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To Improve IAQ—Look No Further than Your FeetThere is no doubt that facility managers wear many hats. Whether putting out fires, managing budgets, developing new programs, meeting with vendors or reading up on the latest sustainable practices, the schedule of a facility manager is a full one.
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?
Designing with Excellence
Warehouse 7, a drab former military structure, sat on the 138-acre General Services Administration’s Auburn, Washington Campus as an underutilized relic from the distant past. One of eight virtually identical World War II-era warehouses comprising the federal government’s GSA regional complex, the structure, for all practical purposes, appeared to be at the end of its useful life. However, when GSA was faced with finding a new home for the Social Security Administration (SSA) “800”-number call center serving residents of the Pacific Time Zone, the building received a rare gift. The GSA recognized that an adaptive reuse of the existing structure represented a unique opportunity to fulfill their mandate to provide sustainable government buildings, while giving taxpayers added value by transforming a minimally used federal asset into first-class, contemporary office space.
Breezing Through the Energy Battle
A recent research study has confirmed what some energy-savvy retailers and commercial building owners have known for some time—air curtains (air doors) provide a better environmental separation and save significantly more energy than vestibules.
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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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