Building Operating Management back issues from January 2009:
CALENDAR
Jan 01, 2009; ... NATIONAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY The conference and exposition, sponsored by Building Operating Management magazine, will be held March 10-12, 2009, at the Baltimore Convention Center. The industry's fastest growing trade show and educational ...
Don't Sell a Long Story Short
Jan 01, 2009; ... As painful as the stock market performance has been over the past few months, the sharp decline is actually good news, say some investment counselors. Focus on the long-term, they say; from that perspective now is a great time to buy stocks because they're so cheap. Cold comfort, maybe, ...
PRODUCT GALLERY
Jan 01, 2009; ... RECESSED DOWNLIGHT integrates with USG Logix or other acoustical ceiling systems employing 6-inch-wide utility channels. Linear fluorescent Accolade 6 units are flush-mounted and measure 3.5 inches high by 3.5 inches wide, with a 3-inch aperture, in 4-, 5-, 8- , 10- or 12-foot lengths. Lamping ...
GREEN BUILDING REPORT
Jan 01, 2009; ... Daylighting: A Bright Idea The current state of the economy is pushing companies to maximize budgets. At the same time, climate change and environmental stewardship have made sustainability a high priority for many organizations. With those factors in mind, more and more organizations ...
briefings
Jan 01, 2009; ... GREEN STILL A PRIORITY The "2008 Green Survey: Existing Buildings" found that more than 80 percent of respondents have allocated funds for green strategies this year and 45 percent will increase their investment in green in 2009, despite the slowing economy. The second annual survey, ...
LEED 2009 IS GOOD TO GO
Jan 01, 2009; ... USGBC members recently approved the proposed changes for the LEED 2009 rating system, and USGBC plans to officially roll out the new rating system in March of this year. Reference guides will be available, and LEED workshops will begin in February. The major changes included in LEED 2009 ...
Platinum Migrates to the Suburbs
Jan 01, 2009; ... Think LEED certification is merely a major-market trend in cities like Boston, New York and Chicago? Kennecott Land would take issue with that assessment. The company developed the 175,000square-foot Daybreak Corporate Center in the Salt Lake City suburb of South Jordan. The $40 million facility ...
Southern California Gold
Jan 01, 2009; ... The new 13-story, 318,000-square-foot La Jolla Commons Office Tower in San Diego has earned a LEED for Core and Shell Gold certification. Developed as a joint venture between TIAA-CREF and Hines, the $150 million Class A building was initially pre-certified at the Silver level. La Jolla Commons ...
HOW NOT TO GET SUED
Jan 01, 2009; ... Are you ADA-compliant? Here's what facility executives should know to lessen the chances of winding up on the docket Today, 18 years after the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law, a significant number of facilities covered under this federal law are still being sued ...
Tough TIMES
Jan 01, 2009; ... TOP MANAGERS will be looking to trim facility budgets. Here's where to find savings - and where not to cut Whether you blame the current economic meltdown on Wall Street greed, ill-advised lending practices, lack of federal regulation, or a combination of these and more, two things are ...
MAKING THE MOST OF METRICS
Jan 01, 2009; ... Understanding energy performance measures can help improve the efficiency of the building envelope American society is obsessed with measurement: Superbowl viewership rates, year-to-date flux of the Dow Jones, the body mass index of Ideally, facility executives are equally ...
HVAC UPGRADES: SELLING THE CEO
Jan 01, 2009; ... There are good reasons to replace HVAC equipment before it fails. These tips can help close the deal Your building is cool in the summer and toasty in the winter, but the HVAC systems are ancient. Should you wait for them to break down, or try to convince top management that it's time to ...
2009 Top Products Award
Jan 01, 2009; ... The Top Products Awards recognize the product releases that appeared on FacilitiesNet and generated the highest level click-through interest from building and facility executives. From Oct. 1, 2007, through Setp. 30, 2008, nearly 900 products were dsiplayed on the FacilitiesNet Home Page. Top ...
Specifying BACnet
Jan 01, 2009; ... FACILITY EXECUTIVES play a crucial role in ensuring that system integration reaps expected rewards By now, most facility executives are familiar with BACnet, the standard protocol designed to enable various manufacturers' devices to share data and commands - in other words, to ...
BACnet: Beyond HVAC
Jan 01, 2009; ... THE GROWING LIST of applications includes fire/life safety, lighting controls and security It's not surprising that many facility executives think that BACnet is strictly for HVAC applications. After all, it was developed by ASHRAE - the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and ...
Pieces of the Green Puzzle
Jan 01, 2009; ... BACnet-based systems make ENERGY CONTROL, MONITORING tasks easier Environmental responsibility is second nature to BACnet. By making it easier for facility executives to monitor and control building operational efficiency and comfort, BACnet pays an "environmental dividend" of reduced ...
GREEN DATA CENTERS BRING ENVIRONMENTAL, FINANCIAL GAINS
Jan 01, 2009; ... High energy expenditures and concerns about climate change have put green design on the data center agenda Everyone knows that data centers consume tremendous amounts of electricity. In fact, data centers used 61 billion kilowatt hour (kWh) of electricity in 2006, according to the ...
Replace? Upgrade? Seven Questions to Avoid Surprises
Jan 01, 2009; ... Have you given much thought to your building's fire alarm system recently? If you're like most facility executives, the answer is "no" - that is, unless something has occurred in your building to trigger an upgrade or system replacement. That event might have been a fire safety inspection by the ...
Software is up to the challenge at NFMT
Jan 01, 2009; ... Unique event demonstrates CMMS, CAFM capabilities in real-time exercise As the leading facility management event, the NFMT Conference and Expo has become a gathering place to discuss the impact of technology on the future of the industry. At the 2009 event, attendees will have a truly ...