Nanoscale Silver: No Silver Lining?

HeidiTFM — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:22:31 +0000

Widespread use of nanoscale silver will challenge regulatory agencies to balance important potential benefits against the possibility of significant environmental risk, highlighting the need to identify research priorities concerning this emerging technology, according to a new report.

by HeidiTFM

Web Exclusive: Who Gets Stuck Sweeping Up All That Confetti? Political Conventions In The Eyes Of The Facility Manager

AnneTFM — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:58:52 +0000

Prepping for the Democratic and Republican national conventions required long lead times to ready the host facilities.

by AnneTFM

Consumer Reports Finds Energy Star Program Standards Lax and Tests Out-Of-Date

HeidiTFM — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:32:24 +0000

The report notes that the percent of products that qualify for Energy Star is increasing because standards are too easy to reach, and federal test procedures haven’t kept pace with new technology.

by HeidiTFM

US Private Security CEO Addresses Mexican Government Leaders

HeidiTFM — Wed, 21 May 2008 13:19:00 +0000

Kent Moyer, CEO of The World Protection Group, a company specializing in executive protection, uniform protective services, investigations, and threat management based upon proactive U.S. Secret Service philosophies and security best practices, was recently a featured keynote speaker at the Simposium Interacional de Seguidad Publica in Mexico City. The symposium was attended by nearly 700 [...]

by HeidiTFM

Material ConneXion, MBDC, and EPEA Announce Strategic Collaboration

HeidiTFM — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:23:00 +0000

Partnership Establishes Global Platform for Cradle to CradleSM Materials and Design
Material ConneXion, Inc., McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry, LLC (MBDC) and the Environmental Protection Encouragement Agency (EPEA) announced a groundbreaking strategic collaboration to create a global platform for developing innovative sustainable materials and products. Together, they will provide services that will help companies expand their ability [...]

by HeidiTFM

Healthcare Facilities Symposium And Expo

HeidiTFM — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:06:00 +0000

Event Continues 20-year Tradition of Promoting Industry Innovation with 2007 Conference Line-Up
Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo will hosts its 20th annual conference October 2-4, 2007, at the Navy Pier in Chicago. As the longest-running conference and exhibition focused on how the physical space impacts the delivery of healthcare, the Symposium provides aninteractive, educational forum that [...]

by HeidiTFM

Clean Across America

HeidiTFM — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 13:16:00 +0000

DeWalt is doing its part to clean up Washington – or at least the Lincoln Memorial.
In July, a group of volunteers from across the U.S. converged with DeWalt Pressure Washers in hand to remove years of dirt and grime from the monument commemorating one of the nation’s greatest presidents.
The cleaning effort is part of Clean [...]

by HeidiTFM

Fire-Lite Alarms Supports Future First Responders And Fire Inspectors

HeidiTFM — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:37:00 +0000

College Fire Science Program Receives State-of-the-Art Fire-Lite Equipment
Fire-Lite Alarms, part of Honeywell’s Life Safety group, is a proud supporter of the Moraine Valley Community College Fire Science Technology Program, Palos Hills, IL. A new Fire-Lite MS-9050UD addressable FACP (fire alarm control panel) contributed by Fire-Lite, together with smoke detectors, strobes, and water flow and tamper [...]

by HeidiTFM

Software Featured In Spider-Man 3 Effects Pipeline

HeidiTFM — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:19:00 +0000

Sony Picture Imageworks used BodyPaint 3D and CINEMA 4D as exclusive 3D texturing and digital matte environment software
MAXON’s software played an important role in the making of Spider-Man™ 3 according to visual effects powerhouse Sony Pictures Imageworks, Inc. For this record-smashing blockbuster, Sony Pictures Imageworks utilized CINEMA 4D and BodyPaint 3D as part of their [...]

by HeidiTFM

Happy 4th from FacilityBlog

HeidiTFM — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 12:24:00 +0000

Since most of you will be off today (or on call, at worst), FacilityBlog wishes you the best for an event-free day!

by HeidiTFM

Royal Festival Hall In London Reopens

AnneTFM — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:38:00 +0000

The venue has been closed for two years, undergoing a $220 million refurbishment. Since 1951, Royal Festival Hall (RFH) has attracted one of the most diverse audiences of any UK venue. For over 50 years it has hosted a wide-ranging program of classical and world music, rock, pop, jazz, and dance. Designed and built in [...]

by AnneTFM

Segway Makes Financing Available For Commercial Customers

AnneTFM — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 13:42:00 +0000

Susquehanna Commercial Finance, Inc. has been selected by Segway Inc. as a preferred financing company for commercial customers purchasing Segway Personal Transporters (PTs). The selection allows Susquehanna Commercial Finance, Inc. to provide efficient financing options to help businesses, municipalities, and other commercial customers acquire Segway PTs more than 100 dealers in the U.S. and Canada, [...]

by AnneTFM

Hiring Slows in Second Quarter, Especially in Construction Sector

HeidiTFM — Thu, 24 May 2007 13:28:00 +0000

In the United States, employers plan to tone down hiring activity during the second quarter of 2007, according to the seasonally adjusted results of the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey, conducted quarterly by Manpower Inc.
“A look at the last three quarters of survey data suggests that employers are shifting into neutral when it comes [...]

by HeidiTFM

Four Years Later, Memorial For Columbia Space Shuttle Announced

AnneTFM — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 14:21:00 +0000

Tower General Contractors was recently awarded the contract to build the Columbia Memorial Space Science & Learning Center in Downey CA. The project will commemorate the space shuttle, which, on February 1, 2003, made an uncontrolled reentry to the earth’s atmosphere. The seven crew members lost their lives, including: Rick D. Husband, Commander; William C. [...]

by AnneTFM

Haiku of the Week

HeidiTFM — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:04:00 +0000

Oh, looming deadlineshanging over me head alwayscannot get a break

by HeidiTFM

Haiku of the Week

HeidiTFM — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 15:23:00 +0000

Staring at the screenI remember it’s Fridayand then I smile

by HeidiTFM

A Milestone for Siemens Building Technologies, Inc

HeidiTFM — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 14:35:00 +0000

A recent milestone for Siemens Building Technologies, Inc, the sale of another million OpenAir Damper Actuators in North America, has yielded a surprising result.
Started in 1997, The OpenAir damper actuator was the first globally developed project for Siemens Building Technologies jointly planned and executed with teams representing both Swiss and U.S. employees.
Siemens GAP teams first [...]

by HeidiTFM

Homeland Security Investor Conference

HeidiTFM — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 14:19:00 +0000

The inaugural Homeland Security Investor Conference in early December proved a success by attracting more than 300 attendees that included many well-known names in the Security and Defense industry and the investment community.
CompuDyne, CoreStreet, RAE Systems, L1 identity and Allied Defense were among more than 20 companies that presented their business products and services to [...]

by HeidiTFM

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Clearing Snow And Ice. Has Your Plan Been Tested This Winter?

AnneTFM — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:13:00 +0000

With winter weather in full swing in many regions, those facility managers with an effective approach to handling snow and ice on their properties are surely glad they planned ahead. In the following article, Rodney Anderson, founder and CEO of Snow Movers and a 27-year industry veteran, offers tips for creating such a program and [...]

by AnneTFM

Employees of Crown Worldwide Contribute To Save The Children

AnneTFM — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 14:43:00 +0000

Crown Worldwide, an international company dealing in relocation services, logistics, records management and fine arts transportation, recently contributed to the Save the Children Foundation’s Caps to the Capitol program, a program that donates material, informational packets, and other items to needy mothers with newborn babies around the world.
Crown employees from around the world [...]

by AnneTFM

Presenteeism A Problem In The Workplace

HeidiTFM — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:48:00 +0000

Think NOT showing up for work can hurt your career? Forcing yourself to come to the office when you are not feeling well could be a bigger problem.
Sick workers have become such a problem that there is now a word for it: presenteeism.
A sick worker is more of a liability than an asset. He or [...]

by HeidiTFM

New Software Available For Compliance With The FDA’s 21 CFR Part 11 Rule

AnneTFM — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 14:50:00 +0000

Onset Computer Corporation, a supplier of battery-powered data loggers, recently announced the release of its HOBOware® Pro data logger software, version 2.3, which helps pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies comply with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s 21 CFR Part 11 regulations. These regulations relate to technical and procedural compliance for maintaining electronic records in the [...]

by AnneTFM

Rhode Island Government Signs Performance Contract With Siemens

AnneTFM — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:44:00 +0000

The Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources (RIOER) expects to save state residents the equivalent of more than $11 million in energy and related building operating costs under a 14-year performance contract with Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.
“Under our agreement with Siemens we now have a long-term, budget-neutral solution for improving the comfort and energy efficiency [...]

by AnneTFM

Poor Leadership Preventing UK Employees From Going Green

HeidiTFM — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:22:00 +0000

An independent study in the UK has found that workers look to their employers to lead by example when it comes to green behavior. Many feel that it is the employer’s responsibility to provide incentives for environmentally sound practices.
Meanwhile, these same workers’ actions at home reflect a different mentality. They are conscientious when it comes [...]

by HeidiTFM

Steven Holl Architects Wins AIA 2007 Institute Honor Award For Architecture

HeidiTFM — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 15:08:00 +0000

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced on January 12th that Steven Holl Architects’ University of Iowa School of Art & Art History is a recipient of the 2007 institute Honor Award for Architecture, the profession’s highest recognition of works that exemplify excellence in architecture. The building, a hybrid instrument for teaching based on the [...]

by HeidiTFM