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).

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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.

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Guidebook For Sustainable Federal Facilities

AnneTFM — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:10:28 +0000

“The New Sustainable Frontier – Principles of Sustainable Development” is part of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Sustainable Development Education Initiative.

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EPDM Recycling Program Achieves Milestone

HeidiTFM — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:29:50 +0000

In all, roughly 1.25 million pounds of reclaimed EPDM membrane has been diverted from landfills in the past three years.

by HeidiTFM

NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: Green Genie From Armstrong Ceilings

AnneTFM — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:00:43 +0000

Facility managers specifying ceiling, suspension, and wall system products can access this tool to evaluate their sustainable choices.

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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.

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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.

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Standard 189.1 Code for High Performance Green Buildings

HeidiTFM — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:58:01 +0000

The goal of Standard 189.1 is to provide significant energy reduction over that in ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2007 (with a broader scope than Standard 90.1)and suggest minimum requirements for the siting, design, and construction of high performance, green buildings.

by HeidiTFM

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.

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NEW PRODUCT FLASH: CM25 From MovinCool

AnneTFM — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:55:03 +0000

This ceiling-mounted air conditioner from MovinCool is a self-contained unit that can provide 25,000 Btu/h of cooling.

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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: [...]

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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.

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The Top 10 Green Building Trends to Look for in 2010

Andrea IFMA — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:19:21 +0000

While much of the last decade had all of us focused on shiny new green buildings as the silver bullet for the many environmental challenges in the built environment, the virtual collapse of new development has helped the industry to refocus on the real solution: greening existing buildings.

by Andrea IFMA

NSA Facility Recycling Efforts

AnneTFM — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:49:31 +0000

Armstrong World Industries has named the National Security Agency (NSA) in Ft. Meade, MD as its 2009 Ceiling Recycler of the Year.

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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).

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NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: Save H2O iApp From Sloan Valve

AnneTFM — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:35:39 +0000

Facility managers can calculate their facility water usage and potential savings using a iPhone.

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University Students Tackle Sustainability

AnneTFM — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:48:56 +0000

Interns at Indiana University Bloomington will build upon previous projects and lay the groundwork for new initiatives to further improve sustainable practices on their campus.

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First Integrated Green Construction Code Poised For 2010 Debut

HeidiTFM — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:06:52 +0000

Drafters of IGCC are nearing completion of the first ever integrated green code for traditional and high performance commercial buildings, set for a public release in March.

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NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: Total Resource Management By Geocycle LLC

AnneTFM — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:33:47 +0000

This service provides companies with a full suite of solutions focused on re-using, recycling and co-processing waste in the most beneficial manner.

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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.

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EPA Looks At Use Of Recycled Tires

AnneTFM — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:18:17 +0000

The Agency conducted a limited field monitoring study of artificial-turf playing fields and playgrounds constructed with recycled tire material, or “tire crumb.”

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Bank of America Center Houston Earns LEED EB O&M Gold

HeidiTFM — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:01:35 +0000

The USGBC has awarded Bank of America Center in Downtown Houston’s theater district its LEED® for Existing Building, Operations, and Maintenance Gold Certification.

by HeidiTFM

Friday Funny: Fox And Family Guy Push The Green Envelope

HeidiTFM — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:46:22 +0000

What happens when you incorporate the (sometimes) tedious concept of recycling into one of the most popular, yet controversial programs on television? Check out these clips from the folks who bring you “Family Guy.”

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NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: Energy Services From UGL Unicco

AnneTFM — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:54:58 +0000

A new Energy Services practice consolidates and enhances the Boston-based company’s previous portfolio of energy management offerings.

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NEW PRODUCT FLASH: Accustat Independence By PSG Controls

AnneTFM — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:12:22 +0000

These mercury-free thermostats use preset electronic fixed temperature set points to maintain desired comfort settings.

by AnneTFM