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ASHRAE Applauds Federal Training Law Signing

Heidi Schwartz — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 13:48:09 +0000

Federal legislation recently signed into law will provide training for federal building personnel in the areas of building operations and maintenance, energy management, safety, and design functions.

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BOMA EER 2010: Managers Controlled Operating Expenses

Heidi Schwartz — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:52:29 +0000

The decrease in total operating expenses illustrates what commercial real estate managers noted all year: there is considerable pressure to reduce operating expenses and maintain strong net operating income.

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BOMA International Publishes SOP Manual Guidebook

Heidi Schwartz — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:14:15 +0000

SOP manuals are critical in facility management since they aggregate policies, procedures, instructions, and directives so buildings can be managed safely, efficiently, and consistently.

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New Benchmarking Study Available from IREM

Heidi Schwartz — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:45:04 +0000

This annual research study from IREM analyzes operating income and costs for 1,850 private-sector office complexes—some containing multiple buildings—in major metropolitan areas and regions in the United States.

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IFMA Study: Going From Hot To Cold (And Back Again)

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:47:45 +0000

IFMA has released "Temperature Wars: Savings vs. Comfort," a new study that takes an in-depth look at the most common thermal complaints made by workers and the variety of ways facility professionals respond to them.

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Improved Efficiency and Citywide Wi-Fi Come to Hollywood

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:33:43 +0000

Dubbed Wireless Hollywood: Efficiency Through Innovation, the free outdoor Wi-Fi system will improve the efficiency of numerous city departments including Public Utilities, Police, Code Enforcement, and Building.

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Neverland Among The Tumbleweeds, Now That Peter Pan Is Gone Forever

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:47:00 +0000

Abandoned and tied up in legalities for many years, Neverland (which was sold last year) symbolized some of the financial turmoil and legal woes that swirled around the late Michael Jackson.

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New Benchmarking Research Shows how Economy, Sustainable Practices Impact Workplace Operations

Andrea Sanchez — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:26:57 +0000

The International Facility Management Association has released “Operations and Maintenance Benchmarks, Research Report #32,” a study outlining the facility trends affecting workplaces throughout North America. Among the new report’s findings are that the average space per person has risen nearly 40 square feet since 2007 — likely due to recent corporate layoffs — and that companies are adjusting their thermostats higher or lower by an average of one degree Fahrenheit, compared to data from three years ago, in an effort to minimize energy use and cut costs.

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Retro-Commissioning And Campus Planning

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:38:00 +0000

Retro-Commissioning, as the first step in a campus sustainability strategy, can reduce energy use in college and university buildings by 10% or more, making it an essential ingredient for meeting greenhouse gas reduction goals. The details of retro-commissioning are discussed in the new white paper, “The First (Big) Step to Reducing Your Campus Carbon Footprint,” from EH&E Inc, an environmental engineering and consulting firm.

“We often find that while existing building systems may be operating in a fashion that maintains comfort and air quality, they are rarely performing to their designed effectiveness and efficiency without a periodic optimization, or

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