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By Heidi Schwartz, on August 4, 2009, at 10:33 am
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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By Heidi Schwartz, on June 26, 2009, at 7:47 am
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.
Continue reading Neverland Among The Tumbleweeds, Now That Peter Pan Is Gone Forever
By Andrea Sanchez, on June 9, 2009, at 11:26 am
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.
Continue reading New Benchmarking Research Shows how Economy, Sustainable Practices Impact Workplace Operations
By Heidi Schwartz, on July 15, 2008, at 7:38 am
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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