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Cleaning & Maintenance Management
Guess what? It's supposed to rain in California this year. If this prediction is true, it may likely be the big climate-related "happening" of 2016. But many other parts of the country will look forward to winter as usual: cold, snowy, icy, windy and stormy.
Whether facilities are dealing with rain or the typical winter that much of the Midwest and Northeast experiences on an annual basis, both types of weather can really play havoc on floors. However, the best way to combat this challenge is to prepare months before winter begins.
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Green Lodging News
Buzz about the Internet of Things is everywhere, and many companies are trying to figure out how their devices can connect to the Internet in a smart way to bring new benefits to users. For instance, the Nest smart thermostat has become a poster child for the Internet of Things, spurring Google to acquire Nest Labs for $3.2 billion in early 2014.
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E&E Publishing
Packed inside and LED is a light sensor, a temperature gauge, a power meter and a motion sensor, as well as wireless devices that communicate with the building management system, with the other lights and with local smartphones. Together these are tied into a network that is being used for things that have nothing to do with lighting or even energy. AT&T Inc. is applying it to figure out how to reduce its corporate office space. A Missouri hospital is locating its wayward crash carts. LinkedIn and Uber are resizing their conference rooms.
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EHS Today
It's easy to forget the risks posed by fire if we don't ever see them happen; we assure ourselves that a fire won't happen in our workplace. But workplace fires are more common than some may realize, and more often than not are caused by a mistake that could've been easily prevented.
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Plant Engineering
The most expensive component in the total cost of compressed air — including capital costs and service and maintenance costs — is energy consumption. In fact, over the lifespan of a compressor, energy typically costs several times more than the purchase price of the compressor.
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Energy Manager Today
Winter brings with it costly heating bills, and what you may not realize is a lot of your money is being wasted on heat you never feel — the heat that’s up at the ceiling.
That's due to a phenomenon called stratification. Stratification can be summed up in three words: hot air rises.
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Facility Dude
The facilities management industry is approaching the edge of an imposing cliff. As its workforce ages and nears retirement, facilities management professionals are looking down a steep drop-off in fresh talent.
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BUILDINGS
That bucket of blue-tinged rock salt is a familiar weapon against Old Man Winter, but the environmental drawbacks of sodium chloride will be noticeable in the spring. From killing plants to harming wildlife, traditional deicers are nothing but bad news for the environment. There are a number of safer but equally effective options that will tackle ice and sleet lingering on your property.
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Facility Executive
Decisions regarding finances are one of the most vital responsibilities of building owners and managers. Few areas impact expenditures more than HVAC sustainability and operational costs. While HVAC preventive maintenance (PM) programs abound, the pertinent information that impacts the facility’s budget often does not make it to the facility executives.
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FacilitiesNet
When it comes to building resilience, Christopher Wade, now a veteran facility manager specializing in data centers, remembers a painful lesson. Although his tale dates to his early 20s, it underscores a key issue he and other experts on resilience mention: the need to think through strategies and situations in advance. Among the many aspects of that issue are the importance of planning, creating checklists, elevating electrical systems, and pre-thinking the potential domino-like effects of risk.
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