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TriplePundit
Water scarcity remains a global problem. Indeed, demand for water could exceed supply by 40 percent ... by the year 2030! Indeed, current statistics indicate that a mere 1 percent of the water on earth is freshwater. And, given the change in climate, even that 1 percent is under threat.
In other words, it's vital to start taking immediate action to combat excessive water use.
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FacilitiesNet
One common challenge for maintenance and engineering managers in institutional and commercial facilities is determining when renovations trigger a requirement to bring a building in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and exactly how much compliance is required when this happens.
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Hotel Business Review
By following these simple steps you can ensure your hotel will be ready for one of the busiest seasons of the year.
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BUILDINGS
Between handling workspace configurations, emergency preparedness, energy management, and the host of other responsibilities that come with being an FM, it can be hard to make time for less "mission-critical" activities such as maintaining and updating social media accounts.
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Cleaning & Maintenance Management
Restroom appearance, in many industries, plays a big part in customer perception. For example: Consumers will often avoid a business with a dirty restroom, while a luxurious restroom can have an extremely positive effect on how patrons perceive a building, and even a business. "The lobby is the first thing, then the elevator and then the restroom — they're always key first impressions," says Alan France, director of sustainability, environmental services at facility management service provider ABM.
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Facility Executive
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has reached a significant milestone in bringing the building community together by releasing a common definition for a zero energy building, or what is also referred to as a "net zero energy" or "zero net energy" building.
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FacilitiesNet
Utilities report that sometimes they see facility managers committing mistakes when they're trying to get utility incentives. One common problem is that facility managers contact the utility too late in project planning. "If we're involved early in the process, we can optimize the energy-efficiency potential of the project and offer the most rebate dollars," says Karen Rhodes, Xcel Energy energy efficiency marketing manager. For example, a project that may not appear to have a big energy savings component can result in strong energy savings if a broad range of options are considered as part of the analysis.
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Energy Manager Today
Positive energy buildings — buildings that generate more energy than they use — is the pinnacle of green building design. The idea is to design buildings that create and store enough energy to offset what is used in the building and even the energy consumed by working commuting to the facility.
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Environmental Leader
The green building sector is outpacing overall construction growth in the US and will account for more than 2.3 million American jobs this year, according to a U.S. Green Building Council study from Booz Allen Hamilton. The 2015 Green Building Economic Impact Study, released recently by USGBC and prepared by Booz Allen, finds the green building industry contributes more than $134.3 billion in labor income to working Americans.
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