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Imagine having one of the biggest events in the history of your facility not hold up well to the forces of nature. That’s what happened to the Qwest Center in Omaha, NE on Friday as it played host to the U.S. Swimming Trials. Have you had any experiences with your facility not performing at its best when an important function was occurring on site? Please share your stories with us in the comment section or e-mail csafran@groupc.com Photo by Omaha World Continue reading How Was Your Weekend? Nine million tons of carbon dioxide. $600 million in energy costs. That’s the potential savings represented by 100,000 copies in the Advanced Energy Design Guide series now in circulation. More than 88,000 of the publications have been obtained via free download since January. The series includes publications on small retail and small office buildings, K-12 school buildings, and warehouses and self storage units. The books provide guidance on how to achieve 30% energy savings over building code minimum based on ANSI/ASHRAE/ IESNA Standard 90.1-1999. Calculations show that if every guide downloaded resulted in a single building designed to save Continue reading Market Transformation Taking Place with Free Advanced Energy Design Guide Downloads The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), in cooperation with The Giant Panda Conservation Foundation (GPCF), has joined the Chinese Ambassador to the United States, Zhou Wenzhong, in announcing a $165,000 donation to the China Wildlife Conservation Association to support panda conservation in the wake the earthquakes that occurred this past May. “Accredited zoos are essential to the conservation of the giant panda,” said Ambassador Zhou Wenzhong. “We are grateful for this assistance and for the strong conservation partnership with zoos in the United States.” The joint fundraising effort of AZA and GPCF will assist reconstruction efforts at panda Continue reading Facilities Housing Pandas In China To Be Rebuilt Procurement is the acquisition of goods and/or services at the best possible total cost of ownership, in the right quantity and quality, at the right time (as defined by Wikipedia.org). By establishing policies on Procurement Guidelines for its facilities’ needs, an organization increases the probability of acquiring goods and/or services that meet performance and other requirements, at the best (though not always lowest) possible price. Through a survey, which is online now, TFM would like to hear from facility managers about how they use (or don’t use) procurement guidelines. We will include the results in the August 2008 issue. Continue reading TFM Conducting Survey On Procurement Guidelines Practices … And patrons welcome it by taking some photos with it and setting it up at the bar. (That was after taping the mouth and putting it in a box.) Luckily, this crocodile was only about two feet long, so it was fairly easy to contain. This happened last Sunday at the Noonamah Tavern in Noonamah, Australia (population 483). Eventually wildlife officials came to pick the croc and brought it to a farm several miles away. It was thought that the reptile may have escaped from that farm in Darwin, and walked the distance to the tavern. See one Continue reading FRIDAY FUNNY: A Reptile Walks Into A Bar… |
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