COMPLIANCE
Does Your Hospital or School Comply with ADA Sign Regulations?
Life is complicated
for individuals living with a disability. For some, physical
activity is limited. Others have vision and hearing impairments.
Regardless of the disability, navigating a school or hospital
should not be one more challenge these individuals have to
overcome.
A clear and powerful message was sent
to the American people in 1990 when Congress passed the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which required thousands
of public facilities all over the country to adhere to strict
ADA signage regulations, among other things. ADA signage is
defined in the ADAregulations as “displayed verbal, symbolic,
tactile (Braille) and pictorial information.”
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HEALTH
CARE DESIGN
Jefferson County Health Center on the Sustainable Forefront
Until recently,
health care facilities were often left behind as the green
revolution in design and construction began to reshape the
standard approach to building design. The reasons for the lag
were many, including the unique nature of hospitals as 24/7
operations subject to strict regulations regarding safety and
infection control. Initial guidelines for sustainable design,
typically written with corporate office buildings in mind, were
not an ideal fit for the unique needs of health care.
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Selecting
the Right Dispensing Systems Can Help Reduce Restroom Bacteria
Germ concerns in
public restrooms are nothing new. In fact, 68 percent of people
in an Opinion Research Corporation/Kimberly-Clark Professional
survey said their biggest gripe about public restrooms was
unsanitary conditions.
Another of these surveys found that
six in 10 restroom visitors employed a variety of strategies to
avoid touching faucets, dispensers or other restroom surfaces –
including the foot flush, elbow push and the towel grip.
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Handbook of Facility Management
This Handbook is designed to serve as a
source for quick answers to maintenance problems
in all areas of facilities management. It is
organized into four parts: mechanical
maintenance, electrical maintenance, buildings
and grounds maintenance, and energy use. Each
part presents practical data and procedures to
evaluate your operation and get the best return
for the your maintenance dollar. Step-by-step
instructions are given for using the tables,
charts, graphs and worksheets.
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2010 BNi Facility Manager's Costbook
Now you can quickly and easily estimate the cost
of renovations, repairs and new construction for
all types of commercial buildings. This costbook
is the first place to turn, whether you're
preparing a preliminary estimate, evaluating a
contractor's bid, or submitting a formal budget
proposal. It puts at your fingertips accurate
and up-to-date material and labor costs for
thousands of cost items, based on the latest
national averages and standard labor
productivity rates.
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