September 2012 Issue (Volume 25, Number 9)

Today’s Facility Manager: September 2012

Tricks Of The Trade: Vibration Analysis, Data Management, and Career Advice | TFM‘s new Tricks Of The Trade Columnist Kevin Folsom tackles fresh topics.

The Facility Technologist: Data Center Evolution | New and innovative strategies are affecting the way these spaces are designed and operated.

Professional Development: Reactive, Preventive, Or Predictive | Facility managers should consider which of these maintenance approaches works best for their situations.

Services & Maintenance: Proactive Energy Management | Access to real-time and historical information on usage leads to more efficient operations. Also featured is a look into the lighting controls retrofit at the Empire State Building.

FM Issue: Web Based FM | Cloud and mobile technologies help facility professionals keep track of the ever increasing amount of data they manage.

Trends: Where Blue Meets Green | Strategic choices in plumbing equipment steadily reduce water costs and consumption.

Case Study: A Welcome Return | Hit by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the Hyatt Regency New Orleans has been revamped and reconfigured.

Renewable Energy: The Air We Breathe | This month’s column shifts its focus from alternative power to conversations about “chemicals of concern.”

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