Sustainable By Design: Save Water While Quenching Cooling Towers
With proper infrastructure and treatment in place, reusing water can be a viable option for a facility.
Special Report: Broken Bottle Flooring
An old process using recent technology can change the way flooring is thought about.
Sustainable By Design: Keeping E-Waste Out Of The Landfill
Facility managers can help the environment
Green Solutions: Cooling System Cuts Costs And Consumption
Thermal energy storage is helping to reduce energy costs for one Colorado school district.
Special Report: Picking The Fluff Off A Heap
Throwing away garbage doesn't mean it will never turn up in a building again.
IAQ Trends: The Invisible Menace
Nanoparticles in the airstream can contribute to bad IAQ and health problems in facilities.
Green Solutions: Dimming The Lights
Lighting with individual controls is saving energy and money in a multi-function data center.
Sustainable By Design: A Look Into Wind Energy
With renewable energy sources gaining more attention, power from the wind is one to consider.
Green Solutions: Water Treatment An All-Around Performer
The installation of a dealkalyzer system at a manufacturing plant saves more than one million gallons of water annually.
Life Cycle Management Trends: The FM And The Environment
By incorporating life cycle assessment into buildings, facility managers can lower their environmental footprint.
Sustainable By Design: Lessons for FMs, From The Halls Of Academia
On many college campuses, facility managers and students are working together to further environmental action.
Green Solutions: Save Valuable Resources
Mike McClellan is facility/construction manager for a popular Santa Cruz, CA restaurant called The Crow's Nest. One of his primary goals is to conserve water
Professional Development: Why FMs Need To Care About Sustainability
Guest Contributor Paul von Paumgartten knows skeptics who doubt the relevance of environmental diligence may need some direction.
Holding Educational Facility Professionals To A Higher Standard
Having an edge in the complex arena of educational facilities starts with a standards program.