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Business 2 Community
When it comes to the future of facilities management, “connection” is the keyword. People outside your organization have developed specialized facilities management knowledge – and they’re doing it fast. Within your organization you are likely receiving more and more specific questions, and you must find a way to bridge this gap. Facility management, then, should always be about figuring out the customer’s question and answering it to the best of your abilities. What are the wishes within the organization, and how do you link these to the possibilities society offers?
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Green Lodging News
The Alliance to Save Energy vowed to fight budget cuts for federal energy efficiency programs proposed recently by the Trump administration, including the elimination of the successful ENERGY STAR program and sharp reductions at the Department of Energy (DOE).
"This is a destructive proposal that walks away from decades of bipartisan support for energy efficiency going back to the Reagan administration and beyond," said Alliance President Kateri Callahan.
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ISSA via FMLink
Technology has become such an integral part of daily life that we often don't realize just how advanced the products we use have become. Cell phones, televisions, cars, washing machines — to name a few — now offer models that incorporate the latest technologies to provide the greatest of convenience, productivity, cost savings, and safety. Add to that list commercial floor care equipment.
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Lodging
As consumers become more conscious of lowering their carbon footprints and protecting the planet, demand for energy-efficient products continues to grow. Eco-friendly products are making an impact on a global scale, and the hospitality industry has made a concerted effort to integrate environmental considerations into the procurement process.
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IFMA's FMJ magazine
Facility managers play a key role in providing for the well-being of employees — a constant that remains in a profession of ongoing change. Amidst the shuffle of alternative workplaces and innovative space plans, environmental health and safety should be more than standard operating procedure.
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Skift
Marriott International CEO Arne Sorenson concedes the company's "hands are full" integrating Starwood, but he doesn't believe the hotel chain is "done forever" in terms of mergers and acquisitions.
"We're not going to go out and try to create the opportunities at the moment," Sorenson said. "If opportunities pop up, we'll have to assess them."
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Facility Executive
Several years back, the Warwick Hotel Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia, underwent a complete lobby renovation. This provided the opportunity for the hotel to improve energy efficiency by reducing demand on the HVAC system, while boosting the aesthetics of the hotel lobby. Chosen for the project was the Boon Edam Tournex revolving door.
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Green Lodging News
Hotels are gold mines (green mines) of paint waste! Sitting in the bowels of the building, in a storage room, or straddled over several parking spaces a few levels underground, or out on the loading dock, partially used paint buckets and canisters abound. A single property can have one to three tons of paint waste per building. That's as much as 800 gallons of paint!
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Youris.com via Phys.org
The automated home and office market is predicted to grow quickly in the next few years. But as reports of cyberattacks increase, is it still possible for a home to be a castle in the age of smart buildings, or are we lowering the drawbridge to hackers? Smart buildings offer better energy efficiency and the kind of futuristic mod cons that appeal to many consumers, but some experts warn our appetite for new technology is putting us at risk from increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks.
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Facility Executive
A new white paper from Navigant Research highlights the top 10 trends for the intelligent buildings market in 2017, including the major market issues that are driving investment in intelligent building solutions, as well as the business case and opportunities associated with various intelligent building solution areas. The “10 Trends for Intelligent Buildings in 2017 and Beyond” paper presents insights based on recent Navigant Research syndicated research report findings and ongoing technology investigations.
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