Building Operating Management back issues from January 2008:
CALENDAR
Jan 01, 2008; ... NATIONAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY The conference and exposition, sponsored by Building Operating Management magazine, will be held March 4-6, 2008, at the Baltimore Convention Center. The industry's fastest growing trade show and educational ...
Getting People To Pay Attention
Jan 01, 2008; ... I sometimes think many experienced facility executives fail to give themselves enough credit for the wealth of knowledge they've accumulated. They know which spaces in a building will produce the most complaints when the temperatures climb. They can explain why it will take six weeks, not three, ...
PRODUCT GALLERY
Jan 01, 2008; ... facilitiesnet For more product information, go to WWW.FACILITIESNET.COM/PRODUCTWATCH NATURE-INSPIRED COATING BRINGS NEW LIFE TO CONDOS The landscaping around the 12-story Watermark Place condominium facility in Columbia, Md., couldn't disguise the building's shabby ...
Small Buildings, Big Savings?
Jan 01, 2008; ... When facility executives examine their stock of buildings to look for energy efficiency projects, the 25,000-square-foot medical office or the 30,000-square-foot academic building don't usually land at the top of the priority list. Indeed, small- and medium-sized buildings are often perceived as ...
MAKING PROGRESS
Jan 01, 2008; ... Greenhouse gas emissions in the United States declined 1.5 percent from 2005 levels in 2006, according to a report by the Energy Information Administration. It's only the third decrease in annual emissions since 1990. Carbon dioxide (5,934.4 million metric tons) accounted for 83.8 ...
GOOD GREEN INTENTIONS
Jan 01, 2008; ... A survey of nearly 400 building owners, managers and investors completed by USGBC, BOMA International and ALM Real Estate Media Division revealed that 81.5 percent believe greening their portfolio is a priority for their company. That's the good news. Unfortunately, according to the ...
CREDENTIALS, PLEASE
Jan 01, 2008; ... A new organization called the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) will administer the LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) and other credentialing programs related to green building practices and standards. GBCI, created with the support of USGBC, will go through ANSI ...
COMPARING CARBON
Jan 01, 2008; ... An addition to EPA's Portfolio Manager tool allows facility executives to compare the amount of greenhouse gas emissions their buildings are producing with other similar buildings in the same area. The emissions factors for carbon dioxide are from EPA's Emissions & Generation ...
A NEW LEED-EB
Jan 01, 2008; ... It's no secret that LEED-EB hasn't caught on at the same rate as LEED-NC has. But USGBC is hoping to change that. At this year's World Workplace show - IFMA's annual conference and trade show USGBC announced the release of a new version of LEED-EB, officially titled LEEDEB v.2008: Operations and ...
Signature Centre Makes Its Mark
Jan 01, 2008; ... The 186,000-square-foot Signature Centre in Golden, Colo., is one of greenest speculative office buildings in the country. But environmental goals were only part of the reason developer Aardex Corp. went after a LEED Core and Shell Platinum certification. Aardex strongly believes, based on ...
High School Expansion Sets the Green Pace
Jan 01, 2008; ... When school began last September, students at Wilmot Union High School in Wilmot, Wis., were greeted by a shiny, new $40 million, 212,000-square-foot expansion that includes a number of green features. Facility designers focused on energy efficiency by using T5 lamps, digital controls on ...
AUTOMATIC ENERGY SAVINGS
Jan 01, 2008; ... A building automation system can get the most from HVAC and other systems. Here are functions every facility executive should understand Picture a 2.3 million square foot facility with a total HVAC system capacity of 10,500 tons to support occupancy of up to 40,000 people. Now imagine ...
THE MOST CEILING FOR THE MONEY
Jan 01, 2008; ... To get the best ceiling performance after installation, ask the right questions before you buy! All ceilings are not created equal. Some ceilings emphasize looks. With others, the primary objective is to enhance productivity. For still others, the top priority is durability. And some are ...
FACES OF THE FUTURE
Jan 01, 2008; ... Energetic and ambitious, a new generation of facility managers is making its mark. Meet Michael Rueda and other leaders of tomorrow When Michael Rueda, 33, entered facilities management a decade ago, he didn't even know what it was. He started out at Countrywide Financial in Calabasas, ...
LIGHTING CONTROLS: INNOVATION BRINGS GAINS
Jan 01, 2008; ... Technology developments offer opportunities for facility executives who do their homework Upgrading the energy efficiency of lamps, ballasts and fixtures can cut lighting energy by more than 40 percent. So what's left to cut by using controls? Possibly another 40 percent. Leaving ...
LAB BUILDINGS POSE TESTS
Jan 01, 2008; ... Science facilities are different than other academic buildings. Knowing how they differ can help facility executives make the grade Thinking about building a new campus laboratory or science building? Here's something to keep in mind: Today's laboratory and science buildings are ...
EXPLORING NEW PATHS
Jan 01, 2008; ... Three emerging HVAC technologies can help facility executives meet specific building needs Faced with rising utility costs, facility executives are under increasing pressure to reduce energy use without harming indoor environmental quality and occupant satisfaction. Fortunately, HVAC ...
ENERGY DIET FOR DATA CENTERS
Jan 01, 2008; ... Experts say it's POSSIBLE TO SLIM DOWN bloated energy bills while maintaining reliability A data center is a bit like an incandescent light bulb. Both have improved and accelerated the development of modern civilization. Both also give off significant waste heat and use too much ...
Making the Case for a Security System Upgrade
Jan 01, 2008; ... Facility executives often find that the guardians of an organization's checkbooks are skeptical about requests for security and access control upgrades. That's because they're not easy to justify in strictly financial terms. But conveying to management exactly why an upgrade should take place is ...
Waving the Green Banner
Jan 01, 2008; ... In 2004, Gary Christensen attended NFMT for the first time. The owner of The Christensen Corp., a commercial development firm located in Boise, Idaho, was looking for ideas and technologies he could apply to a speculative 11-story office building in downtown Boise. He found what he was ...