The IFMA Energy Challenge: ENERGY STAR

HeidiTFM — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:15:31 +0000

IFMA has created a master account within the EPA’s ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager and asks facility professionals to create their own accounts, add information about their facilities, and share that information with IFMA.

by HeidiTFM

ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1 Up For Review

AnneTFM — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:51:11 +0000

Public input to help shape the 2010 version of Standard 90.1 is being sought through 21 proposed addenda.

by AnneTFM

Renewable Energy In North Carolina

AnneTFM — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:47:13 +0000

Solar and wind power can supply the vast majority of the state’s electricity needs, according to a report from the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER).

by AnneTFM

NEW PRODUCT FLASH: Green Intelligence For Facilities

AnneTFM — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:28:41 +0000

Planon introduces this energy management component of its software offerings that provides tools to measure, monitor, and act upon, collected property and asset data.

by AnneTFM

NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: Smart Building Solution

AnneTFM — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:16:12 +0000

Building on an existing relationship, IBM and Johnson Controls are now providing a Smart Building Solution service that can improve operations and reduce energy and water consumption in buildings worldwide

by AnneTFM

Construction & Operations Lessons In The Field

AnneTFM — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:10:08 +0000

In New Haven, CT, 5th and 6th graders have the opportunity to gain experience with architects, construction managers, and tradespeople through Kids Build, a program developed by architecture firm Svigals + Partners, in conjunction with the New Haven School Construction Program.

by AnneTFM

EPRI To Improve Transmission System Efficiency

HeidiTFM — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:26:20 +0000

The collaborative is outgrowth of efforts by EPRI, FERC, independent system operators, and leading utilities to identify and implement best practices in the United States and abroad to make transmission systems more efficient.

by HeidiTFM

NEW PRODUCT FLASH: Enhanced Performance Roof Hatch From Bilco

AnneTFM — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:21:06 +0000

The thermally enhanced hatch is designed with a fully insulated cover and curb.

by AnneTFM

NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: ESCO Energy Services Program From GE Lighting

AnneTFM — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:27:44 +0000

Through alliances with energy services companies (ESCOs), GE Lighting is continuing its work providing customers with a full-service approach to energy savings.

by AnneTFM

New Guide for No-Cost/Low-Cost Energy Savings

HeidiTFM — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:49:41 +0000

BetterBricks and the IFMA Foundation have joined forces to produce the “No-Cost/Low-Cost Guide Energy Savings Guide,” a practical guide that provides facility managers with a roadmap of how to initiate strategies at their facility sites to reap immediate savings.

by HeidiTFM

IFMA Foundation Releases Effective Lighting Solutions Guide

HeidiTFM — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:43:06 +0000

Available as a free PDF download, Lighting Solutions gives an overview of several keys to lighting initiatives.

by HeidiTFM

Navigating A Path To Sustainability

AnneTFM — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:50:46 +0000

A report released by Environmental Systems, Inc. in December 2009 is aimed at helping financial and operations professionals sort through sustainability information, understand trends, and visualize what is possible.

by AnneTFM

NEW PRODUCT FLASH: New APC Smart-UPS Models

AnneTFM — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:10:20 +0000

Based on nearly 20 years of design experience, these new uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) systems offer time saving, user friendly features:

by AnneTFM

Student Involvement Reduces Energy Use On Campus

AnneTFM — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:15:33 +0000

The Green Campus Program, administered by The Alliance To Save Energy, strives to bridge the divide between students and institutional energy costs.

by AnneTFM

NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: HEAR From Honeywell

AnneTFM — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:06:12 +0000

The Honeywell Energy Analysis Report (HEAR) service can provide facility managers with detailed information on how their organizations are using energy.

by AnneTFM

Stimulus Funds For LED Lighting Research

AnneTFM — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:43:41 +0000

The U.S. DOE announced the 17 projects selected for solid-state lighting core research, product development, and domestic manufacturing. This is the first time the DOE has funded manufacturing projects in this realm.

by AnneTFM

Historic Buildings Energy Efficiency Guide

AnneTFM — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:32:30 +0000

Available from Clean Air-Cool Planet is a publication created to help historic district commissions and other local organizations and facility managers make historic buildings more energy efficient. Clean Air-Cool Planet is a non-profit, New Hampshire-based organization dedicated solely to finding and promoting solutions to global warming.
This new guide, “Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy and Historic Preservation: [...]

by AnneTFM

AEDG for Small Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities

HeidiTFM — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:43:05 +0000

This latest guide focuses on energy saving strategies for small healthcare facilities up to 90,000 square feet in size, including acute care facilities, outpatient surgery centers, critical access hospitals, and inpatient community hospitals.

by HeidiTFM

NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: One Minute Challenge From CPFilms

AnneTFM — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:36:02 +0000

The online energy savings estimator provides facility managers with potential cost savings and carbon emissions reduction from using energy saving window film.

by AnneTFM

HEI Hotels & Resorts’ Energy Efforts

AnneTFM — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:20:52 +0000

The Connecticut-based owner/operator of hotel real estate recently received the Corporate Energy Management award from the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE).

by AnneTFM

NEW PRODUCT FLASH: Sensor By Functional Devices

AnneTFM — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:07:23 +0000

This is the first completely EnOcean-based self-powered wireless current sensor.

by AnneTFM

New Survey Reveals School Districts Cutting Spending Due to Rising Energy Costs

Andrea IFMA — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:46:37 +0000

Two-thirds of school districts responding to a new “School Energy and Environment Survey” from Honeywell and Education Week Research have made spending cuts or modifications as a direct result of rising energy bills.

by Andrea IFMA

WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Round And Round We Go

AnneTFM — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:59:27 +0000

A family in Australia built a house to maximize the benefit they glean from the sun.

by AnneTFM

ARRA Funds For State And Local Governments

AnneTFM — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:31:25 +0000

In an effort to clarify how ARRA funding ties to state energy code adoption and enforcement, 14 organizations have developed an explanatory statement in order to clarify for state and local governments.

by AnneTFM

An LED New Year’s Eve

AnneTFM — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:01:07 +0000

Philips Electronics has participated in lighting the Times Square Ball for 10 years, with a conversion of the numerals (2-0-1-0) to LED technology this year.

by AnneTFM