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McDonald's Shares Green Practices Reports
McDonald’s Corp. released its 2012 Global Best of Green report last week, which illustrates annual progress the company has made in its facilities around the world in eight categories tied to...
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NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: Overburden Removal Warranty from LiveRoof
LiveRoof, LLC recently began offering an overburden removal warranty program for its Hybrid Green Roof System. Under the program, the Spring Lake, MI based company warrants the removal and replacement...
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Higher Ed Buildings Earn Top Green Globes Rating
Two higher education facilities in British Columbia, Canada have now been recognized with the highest level of the Green Globes building assessment and rating system. University of British Columbia...
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NEW PRODUCT FLASH: Dyson Airblade™ Hand Dryer from Dyson
The Dyson Airblade™ hand dryer is engineered to be fast, hygienic, and better for the environment. Warm air hand dryers use 60 year old technology and rely on evaporation with warm air to dry hands....
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USGBC Announces Changes to LEED 2012
In response to concerns raised by members, core LEED users and stakeholders, and in an effort to provide the marketplace a view of the full LEED program experience prior to ballot, the U.S. Green...
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New Report on Role of Cities in Green Economy
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the United Nations Environment Programme’s Regional Office for North America (UNEP RONA), and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)...
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BIFMA Announces Over 40 Furniture Manufacturers With level Certified Products
The Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA) has reported that 41 commercial and institutional furniture manufacturers now have more than 1,800 furniture products level...
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NEW PRODUCT FLASH: LED Area Lights by MaxLite
MaxLite® recently introduced its new LED Area Lights for the commercial and industrial market, in 70-, 100- and 140-watt models. MaxLite designed the new LED Area Lights, which are replacements for up...
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Energy Star Recognizes Aggregates Production Site
The EPA’s Energy Star Challenge for Industry has recognized Lehigh Hanson, Inc. for operations at its Mission Valley Rock plant in Sunol, CA. This is the first aggregates production site to achieve the...
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NEW PRODUCT FLASH: Biobased Xorel by Carnegie
Carnegie has introduced Biobased Xorel, a high performance interior textile, the majority of which is made with plant-based content. Biobased Xorel features 60% to 85% bio content (depending on...
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NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: Landfill-Free Verification from NSF Sustainability
NSF Sustainability, a division of public health organization NSF International, has partnered with Sustainable Waste Solutions of Souderton, PA to provide “landfill-free verification” services. This...
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Super Bowl XLVIII Facilities Staff Are Going Green at MetLife Stadium
With Super Bowl XLVIII set for this weekend, those operating MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ are busy preparing for the action. The stadium’s sustainable practices might not be the star of the...
View ArticleNew Performance-Based Design Guide Now Available
Today's Facility Manager (TFM) Magazine Today's Facility Manager (TFM) Magazine - The Source For Facility Solutions National Institute of Building Sciences makes free tool available to the public via...
View ArticleASHRAE Competition Gives Students Practical Experience
Today's Facility Manager (TFM) Magazine Engineering practices such as building information modeling (BIM), geothermal, and combined cooling, heating, and power were highlighted in the winning entries...
View ArticleGreen Actions Of U.S. Communities Surveyed
Today's Facility Manager (TFM) Magazine A survey from the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) looked at where localities are on the spectrum of turning priorities into concrete...
View ArticleUpdate of LEED Opens for First Public Comment
Today's Facility Manager (TFM) Magazine The proposed update builds on the foundation of LEED 2009, including the alignment and weighting of credits and further advances the “bookshelf” framework where...
View ArticleTips on Making the Holiday Season More Sustainable
Today's Facility Manager (TFM) Magazine "There are lots of ways to make this a more sustainable holiday season," says Stephen Ashkin, president of The Ashkin Group. "And just remember, every...
View ArticleElection Means Changes, Challenges For Construction Industry
Today's Facility Manager (TFM) Magazine Following an election that brought sweeping changes and switched the leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives, construction industry observers foresee...
View ArticleFootball Stadiums: The Power Plants of Tomorrow
Today's Facility Manager (TFM) Magazine With the Super Bowl shining a spotlight on the NFL, fans of another stripe are cheering sustainable developments at Philadelphia’s eight-year-old Lincoln...
View ArticleResults: CoreNet Global/Jones Lang LaSalle Sustainability Survey
Today's Facility Manager (TFM) Magazine 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...
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