Question Of The Week

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Mixed Use Utility Conservation Strategies

Question Of The Week July 11, 2011

An all electric church that doubles as a school looks for ways to solve energy tracking and usage issues.

Question Of The Week: FACTA Facts

Question Of The Week June 27, 2011

How should facility managers deal with record retrieval and destruction under the Federal Trade Commission’s Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (FACTA)?

Question Of The Week: Used Furniture

Question Of The Week June 20, 2011

I am dealing with the problem of unwanted office furniture. What options do we have?

Question Of The Week: Maintenance Manuals

Question Of The Week June 13, 2011

What resources are there for the creation of a facilities maintenance manual, including consultants who can do this for us?

Question Of The Week: LEGAL Turkey Vulture Deterrents

Question Of The Week June 6, 2011

How do I legally deal with turkey buzzards that are damaging my buildings? The birds are federally protected; otherwise, we would have an obvious solution.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Pew Sprawl!

Question Of The Week May 23, 2011

Can you help me estimate the proper seating requirements for our facility and town? In the past, the standard was 18" or 19" per person seated in a pew. I’m told that standard has been increased, due to the “growing” of Americans.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Capital Equipment Replacement Program

Question Of The Week May 16, 2011

Is there a step by step guide available that will assist us in the formulation of a capital equipment replacement program?

QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Beating Bed Bugs

Question Of The Week May 9, 2011

We have had several instances where bed bugs have bitten students, but the bugs could not be officially detected by a certified expert. How I could become more knowledgeable regarding this issue?

QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Stretched Resources

Question Of The Week May 2, 2011

How do I learn to make the best of this situation, knowing I will not be hiring any new staff in the near future? My boss says it can be done but gives little indication as to the methodology for doing the job as is.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK: The War Of The Thermostats

Question Of The Week April 25, 2011

Is it too much for a building occupant/tenant to expect a comfortable working environment?

QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Concrete Crack Up!

Question Of The Week April 18, 2011

Is there a product or process that we can use to keep the smaller cracks from opening up farther and breaking up the concrete beyond repair?

QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Aluminum Vs. Copper Wiring

Question Of The Week April 11, 2011

What's the standard practice when it comes to specifying copper vs. aluminum wire connected to main electrical switch gears?

QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Prepping For An Interview

Question Of The Week April 4, 2011

How should one hopeful fm prepare for his first "imaginary" week on the job?

QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Who Is Responsible For Code Violations?

Question Of The Week March 28, 2011

Who is held accountable if a building or a leased space within a building is out of compliance with building codes?

QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Freedom Of Worship

Question Of The Week March 21, 2011

Q. I have been asked to look into the modification and adaptation of some areas in our building and facilities to accommodate the daily...

QUESTION OF THE WEEK: High-Rise Building Evacuations

Question Of The Week March 14, 2011

In this new weekly offering, FacilityBlog will feature one question posted by a facility management professional to TFM's Tricks of the Trade Columnist Jim...

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