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The Green Office Move
Global warming and the environment continue to be the pre-eminent buzzwords of the new millennium. The importance of proper stewardship for planet Earth is understood and nurtured by the youngest child to the most elderly senior citizen.
Sustainability 101: Ask the Experts
What kinds of options exist for using renewable resources in a facility? There are so many certifications and seals on green products. How do I know which ones to trust? What kind of tax incentives are available for green buildings?
Socially Responsible Investing
In recent months, there seems to be an explosion of social responsibility and environmental consciousness. There is an increased awareness that our actions, especially our purchasing choices, can help solve present and future ecological problems. Companies have responded to the demand, expanding markets and offering products that meet the green wave.
Go Gold and Save Green
The pressure is on. Corporate executives are pushing for green alternatives, keen public awareness is reaching a threshold, and while your facility may certainly be doing its part to reduce its carbon footprint, your main objective is resolute—to improve efficiency and reduce expenses. Is it possible to merge the two initiatives into a winning strategy that will reduce expenses and promote environmental stewardship?
Does Your Landlord Create a Sustainable Space?
When window shopping, we look at items out of our price range, thinking about possibilities. We fantasize about what we could do with this or that. Then we go back to business as usual, what if scenarios relegated to wishful thinking. If what we want stops being a luxury, and through external pressures becomes a necessity, we always seem to find a way to achieve what was once deemed unattainable. It is a tribute to our capability and resourcefulness that nothing is out of reach. Once we set our minds to it, any window can be opened.
Accelerating Sustainability
The drive toward sustainability continues unabated. Worried about energy security, unstable fuel prices and greenhouse gas emissions, a growing number of schools, universities, governments, businesses and other organizations are committed to improving their environmental and social performance along with their financial results—their triple bottom lines.
A Global Effort to Address Climate Change
Hybrid vehicles. Biofuels. Solar-powered cars. While transportation often receives the most attention in regard to energy use and environmental impact, it’s not the largest conservation target. Transportation only accounts for 27 percent of the energy consumed in the United States.
Tools & Resources
IFMA Sustainability Member Community
Sustainability SIG discussion forum for IFMA members only
Sustainability “How-To Guide” Series: Getting Started
First in the IFMA Foundation Sustainability How-To Guides Series.
Facility managers have been inundated over the past several years with information about green and high performance buildings. Most of the attention of the green movement in buildings has been on the design and construction of new facilities. However, the facility manager is faced with the challenge of ageing facilities that are much more costly and time consuming to make more energy efficient and sustainable. The purpose of this guide is to provide the facility manager with a roadmap for developing a sustainability program in existing buildings.
Sustainability Knowledge
Browse a variety of sustainability-related content for the facility practitioner including the IFMA Foundation’s “Sustainability 'How-To' Guide Series,” recent research publications and helpful links.
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