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Green Lodging News
In one effort to gain better understanding of building energy efficiency, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is searching for a more granular level of building data from the multi-billion dollar hotel industry.
Based on data collected from a nationwide survey of buildings (the Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey — CBECS), the EPA developed its 1 to 100 Energy Star scoring system to benchmark hotels, motels and other lodging facilities on their energy efficiency, and hotels want honors-level grades.
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FMLink
The next five years will be defining ones for the facilities management market, according to new analysis from global growth partnership company Frost & Sullivan. As services mature and commoditize, innovation through new business models, technology deployment, and more sophisticated value propositions will be critical for growth. According to the report, enabling technologies such as Internet of Things, big data and advanced connectivity will drive efficiency for both service suppliers and clients, while changes to both the future workplace and workforce create robust opportunities for integrated workplace change management solutions.
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waste360
Commercial real estate owners, who've been tracking energy through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star Portfolio Manager, now have the additional benefit of a waste and materials tracking feature.
It's a free and voluntary online software benchmarking and tracking tool run by EPA, says Mike Zatz, Energy Star Commercial Buildings Manager.
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Energy Manager Today
The current administration has shown a great interest in pushing renewables. That's important: The government has huge buying power. This in influences vendors which in turn, changes the equation for everyone who deploys data centers.
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FacilitiesNet
Boilers and water heaters are among the top energy-using systems in many institutional and commercial facilities. More importantly for maintenance and engineering managers in these facilities, these systems also are among the top energy wasters.
To address the issue, managers more often are being asked to develop and implement a plan that can improve the energy efficiency of these key pieces of HVAC systems.
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BUILDINGS
For too many FMs, roofs are a prime example of "out of sight, out of mind" But maintenance is vitally important if you want to keep the rest of your building in good shape.
Don't make emergency spending for roof repairs a habit. Use your budget wisely and perform inspections and preventive repairs to avoid big expenditures. Get a handle on roof maintenance with this guide to keeping your roof in good health.
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Energy Manager Today
Add drones to the list of things that have the potential to help energy managers do their jobs more easily and efficiently. In fact, they should be put near the top of the list.
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FacilitiesNet
The next phase in developing and implementing a program to improve the energy efficiency of boilers and water heaters requires that managers lay out specific steps that supervisors, technicians and, if needed, contractors can carry out to address the challenge.
The first step is to make sure ancillary systems are cleaned and tuned up. This process includes maintenance of steam traps, pressure relief valve stations, condensate return units and deaerator systems.
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Green Lodging News
Electronic devices have changed the way that people work and live, often simplifying complex tasks. The iPhone is said to have combined more than 15 separate devices that Radio Shack offered, and reduced the cost of ownership while decreasing complexity. The water market offers a large set of opportunities to improve conservation using new technologies. Consider the role that chemicals historically have played for controlling water quality and the millions of gallons of hazardous chemicals that are used each day.
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BUILDINGS
Increasing employee productivity is one of the most critical goals in business and remains a high priority for facility managers. High-performing and innovative employees are the cornerstone of a successful company. That is why it's important to keep employees happy and healthy! In fact, a study from the Health Enhancement Research Organization found that healthy employees are 25 percent more likely to have better job performance.
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