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Much of the discussion surrounding Republican Scott Brown’s victory in the Massachusetts Senate race two weeks ago centered on the election’s impact on the proposed health care bill. Brown’s win means Democrats no longer have the 60 votes required to overcome a possible filibuster....

Wouldn't it be nice if managers had one guide they could use to navigate the challenging journey of operating and maintaining sustainable facilities? While one guide never could be all-encompassing, managers do have plenty of resources at their disposal. In the last month or two, a handful of e-mails...

Each month in Maintenance Solutions magazine, I profile an organization that has completed extensive building renovations or system retrofits, largely to improve energy efficiency and promote environmental responsibility. During interviews for these articles, I have heard managers talk about the process...

Public school facilities across the country received a much-needed boost last week when the House passed the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act . But the bill – H.R. 3021 – is awaiting Senate approval, and the White House has “threatened a veto, saying it...

The field was green, very green. But aside from the grass lying at the base of Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., fans attending the season opener between the Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals likely were hard-pressed to point out the remaining green attributes specified at the new home of the...

Optimism and hope were nonexistent after a devastating tornado rolled through Greensburg, Kan., on May 4, 2007. The twister destroyed 95 percent of homes and businesses in the town of 1,500. According to an article in this month’s TIME magazine, citizens of Greensburg already were falling on hard...

During an interview for a recent article in Maintenance Solutions magazine, Brad Dow, director of properties at Mohonk Mountain House, talked about various energy-saving initiatives implemented at his facility. One of those green efforts addressed lighting in the 266-room hotel, located 90 miles north...

Alleys can be a forgotten component in a big-city landscape. Aside from giving us a place to house our trash and park our cars, we don’t pay a whole lot of attention to the cavernous mini-roads. That’s not the case in Chicago, however. A recent article in The New York Times highlighted Chicago’s...

During my first month with Maintenance Solutions magazine, the flourishing trend of “going green” was a popular topic of conversation. I wasn’t quite sure how significant the phrase was at the time, but that was before I traveled to Chicago Nov. 6-8 for Greenbuild 2007. A record crowd...