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No one really wants to say this out loud, but the fact is that a LEED design alone won’t give you an energy-efficient building. Architects don’t want to say it because it sounds like they’re not doing their jobs when they design LEED buildings. The U.S. Green Building Council doesn’t...

We didn’t plan it this way, but it just so happens that the 2011 FMXcellence honorees provide a pretty good picture of how FM departments are using sustainability to meet organizational goals. The FMXcellence program isn’t limited to green efforts. The ultimate test is adding value —...

I recently heard top executives talk about the facility managers at their companies. One of the FMs took a lead role in the company’s sustainability efforts. In fact, his efforts had produced significant energy savings. About this facility manager, the CEO couldn’t say enough good things...

Plant operators, building maintenance personnel and service technicians are continually faced with the convergence of the many technologies that are currently employed to operate our buildings' mechanical systems. From emerging wireless technologies, the millennial integration of electronic systems...

While we would like everyone to be green at every turn, the short-term realities force green investments to also demonstrate a return. While it seems "unfair" to put a $ burden on green, it actually has two very positive effects. 1) It actually motivates the owner/investor when cold hard $...

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In conjunction with the annual meeting of the National Association of Power Engineers , there will be 4 half-day technical training opportunities presented: - Intro to Green Buildings and LEED-EB - Scroll Compressor Fundamentals - Cooling Tower Maintenance & Water Treatment - Energy Conservation...

In conjunction with the annual meeting of the National Association of Power Engineers , there will be 4 half-day technical training opportunities presented: - Intro to Green Buildings and LEED-EB - Scroll Compressor Fundamentals - Cooling Tower Maintenance & Water Treatment - Energy Conservation...

Hi, The polyurethane foam is neither water-based nor solvent based. It is composed of a two-part system that chemically reacts to form the foam. No substances carry the solid matter, and therefore no solvents or water flash off. There are no antimicrobials, but as for mold growth, there is nothing for...

A new report commissioned by Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships , says that Northeast states could greatly increase the energy efficiency of homes and buildings through a public policy requiring the rating and disclosure of a building's energy performance. Mandatory disclosure and upgrade policies...

U.S. Green Building Council National Capital Region Lunch-and-Learn LEED Study Session Webinar Series │ CEU pending The National Capital Region Chapter of the USGBC has invited FEA to conduct Lunch-and-Learn webinars for those interested in obtaining LEED Green Associate or LEED Accredited Professional...

The rationale for commissioning is pretty straightforward. Invest a modest amount of money to find things wrong with a building, fix those problems, and get the investment paid back in a short period of time. Sounds logical. But top management often sees things differently. The executive viewpoint may...

At the heart of the House and Senate climate-change bills is cap-and-trade, a complex system that, put very simply, requires companies to pay for their greenhouse gas emissions. Opponents of cap-and-trade like to call the idea cap-and-tax. But the preferred alternative to cap-and-trade, in the eyes of...

Not long ago, any time you got an X-ray, the doctor would pull out a big floppy rectangle of film. Now, there’s a good chance the doctor will call up the images on a computer screen. In the not too distant future, the old approach to X-rays will seem as antiquated as mercury thermometers. On the...

Justifying an energy efficiency project requires facility executives to walk the fine line between salesmanship and exaggeration, said Richard Lubinski, president of Think Energy Management , at the Facility Decisions conference and exposition in Las Vegas. (For more on his session, click here .) To...

Want to improve your chances of convincing bean counters that investments in energy projects are worthwhile? Stop talking about payback periods and start talking about return on investment, said speakers at the Facility Decisions conference and exposition in Las Vegas. Alan Whitson, president, The Corporate...

Utilities have long offered rebates and other incentives for energy efficiency. In the early and mide-90s, for example, rebates helped drive a market shift from T12 lamps and magnetic ballasts to T8s and electronic ballasts. By the end of that decade, the amount of rebates had dropped. But the tide has...