Sustainability and HVAC:
Energy Savings are “Blowing in the Wind”
Sustainability initiatives are critical yet complicated
endeavors; the simple phrase “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” is easily
spoken, but not so easily implemented. Most sustainability
projects require new products, new procedures and new behaviors.
New capital expenditures have to be prioritized, taking into
account the need to train staff and raise awareness in order to
realize any real gains.
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Simplifying
Energy-Efficient Windows: NFRC’s Component Modeling Approach
Windows are an
important part of every building. For schools and hospitals
especially, studies have shown multiple benefits associated with
higher levels of daylight, from reduced absenteeism rates in
schools to faster healing in hospitals. At the same time,
whole-building energy performance is becoming increasingly
important. This creates a conflict that can be difficult to
resolve: the more windows used in a project, the more energy
that may be potentially lost from a building.
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Go Live strategies to best ensure the
success of an organization’s FM technology investment
Although the
introduction of computers into the business world was exciting
and launched a communications revolution, it’s now just
yesterday’s news, as are the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Red
Sox finally winning the World Series and the Internet bursting
onto the scene (the latter referring to the Nineties and not the
Web’s literal conception decades ago).
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Maintenance
Manager's Standard Manual
Whether you are a facilities manager,
engineer, property owner, developer, or anyone
else responsible for maintenance operations,
this book is a must-have reference. Not only
does it give you all of the essential
ingredients for understanding and carrying out
successful day-to-day management of maintenance
activities, it provides you with an integrated
plan for continuous improvement of the
maintenance function.
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Building
Maintenance Forms, Checklists & Procedures
This book has been carefully constructed to meet
the needs of maintenance supervisors, plant
managers, and directors of operations who are
responsible for overseeing the day-to-day
performance of the maintenance function in a
company. It will not only aid those managers who
have a need for a workable system of
documentation but also those who would like to
design their own system.
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