Recently added articles from Buildings:
Making your buildings run better.(EDITOR'S LETTER)(Editorial)
May 01, 2009; ... All facilities professionals--including you, of course--want to improve and maximize the performance of their buildings. When you do, you'll cut costs, save energy, impress your superiors, and feel a sense of achievement. But, sating and doing are two different things. This ...
Going green with TechCity.(NEWSWORTHY)(Interview)
May 01, 2009; ... When a 2004 DEC statement reported that, in a typical year of operations, the central power plant at TechCity produced 3,745 pounds of carbon monoxide, 175,748 pounds of sulfur dioxide, 7,464 pounds of other particulates, 41,062 pounds of nitrogen oxides, and 765 pounds of unspecified ...
HSBC North American HQ is green development of the year.(NEWSWORTHY)
May 01, 2009 ... The HSBC North American Headquarters building in Mettawa, IL, has been named Green Development of the Year by the Commercial Real Estate Development Association (NAIOP). The building has a LEED[R] Gold certification. HSBC used the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED rating system ...
Legislation contains financial incentives for green roof installation.(NEWSWORTHY)
May 01, 2009 ... Recently, Washington State Senator Maria Cantwell introduced the Clean Energy Stimulus and Investment Assurance Act of 2009 (S 320) to the Senate. The bill aims to provide financial incentives for commercial green roof installation. If approved, the bill, drafted in part by ...
Brookhaven College breaks ground on sustainable building.(NEWSWORTHY)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... Ground for the new, 28,500-square-foot Workforce and Continuing Education Building at Brookhaven College in Farmers Branch, TX, has been broken. Scheduled to open in January 2010, the building, which is part of the Dallas County Community College District, was designed to be a sustainable, ...
Recession changes the reasons for purchasing green products.(NEWSWORTHY)
May 01, 2009 ... A recent survey by The Shelton Group showed that, while consumers are still willing to buy energy-efficient products and services in the shaky economy, the recession has caused a significant change in their reasons for doing so. According to the survey, 71 percent of consumers ...
NYC is highest-priced office market worldwide.(NEWSWORTHY)
May 01, 2009 ... Premium office space in Midtown Manhattan peaked at $225 per square foot in 2008, before the downward economy took its toll, making it, once again, the highest-priced office market in the world, according to NAI Global's 2009 Global Market Report. Drops in rent prices in other world mar ...
Hospitals feel economic downturn.(NEWSWORTHY)
May 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hospitals are facing tough times ahead as the nation's economic troubles force a decrease in hospital services used. A report based on a survey of 736 hospitals, and information from DATABANK, a Web-based reporting system used in 30 states to track key ...
Low-energy office equipment.(LOWERING OPERATING COSTS: POWER)
May 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When you're tallying up energy costs and looking for places to make cuts, you might focus on HVAC and relamping, or consider a cool roof. In the grand scheme of things, the energy used by office equipment might seem like small potatoes, but did you know ...
Members convene at national issues conference.(BOMA FILES: LEGISLATION)(Conference news)
May 01, 2009 ... On March 23 and 24, BOMA Intl. members convened in Washington, D.C., to meet with their elected officials during BOMA Intl.'s National Issues Conference. With economy and credit-crisis worries looming, and key votes expected on tax issues, energy and climate change, and card check, timing ...
Choosing a sustainability champion.(SUSTAINABILITY: GREEN CHAMPIONS)
May 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "If you think of sustainability in terms of the triple bottom line-economic, environmental, and social impacts--it's pretty difficult to think of a department that isn't impacted by one of those." --Sarah Martinez, Sustainability Analyst at ...
Moving from conferencing to collaboration.(SMARTER BUILDINGS: COMMUNICATIONS & TECHNOLOGY: CONFERENCE SYSTEMS)
May 01, 2009; ... There have been many buzzwords over the years that have promised to reduce costs and increase productivity: convergence, VoIP, computer telephony integration, unified messaging, etc. While vendors have been strongly pushing these concepts over the last 10 years, analysts and consultants ...
Elevators and ADA compliance: unless your facility is less than three stories tall, or has fewer than 3,000 square feet per floor, your elevators must conform to the guidelines set forth by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).(SMARTER BUILDING: ENGINEERING SYSTEMS: ELEVATORS)
May 01, 2009; ... The ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) were signed into law in July 1990 and were built on the 1961 edition of ICC/ANSI A117. ICC/ANSI A117.1 Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities is now the model code for accessibility. The most recent version of ANSI A117.1 is the 2003 ...
The black and white on roofing.(SMARTER BUILDINGS: BUILDING ENVELOPE: ROOFING)
May 01, 2009; ... Roofing has recently become more colorful in many ways. For the last 25 years, there have been many new choices concerning roofing, and more are added each year. As those trends continue, there are also a number of new initiatives that take the focus off the primary objective concerning ...
Chemical--vs. water-based suppression: gaseous fire-suppression systems are most often associated with high-value/high-tech applications, based on the impression that water and electronic equipment don't mix.(SMARTER BUILDING: SAFETY & SECURITY: FIRE SUPPRESSION)
May 01, 2009; ... In the 1980s, the "clean" agent Halon 1301 was king of fire suppression for these applications. With the advent of the Montreal Protocol concerning ozone depletion, the Halon 1301 commercial market collapsed almost overnight. While manufacturers scrambled to find a replacement ...
Managing your interior eco-footprint.(SMARTER BUILDINGS: INTERIORS: FURNITURE)
May 01, 2009; ... When the financial markets began spiraling downward, the emphasis in the corporate world shifted to cutting costs and riding out the turmoil. What has been lost on many companies, however, is the fact that going green is one of the easiest, most effective ways to save money and realize ...
Improve energy (and financial) performance: evaluate low-cost energy-efficiency improvements that can help you control costs in a down economy.(ENERGY EFFICIENCY)
May 01, 2009; ... In this struggling economy, controlling costs and maintaining competitiveness are paramount, and real estate companies are going back to basics. Leading commercial real estate owners and managers are leveraging energy efficiency as one of the most cost-effective ways to reduce operating ...
Prevent 17 common lighting mistakes: when a lighting retrofit is done right, you'll see dramatic savings, quick payback, enhanced lighting quality, visual comfort, reduced maintenance, etc.--as long as you don't make these 17 mistakes.(LIGHTING)
May 01, 2009; ... Energy-efficient lighting retrofits offer an extraordinary chance to cut operating costs and improve lighting quality. But, along with the opportunity for improvement comes the opportunity for mistakes. Some of the most inherent dangers in lighting projects are outlined here. If ...
The Facilities Manager's Guide to NeoCon[R] World Trade Fair 2009, featuring the buildings show.
May 01, 2009 ... June 15-17, 2009 * 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The Merchandise Mart * Chicago At NeoCon[R] World's Trade Fair 2009, discover thousands of innovative products and resources for corporate hospitality, healthcare, retail, government, and institutional interiors from more than 1,200 showroom ...
Green operations for industrial facilities.(INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES/GREEN: FIND OUT HOW TO SAVE MONEY WITH GREEN OPERATIONS IN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR)
May 01, 2009; ... The case has been made many times for environmentally friendly buildings; many pundits have discussed the green trend until they're blue in the face. It's now common knowledge that a green facility will be more energy efficient when compared to a traditional facility, and that these ...