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Articles Posted in the FM Alert Category
FM Alert provides facility management professionals with up-to-date breaking news, emerging trends, innovations and insights. Articles from the FM Alert blog are also be posted to social networking sites powered by Today’s Facility Manager.
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Global FM Concludes 2012 With Three Events In The Americas
Global FM representatives will announce the winners of the third annual Global FM Awards for Excellence in Facilities Management during IFMA’s World Workplace. The 2012 series of international workshops will finish with events in Brazil and the U.S.
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Mosquitoes Pose Risk To Businesses Despite Dry Weather Conditions
Businesses should continue to be vigilant about keeping flying, biting insects at bay, even as the warm summer days draw to an end.
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New Metric Could Help Facility Managers Optimize Daylighting
The development of daylighting metrics has been the subject of considerable effort and debate, but no widely accepted metric has emerged to help recognize well-daylit buildings. Although simulation software exists to assist in daylight analysis, these programs are often overly complex and involve a high level of expertise. On the other hand, rule-of-thumb approaches that are often used to aid in the decision making process are based on overly simplified assumptions.
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Energy Efficiency And Cost Savings Report For The Industrial Sector Released
More than ever, industrial companies rely on sustainability minded facility management teams for value driven and innovative solutions to reduce consumption and, in turn, operational expenses.
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White House Announces Executive Order On Industrial Energy Efficiency, Including CHP
In support of the Executive Order, DOE and EPA released a new report that provides a foundation for national discussions on effective ways to achieve 40 GW of new, cost-effective CHP by 2020, and includes an overview of the key issues currently impacting CHP deployment and the factors that need to be considered by stakeholders involved in the dialogue.
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The FM Event Set For October 10-11, 2012
The FM Event, run in association with British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM), is directed at facilities, estate, and property managers.
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BOMA International Releases New Floor Measurement Standard
BOMA first published the Standard Method of Floor Measurement for Office Buildings, an accepted and approved methodology by the American National Standards Institute. Throughout the years, the standard has been revised to reflect the changing needs of the real estate market and the evolution of office building design.
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Outsourcing In FM Still Hot Topic Of Conversation
The Global Facility Management Association (Global FM) kicked off its series of International Workshops in 2012 with two successful workshops held in Dubai, U.A.E. and in Paris, France. Both examined the topic of facilities management outsourcing from two very different perspectives.
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Chancey Honored with BOMA International Chair’s Award
Chancey has been given the Chair’s Award, the highest recognition presented by the BOMA International Chair. The award is bestowed annually upon those who—through innovation, talent, and dedication—have set new standards of excellence for the commercial real estate industry.
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Grainger Heads BOMI International Board of Trustees
Greg Grainger fills the unexpired term of Dolores A. Bocian, RPA®, FMA®, who served as Chairman since her election in June 2011.
