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Articles Posted in the Exteriors Category
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Services & Maintenance: Grounds Check
Vetting landscape service providers ensures they add value to site maintenance plans. From the April 2013 issue.
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WaterSense Suggests Sprinkler Spruce-Up For Spring
A leak about as small as the tip of a ballpoint pen (or 1/32nd of an inch) can waste about 6,300 gallons of water per month. As the weather warms up and facility managers concentrate their attention on landscaping, sprinkler systems should come under scrutiny.
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Verizon Green Project Will Power 19 Company Facilities Across the Country
Fuel cells, solar systems expected to generate more than 70 million kilowatt hours of electricity—enough to eliminate more than 10,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide.
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Stormwater Roof Runoff Goes Green
New study seeks definitive evidence that copper roof runoff can be controlled.
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NEW PRODUCT FLASH: Integrated Lighting and HVAC Control by GE Lighting and Trane
GE’s LightSweep can now be integrated into the Trane Tracer building automation system, providing facility managers increased control strategies across lighting and HVAC systems.
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Earth Day 2013: The World’s Largest Commercial Living Building, The Bullitt Center, Opens
The long-awaited grand opening of The Bullitt Center in Seattle took place on Monday, April 22, 2013—celebrating industry changing technology and innovation in Net-Zero and green design.
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SPECIAL FEATURE From Business Facilities: Steadfast And Strong In The Wake Of Superstorm Sandy
With $60 billion in federal recovery aid and new initiatives, New York and New Jersey are gearing up to rebuild from the historic cataclysm that devastated the region last fall.
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Testing Lab Featured On Discovery Channel
Two segments appeared on the science news show Daily Planet and provided an inside look at blast resistance and forced entry testing.
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National Sustainability Rating System Certifies Four More Landscape Projects
Since June 2010, pilot projects have been testing the 2009 rating system created by dozens of the country’s leading sustainability experts, scientists, and design professionals. The diverse projects represent various types, sizes, and locations as well as budgets. Fifteen pilot projects have achieved certification to date.
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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Airport Hangar Receives A New Retrofit Roof System And Energy Upgrade
The Lafayette, Louisiana Regional Airport underwent a retrofit re-roof and energy upgrade on its 114 Borman aircraft hangar building. This Web exclusive was submitted by Mark James on behalf of Roof Hugger.
