and constituents.’
Also stated in the Charter:-To ease the matching and reconciliation of disparate
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By Heidi Schwartz, on April 26, 2006, at 7:37 am The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its Committee on the Environment (COTE) have selected the top 10 examples of sustainable architecture and green design solutions that protect and enhance the environment. The projects will be honored on May 3 during a presentation at the National Building Museum in Washington and again in June at the AIA 2006 National Convention and Design Exposition in Los Angeles.
The 2006 COTE Top 10 Green Projects address environmental conservation and the notion of sustainable development with designs that integrate architecture, technology, and natural systems. They make a positive contribution to their community,
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By Heidi Schwartz, on April 26, 2006, at 7:12 am In the land of Google, where technology is king, Resident Physician Taraneh Razavi, M.D., has taken time to write about one of the concerns that plagues facility professionals and computer users across the land. And if Google’s staff doctor is writing about it, Repetitive Stress Injuries (RSIs) must be a legitimate problem.
For a related but contrary post, see “Carpal Tunnel NOT linked to typing” from FacilityBlog.
Razvani writes, RSI is no small matter. It accounts for 34% of all lost-workday injury and illness — and costs almost $20 billion annually, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The
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