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Articles Posted in the Environment Category
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Services & Maintenance: Minimal Overhead
Facility managers can get maximum performance by choosing the best ceiling type for their spaces. From the May 2013 issue.
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FRIDAY FUNNY: Power Play!
Siemens Energy has developed a free online game that challenges the user to design a sustainable energy system for a city.
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Davies Office Earns Ninth BIFMA level Furniture Sustainability Certification
The level conformance mark ensures a comprehensive, independent, and impartial assessment of the environmental and social impacts of a product’s manufacture.
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Renewable Energy: Waste As Power Source
Converting trash to fuel delivers doubly for facility managers seeking to reduce environmental impact. From the May 2013 issue.
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NEW PRODUCT FLASH: Fresh Wave IAQ by OMI Industries
Suitable for a variety of odor abatement situations, this product line is engineered from a proprietary blend of natural ingredients that includes water, lime, pine needles, aniseed, clove, and cedarwood.
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Facility Management Program Addresses Sustainability
New program launches this month with subject matter from the International Facility Management Association.
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Furniture Trends: Productive Provisions
In choosing furnishings, facility managers are aware of the way today’s occupants are working. From the May 2013 issue.
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FRIDAY FUNNY: Bring Your Own…Toilet Paper?
Municipalities are getting creative with budgetary matters, but one Missouri town took things a bit too far. In Windsor, officials even started a fundraising campaign to collect money for toilet paper, claiming that budgets had been exceeded.
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AmeriCare: Assistance Being Sent To Oklahoma City Area
AmeriCares often delivers cleaning supplies to help families cleaning up storm damage, as well as medical aid for evacuees with chronic health problems forced to flee their homes without their prescription medicines. The organization also helps to rebuild health care facilities damaged by disasters.
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The 2013 Hurricane Season Begins June 1
With the average Hurricane Season typically having nine to 12 named storms, of which five to seven reach hurricane strength and one to three become major hurricanes, the numbers and resources for 2013 are clear indicators that facility managers need to heed this warning and prepare their businesses—now.
