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Department of Energy updates National Energy Standard to 90.1-2013
BUILDINGS
State building energy codes are getting an update — the DOE recently announced that ASHRAE 90.1-2013 Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings will replace 90.1-2010 as the commercial building reference standard. This means that states will be required to change their building energy codes to meet or exceed the updated standards within two years.
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Leadership development: Building engagement and cultivating strategic intelligence
Facility Management Journal
What separates the world's most admired and successful companies from those that are merely "doing well?" The top executives at many leading businesses know from their own experience that leadership is essential. They understand that the best organizations are not "managed" to greatness; they are led there. A company that fails to embrace a leadership culture with a definitive mandate on what characterizes leadership for each employee will not achieve greatness.
Could your building automation system be hacked?
Today's Facility Manager
October is the 11th annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Yes this is the 11th. How many organizations still treat cybersecurity has they did 11 years ago? How about five years ago? Or even as a year ago? Shockingly, most companies are still relying on outdated, only partially effective methods.
Retrocommissioning improves energy efficiency in high-performing buildings
FacilitiesNet
LEED certification and Energy Star benchmarking continue to grow in popularity for existing buildings as pressures mount to control operating expenses. As a result, energy efficiency is now mainstream, and managing a building's energy performance is standard procedure among an ever-growing number of facility managers.
How to detect sensor glitches and improve building performance
GreenBiz.com
This article explores the various options of how to identify faulty sensors and manage their impact. Electrical surges, environmental extremities and simple aging are just a few of many reasons sensors fail. Ideally, all sensors in a building should be connected to the building management system.
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7 fundamentals of green O&M
BUILDINGS
Opportunities to run your facility in an environmentally conscious manner abound. Everything from product procurement, cleaning, and waste management to water efficiency, landscaping and daylighting can and should be driven by sustainability. But with tight budgets and competing interests, keeping green at the heart of your operations is challenging.
Emerging trends in energy management
REMI Network
In recent years there have been significant advances in both the technologies used at home and work, and in those designed to specifically help with energy management in all types of buildings. These advances can be broadly classified into four key trends.
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Utility vehicles: Repair or replace strategies
FacilitiesNet
Utility vehicles are essential for grounds maintenance at commercial and institutional facilities. Grounds managers rely on these versatile vehicles to help crews perform critical tasks — transporting personnel, materials, and tools, and performing a variety of everyday but important tasks, including mowing, edging, fertilizing and removing snow and leaves.
Deep impact with energy retrofits
Today's Facility Manager
Companies that own and occupy at least part of their corporate real estate portfolio have an inherent advantage. They can choose to treat their facilities as value creators instead of cost centers. Results include increased employee retention, continuous innovation, faster speed to market, expanded market share, stronger competitive advantage, and higher profits — among other outcomes.
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