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Articles Posted in the Sustainability Category
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EPA Recognizes Healthcare and Higher Ed CHP
Combined heat and power (CHP) systems, also known as cogeneration, simultaneously produces electricity and useful heat from a single energy source — increasing energy efficiency.
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TFM Names J.B. Messer Facility Executive of the Year
A close eye on operations costs propels this year’s TFM Facility Executive of the Year, J.B. Messer, director of facilities management for Oklahoma City Community College.
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Workplace Trends Report: 12 Key Issues and Solutions for Business Leaders
Report identifies leading marketplace indicators focusing key people and community centric workplace practices that create competitive advantage for organizations and value for employees. It also stresses how facilities management is essentially now a strategy and not just a tactic, or worse yet, an afterthought.
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NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: Daylight Modeling from Kalwall
This online simulation tool enables facility managers to view the impact of proposed daylighting designs before construction, while also having the option of viewing “what if” alternatives.
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Renewable Energy: EV Infrastructure
As the adoption of plug-in electric vehicles slowly gains ground, some facility managers are installing charging stations for this mode of transportation.
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LEED Case Study: Front And Center
A LEED Gold residence hall at North Carolina Central University Provides much needed housing, improves operations, and enhances student life, and more.
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FRIDAY FUNNY: Accentuate The Positive, Eliminate The Negative
One innovative and mobile app enabled device could provide a place for people to relieve themselves outside while turning a nuisance (public urination) into a nutrient for hungry bamboo biofilters.
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FM Frequency: Green Is In The Eye Of The Beholder
Any effort to increase sustainability is positive, unless it’s not. What defines sustainability for an organization depends on a variety of factors.
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Water Conservation and Treatment Trends: Where Blue Meets Green
Some simple facility management decisions can help organizations get a better sense of natural resource usage. Strategic choices in plumbing equipment steadily reduce water costs and consumption.
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FRIDAY FUNNY: Play The Game And Save The Planet!
Imagine if you had the power to make the world a better place…how would you do it? Would you discover new ideas by playing a board game based on the concept of sustainability?
