By Anne Vazquez, on June 29, 2006, at 7:54 am Johnson Controls, Inc., headquartered in Milwaukee, WI, was recently recognized as an outstanding supplier to AT&T Inc., provider of data, voice, wireless and Internet services.
“We are proud of our longstanding tradition of providing unparalleled products and services to our business and residential customers,” said Maureen Merkle, president, AT&T Procurement. “We’re successful on that front in large part thanks to supplier partners like Johnson Controls that consistently go above and beyond the call of duty.”
Johnson Controls received one of 49 supplier recognition awards for its work in helping AT&T deliver outstanding service to its customers during the past
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By Heidi Schwartz, on June 29, 2006, at 7:23 am Smart buildings are a significant trend in both technology and real estate development. Major technology companies such as Cisco Systems have created “connected” real estate groups to focus on the needs of the emerging market. Business media entities such as The Wall Street Journal have identified smart buildings as an important trend in the construction and real estate development sectors.
For TFM‘s most recent coverage of this topic, see “Planning For Integrated Building Services.”
Jim Sinopoli has used his 25 years of experience in technology consulting and engineering to create a “how to” book for designing and operating the
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By Heidi Schwartz, on June 28, 2006, at 10:03 am Want to know what led to Net Operating Income decreases in the U.S. office market in 2005? Curious how much companies are spending on building utilities and other expenses? Wonder what cities have the highest total income per rentable square foot? Wonder what cities have the lowest? This information and much more is now available in the newly released Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International 2006 Experience Exchange Report (EER).
The 2006 EER made its debut at the BOMA International North American Commercial Real Estate Congress® and The Office Building Show in Dallas, Texas, June 24-27. This
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By Heidi Schwartz, on June 28, 2006, at 8:55 am Three online training courses offered by Universal Lighting in its award-winning e-Learning Center are now NCQLP approved for LEU credit. The National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions, or NCQLP, is a non-profit organization that evaluates the educational opportunities available to lighting professionals. NCQLP members are required to earn continuing education credits called LEUs (Lighting Education Units) in order to maintain their certification.
Online courses available through Universal Lighting’s e-Learning Center include Fluorescent Ballast Basics I & II and Fundamentals of HID Lighting. All three of these courses have been approved by the NCQLP for education credits. Certified
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By Heidi Schwartz, on June 28, 2006, at 8:50 am The Elm Research Institute, established in 1964, has spent more than two decades developing the first disease resistant American elm, the Liberty Elm, which was introduced in 1985. American Liberty Elms are selected from premium cultivar stock, cloned, field-tested and come with the only Lifetime Warranty against Dutch elm disease.
Consider these points when making landscaping decisions:o Field tested, 250,000+ trees planted in over 1,000 communities nationwideo Dutch elm disease resistant, less than 1% losses over past 20 yearso LIFETIME WARRANTY against loss to Dutch elm diseaseo Every tree carries a registration number and is tracked for life
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