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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 —...

Should plants be allowed on top of office workstations? Should space heaters be permitted under desks? Just how far should employees be allowed to go to make their workspaces more homey? That’s the question I got from a reader who was asked to develop guidelines about customizing cubicles. The...

From energy and water efficiency, to good indoor environmental quality, to responsible materials selection — it's easy to make a list of the goals for a green building. But what makes a green building? The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system from the U.S. Green...

In a sense, they’re ambitious goals. Reduce energy consumption 30 percent by 2012. Use Energy Star benchmarking. Use an energy audit or retrocommissioning to find low-cost, low-risk, high-return ways to improve energy efficiency. Train staff and take other steps to ensure that buildings are operated...

CoreNet has a long history of identifying and analyzing trends as they are beginning to unfold. To take one example: Back in the early ‘90s, the International Development Research Council (one of the predecessors to CoreNet) heralded the development of alternative office strategies and sponsored...