Services & Maintenance: Getting A Handle On Waste
Managers can optimize their facilities' waste streams with diversion and recycling.
FM Issue: Today’s Data Center
Power, HVAC, and access control are vital to a data center, and the fm has responsibility for all of these areas.
Professional Development: Lamp Recycling Still Matters
Columnist Daniel Krall reveals how lamps in landfills carry financial, environmental, and public relations risks.
2011 TFM Readers’ Choice Awards
Resulting from TFM reader votes, more than 40 industry suppliers have been recognized as top product and service providers.
BONUS Professional Development: Lamp Recycling Logistics
In this followup article, Columnist Daniel Krall explains lamp recycling options, especially for smaller facilities.
FRIDAY FUNNY: An Outbreak Of Out Of Order Moles
When an unusual outbreak of Whac-A-Mole malfunctions forced amusement park operators to start making service request, did anyone think much of it? Well, yes, and no.
Sustainability Staffing In Higher Education
A survey by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education reveals a workforce that reports a sense of job security and satisfaction.
NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: Herman Miller eCommerce Store
Facility managers can browse and purchase furnishings directly through this website.
The Urban Living Laboratory: Environmentally Sound Mixed Use
This lifestyle community, which will be the largest LEED-certified research, demonstration, and teaching laboratory, is planned to be a 1.1 million square-foot, next generation complex of buildings outside of Dallas, TX.
NEW PRODUCT FLASH: Integra Flow By Just Manufacturing Co.
The system is designed to minimize risk of sink flooding incidents and stop potential overflowing sinks at the source.
NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: Single Source Warranty On Green Roofs
Sika Sarnafil and LiveRoof, LLC are providing facility managers a single source warranty on green roofs using both companies materials.
OSHA Statement On The Creation Of Good, Safe Jobs
The following statement from Dr. David Michaels was presented during a recent hearing on “Investigating OSHA’s Regulatory Agenda and Its Impact on Job Creation.”
NEW PRODUCT FLASH: "Greener" WypAlls from Kimberly-Clark
These cleaning wipers now feature more recycled content and less packaging.
Survey Finds Americans Typically Misjudge Fire Safety Risks
Survey reveals that 70% of Americans feel safer from fire at home than in a commercial high rise building, and another 24% feel no difference in their safety.
NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: Audio Unlimited Maintenance Program
The program was developed in response to growing demand among end users for broader preventive maintenance and monitoring services
The HVAC Factor: Preventing Equipment Failure
A predictive maintenance program continuously monitors HVAC systems with the goal of avoiding costly breakdowns.
Complete TFM's Lighting Survey, And Enter To Win $100
For the third consecutive year, TFM is conducting a survey of its readership about lighting.
Results: CoreNet Global/Jones Lang LaSalle Sustainability Survey
Results reveal a corporate real estate industry in the process of reconciling the focus on reducing environmental impacts of buildings with the need to control costs and support corporate financial performance.
NEW PRODUCT FLASH: ITT e-SV Multi-Stage Pumps
ITT has enhanced its Goulds Pumps line for increased energy efficiency and easier maintenance.
I-Codes And Obama's Better Buildings Initiative
ICC expects its codes will play a major role in any push for greater energy efficiency, including meeting the goals of the newly unveiled “Better Buildings Initiative” introduced last week by President Barack Obama.
Did You Miss Our Effective Strategies To Stay Ahead Of Workforce Shortages Webinar?
View this free video webinar and learn the top 5 strategies that facility maintenance pros are implementing to overcome workforce shortages.
View This Free Video Webinar: Maximizing Value For Facility Master Planning
A panel of Facility Management leaders discuss long-term planning challenges and answer questions about maximizing the value of conducting a Facility Condition Assessments (FCA).
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