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Complete TFM’s Lighting Survey, And Enter To Win $100

Anne Vazquez — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:31:44 +0000

For the third consecutive year, TF) is conducting a survey of its readership about lighting.

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Results: CoreNet Global/Jones Lang LaSalle Sustainability Survey

Heidi Schwartz — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:47:00 +0000

Results reveal a corporate real estate industry in the process of reconciling the focus on reducing environmental impacts of buildings with the need to control costs and support corporate financial performance.

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NEW PRODUCT FLASH: Remote Sensor Module From ecobee

Anne Vazquez — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:16:36 +0000

This module works with the company's energy management system and gives facility managers more control.

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FRIDAY FUNNY: Saved By The Filing Cabinet

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:05:05 +0000

A study recently released by the New York Police Department revealed the following advice: when faced with a workplace violence incident involving a shooter, head for the nearest filing cabinet and hide...OR start flinging office equipment and supplies.

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Kids’ Camp Receives Paper Products Donation

Anne Vazquez — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:26:30 +0000

SCA recently donated its Tork® brand towel and bath tissue products to the 320 acre Double H Ranch for seriously ill children in Lake Luzerne, NY.

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Vote In TFM Readers’ Choice Awards!

Anne Vazquez — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:09:16 +0000

Cast your vote for favorite products and services, and enter for a chance to win a $50 Gift Card.

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Fluorescent Lighting Fixtures, Pre-1979

Anne Vazquez — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 15:24:20 +0000

The EPA has released recommended steps to take for schools with older lighting fixtures in order to reduce potential exposures to harmful levels of PCBs. The guidance — part of EPA’s efforts to address potential PCB exposures in schools — is based on evidence that the older ballasts contain PCBs that can leak when the ballasts fail,

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The TFM Forum: Energy & Sustainability Comes To Chicago

Heidi Schwartz — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:50:52 +0000

A powerful community of facility managers, industry leading suppliers, and world class speakers will gather at The Palmer House in Chicago on April 13, 2011 during The TFM Forum: Energy and Sustainability.

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NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: ROI Calculator From Kaivac

Anne Vazquez — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:49:37 +0000

The cleaning product provider has revamped its online ROI calculator tools.

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ABI Reverts Back into Negative Territory

Heidi Schwartz — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:47:35 +0000

Following the first positive reading since January 2008, the ABI dropped nearly two points in October. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to 12 month lag time between architecture billings and construction spending.

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Global FM and EuroFM Sign Affiliation Agreement

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 16:09:07 +0000

The affiliation agreement is the result of several months of discussions and exchange of information and ideas between both associations.

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Facility Management Solutions Coming Next Month

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:01:36 +0000

Today's Facility Manager is launching a new concept with its year end issue. For the first time, the magazine will devote a significant portion of its editorial content to exploring products and services that specifically address the challenges faced by facility management (FM) professionals.

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ABI Positive For First Time In Over Two Years

Heidi Schwartz — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 18:30:26 +0000

For the first time since January 2008, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) indicated a growth in design activity in September, increasing for the fourth straight month.

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National Clearinghouse For Educational Facilities Funding Cut By DOE

Heidi Schwartz — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 15:22:00 +0000

The Department of Education recently awarded its federal fiscal year 2011-2014 grant monies for maintaining the Clearinghouse to another entity.

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Rubbermaid Partners With Recycling Group

Anne Vazquez — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:42:16 +0000

The company is the first commercial-sector sponsor of the Recycling Organizations of North America.

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Green Actions Of U.S. Communities Surveyed

Anne Vazquez — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 14:48:39 +0000

A survey from the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) looked at where localities are on the spectrum of turning priorities into concrete actions.

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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Photoluminescent Technology, Leading Occupants To Safety

Anne Vazquez — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:34:28 +0000

This article is provided by Robert E. McLean, CAE, executive director of the Photoluminescent Safety Association (PSA).

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On The Road To Zero Waste, $20 At A Time

Anne Vazquez — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:21:18 +0000

GAF’s Cobra® Ridge Vent plant, located in the northern Atlanta suburb of Cumming, GA, is a bright, highly automated, state-of-the-art facility — the type one might associate more with the production of silicon wafers than roofing ventilation products. The company and the team that runs this facility take its environmental role seriously. This includes waste management, and after a three-year effort, the plant recently announced the achievement of Zero Manufacturing Waste ahead of schedule.

This GAF plant makes five different models of ridge vent for different applications and regions and has produced more than 20 million vents without a

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NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: Matting Advice from EcoPath

Anne Vazquez — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:58:43 +0000

The company has put in place a team of specialists to counsel facility managers on how its recyclable entryway matting solution can serve their buildings.

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Keeping Data Centers Up And Running

Anne Vazquez — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:03:31 +0000

Emerson Network Power offers a list of "Best Practices to Avoid Data Center Failure by Human Error."

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WEB EXCLUSIVE: The Role Of Submetering In LEED v3

Anne Vazquez — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:31:21 +0000

This Web exclusive comes from E-Mon, LLC, manufacturer of submetering and automatic meter reading hardware and software systems and services.

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NEW PRODUCT FLASH: Class Pack Lighting Systems

Anne Vazquez — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:35:14 +0000

These Systems from GE Lighting and Lithonia Lighting combine high light output, full spectrum fluorescent lighting with a ballast system to deliver customized lighting levels.

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NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: Interactive Spec Tools From American Seating

Anne Vazquez — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:11:46 +0000

The Focus Configurator and Spec Builder aim to facilitate choosing the ideal seating products for a project.

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FM Landscape Professional Recognized

Anne Vazquez — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:09:15 +0000

The Professional Grounds Management Society will present its E. Earl Wilson Award to Jeffrey Bourne of the Montgomery County (MD) Department of Recreation.

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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Extending Motor Life

Anne Vazquez — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:28:11 +0000

This Web Exclusive article is contributed by Electro Static Technology, maker of AEGIS shaft grounding products.

Increasing Sustainability Of Motors In Manhattan’s Time & Life Building

A preventive maintenance plan that reduced the total life cycle cost of operations in a prominent building at the heart of New York City serves as an example of how the push for more sustainable building management has led to a growing awareness of a chronic, widespread problem with HVAC motors — electrical bearing damage.

The 48 story Time & Life Building in New York’s Rockefeller Center

The problem is all too

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